As COVID-19 emerged as a global humanitarian threat, many pharmaceutical companies entered the race for the development of a vaccine. Consequently, we have witnessed the widespread application of mRNA vaccine technology, given its notable advantages over DNA-based vaccine technology in quicker manufacturing and production times [3]. While mRNA technology has existed for decades, the COVID-19…
On August 16th, the world watched footage taken at the Kabul airport as Afghan citizens, desperate to flee the country, ran alongside and clung to the wings of a US military plane as it taxied on the runway [5]. This scene of intense panic at the airport quickly became the media symbol for the complete…
Although there has been significant progress for women working in the fields of academia and research, significant gender inequalities still exist. Women publish fewer research papers compared to their male counterparts and are consistently less likely to be the first or last author, which are considered the most important positions [4]. With the emergence of…
Throughout the pandemic, thousands of Americans have had to make difficult decisions about the value and safety of minor procedures, annual checkups and preventative care measures such as colonoscopies and mammograms. The question of whether medical appointments are worth the risk of contracting Covid-19 in a doctor’s office has created a dangerous culture in which…