The plant is Artemisia annua or Sweet Annie, and it contains medicinal compounds. UTSA researchers are studying the plant to understand the bioactive properties of one of these compounds, Arteannuin B, in . “Around 50% of prescription drugs are derived from natural products. They’re made by plants, fungi, or bacteria. Half of these drugs originated… Read More »
COVID at 3 Years: Where Are We Headed?
March 15, 2023 – Three years after COVID-19 rocked the world, the pandemic has evolved into a steady state of commonplace infections, less frequent hospitalization and death, and continued anxiety and isolation for older people and those with weakened immune systems. After about 2½ years of requiring masks in health care settings, the CDC lifted… Read More »
Q&A: The Future of COVID-19
Senior writer Kara Grant co-authored this report. March 15, 2023 – As we approach the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts and everyday Americans wonder if we are finally at the end of what has been a painful and exhausting ordeal that’s lasted 3 years. With vaccine and booster fatigue, COVID-19 cases leveling out, and a… Read More »