Global Health

Leigh Turner
BioEdge, April 25, 2023

China’s revised regulation on human genome editing: the good news and the bad news

"Well-defined, carefully crafted regulatory exceptions are often abused and exploited by commercial actors that engage in activities falling outside such narrow exceptions. For financial gain, such entities try to evade regulators and determine what they are able to get away with without suffering significant consequences." (Leigh Turner)
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Medical News Today, April 25, 2023

New COVID-19 strain: What to know about ‘Arcturus’

"It is concerning that there are so many Omicron subvariants circulating in our communities, but it [should] be part of our daily routine to wear masks and practice safe distancing when one of the subvariants pick up steam." ( Bernadette Boden-Albala)
American Heart Association, April 10, 2023

People who follow these 8 heart health metrics may live years longer

"Information on psychosocial factors such as stress and depression, as well as on social determinants of health such as access to health care, may also play an important role and modify the impact that the key cardiovascular health metrics have on cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular outcomes." (Nathan Wong)