Canada Invokes Emergency Powers to Stop Protests

Feb. 15, 2022 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked federal emergency powers to quell the trucker-led protests against COVID-19 restrictions that have clogged the capital city of Ottawa and other parts of the country. Trudeau said he didn’t plan to use the military against the protesters, but he threatened to have the truckers’ vehicles…

Biden’s FDA Chief Nominee Narrowly Wins Senate Confirmation

Feb. 15, 2022 — Robert Califf, MD, on Tuesday narrowly won Senate confirmation to once again serve as the commissioner of the FDA, overcoming protest votes from lawmakers about abortion and opioid issues. The Senate voted 50-46 in favor of Califf’s nomination. A cardiologist long affiliated with Duke University and a noted expert on clinical…

Third Person Living With HIV Has Been Cured by Transplant

Feb. 15, 2022 — A woman has been in remission from HIV for 14 months after being treated for leukemia with transplants of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood. If she remains off treatment without any hint of HIV, she would be only the third person in the world – and the first woman…