A new report from the US International Trade Commission found that patents had a mixed effect on access to diagnostics and therapeutics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trade group AdvaMed says the findings demonstrate that patent waiver programs aren’t needed for COVID-19 diagnostics.
Patents on COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics had mixed effects on the global availability of those products, the US International Trade Commission concluded in a recent report.
The 496-page document, which was issued on 17 October, was prepared in response to a request from the US Trade...
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
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Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
