This Pfizer Scientist Helped Develop the COVID-19 Vaccine: Here’s What She Wants Others to Know About It
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“Black women in science do exist, and I hope to inspire many more to follow this path because representation matters,” says Darryl Melissa Charles. “We try our best to help keep our communities informed and lead by example, especially when it is so easy for misinformation to spread.”
Disabled people and people of color (in particular Black people) have only to look to their lived experiences and the history of this nation to be supplied with endless reasons not to entrust their well-being to those who have previously abused them.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients taking thiopurines either alone or in combination with TNF antagonists were more likely to have severe COVID-19 disease.
New research suggests that diseases like leukemia and lymphoma pose a particular risk for coronavirus outcomes.
“I’m F*CKING cancer-free! — and my new chapter has begun.”
‘Although part of me has come to embrace this protective cocoon of the unknown, I want to wake up to good news and get on with my life.’
‘The thought of dealing with a toddler during a cancer battle in a coronavirus pandemic has finally eased some of that resentment I had with myself and others.’
These at-home measures, along with followed your medication regimen, can help keep migraine attacks at bay, even while you’re under increased stress from the coronavirus pandemic.
Everyone is stressed about COVID-19. But for lung cancer patients like Bill Westlake, the stakes are especially high.
‘The news felt like a death sentence. Would I even be healthy enough to qualify for this trial once the world goes back to its new normal?’