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The world market for kosher lab meat is expected to grow to $100 billion in 2030.
October 11, 2023, 11:33 am
Lab Grown Meat Gets Orthodox Union Approval
Decision to accept lab grown meat by SuperMeats, an Israeli company, is considered an important step for the growth of the industry.
By Bob Bahr
Dave Schechter
September 27, 2023, 11:59 am
COVID is Back from Vacation
A poll finds that half of Americans think the pandemic is over, few are masking, and other public health threats are considered greater.
By Dave Schechter
Psilocybin, a psychedelic derived from mushrooms, is being tested in Atlanta for drug-resistant depression.
July 12, 2023, 1:06 pm
Psychedelics Get New Respect from Medical Researchers
Research on psychedelics is an important part of a national effort to treat chronic PTSD and depression.
By Bob Bahr
Drug shortages are at their highest level in almost 10 years.
June 28, 2023, 10:42 am
Drug Shortages Affecting Critical Chemotherapy
Supplies of two widely used drugs are forcing doctors to make some difficult decisions.
By Bob Bahr
Drug research for Alzheimer’s disease is only now beginning to catch up with that for other major illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
January 11, 2023, 12:17 pm
New Alzheimer’s Drug Gets FDA Approval
The drug, Leqembi, has shown some success in treating those who are in the early development stage of the disease.
By Bob Bahr
Believer Meats already has a plant in Rehovot, Israel producing more than 1,100 pounds of cultivated meat every day // Photo Courtesy of Believer Meats
January 11, 2023, 12:12 pm
Your Steak Could Come From an Israeli Factory
What will be the world’s largest plant for the production of cultivated meat is going up in North Carolina.
By Bob Bahr
Georgia ranks 5th in the nation for total monkeypox cases.
August 31, 2022, 10:22 am
Georgia Ranks Fifth in Monkeypox Infections
Only the more populous states of New York, California, Texas and Florida currently have more cases.
By Bob Bahr
The experimental use of the hallucinogenic drug is being explored in a wide range of conditions.
May 11, 2022, 2:38 pm
A Psychedelic Head Trip May Be in Your Medical Future
Medical researchers are seriously exploring the use of psychedelic mushrooms for a wide range of physical and mental ailments.
By Bob Bahr
There’s not a cow in sight at this new $50-million-dollar plant in California, which can produce 400,000 lbs. a year.
January 17, 2022, 10:04 am
The Future of Meat
New techniques for producing real meat in a lab without much help from cows and chickens is moving closer to reality.
By Bob Bahr
Dr. Benedict Benigno calls a reliable test for ovarian cancer one of the most elusive goals of oncology.
September 30, 2021, 4:46 pm
Early Ovarian Cancer Test In the Works
Ashkenazi Jewish women may be particularly at risk for the deadly disease that often strikes with little warning.
By Bob Bahr
September 17, 2021, 6:21 pm
COVID-19: Employee and Employer Rights
Attorneys tell the AJT that employers have the right to mandate that employees be vaccinated — with exceptions.
By Dave Schechter
September 8, 2021, 4:57 pm
Letter to the Editor: Joe Bialek
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Joe Bialek
In this March 2, 2021, file photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
August 23, 2021, 3:50 pm
FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 16 and Up
US becomes first country to officially endorse shot; hundreds of millions of doses administered since emergency rollout in December.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
July 14, 2021, 3:05 pm
Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drug Approved
Aduhelm is the first Alzheimer’s medication to slow the disease, but how the FDA approved the drug and its cost are the target of newly announced congressional hearings
By Bob Bahr
“There will be more demand for the vaccine than the state has supply,” Gov. Brian Kemp said. “I continue to ask Georgians for their patience.”
February 28, 2021, 9:16 am
School Teachers and Staff Get Vaccine Priority
Announcing expansion of the eligibility roll, Gov. Brian Kemp was clear about his desire to see children back in their classrooms.
By Dave Schechter
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