Kaiser Permanente engineers, the staff responsible for maintenance in the hospital, have staged a round-the-clock strike for the last 65 days demanding better pay and accusing Kaiser Permanente of negotiating in bad faith. On Nov 19, the striking engineers received a big boost from the nurses and other colleagues. The nurses mobilized by the National...
Travelers at North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) might have many problems, but catching Covid from a sneezing mechanical bull-were that possible, is not one of them. With masking and vaccines becoming a controversial topic, Whisky River bar and restaurant at RDU has found a willing horned spokesperson to silently send out an unmistakable visual...
Covid19 brought the whole world to a near standstill, shutting down almost every public institution except for those considered essential. Months later, on the realization that the pandemic is not going anywhere any time soon, discussions have moved from sheltering in place to finding ways to safely reopen the economy. Institutions of learning at every...
Several Foster Farms employees in Fresno sound the alarm that Coronavirus in spreading in their facilities, and management is not taking serious steps to protect them. One employee in Fresno who tested positive for Coronavirus is blaming Foster Farms for failing to put strict measures in place to prevent the spread of the virus. “They’re...
Caring for confirmed COVID-19 patients at home can be a daunting and even scary undertaking. But with the virus spreading fast and overwhelming our healthcare systems, it’s important to learn how to safely provide care to our loved one at home. COVID-19 is a new virus that is still under intense study and discoveries. One...
In January 2020, the novel Coronavirus pandemic swept the world like an out-of-control wildfire, significantly changing our lives, as we looked for ways to stem the spread. So far, the world is failing. Ironically, the U.S. is struggling the most. The death toll in the U.S. is heading toward 150,000, with more than 2 million...
Careers in Biotechnology could be the next big thing thanks to the worldwide outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Response to the pandemic calls for increased spending in healthcare and Biotechnology to bolster U.S. capability in detecting, handling, and preventing future public health crisis of this magnitude. We have done this before in a smaller but...
Coronavirus pandemic has left a permanent mark on the history of our society in this era. When the virus first came into the limelight, we may have thought it’s the common flu. Never did we expect to end up cooped up in our houses for months. Stay-at-home orders were put in place to prevent the...
In the previous In Layman’s terms – what is gene therapy article, I explained that gene therapy could treat patients with damaged or missing genes. Gene therapy is the process of transferring a functioning gene into a patient’s cells, and that a vector facilitates this transfer of genes. A vector, such as an adeno-associated virus (AAV), is...
Gene therapy is one of the newest approaches to the treatment of diseases. It’s well suited for illnesses that can be pinpointed down to the specific gene sequence causing them. Suppose you have a gene for reading my articles on LinkedIn. But in your case, the gene is damaged or missing from your DNA. Then...
