Rob Stein

and parts of the Northern Hemisphere, like the UK, are already getting hit hard.

And that's not all.

The strain of the flu that's dominant so far tends to make people sicker, and a new variant recently emerged, raising questions about how well the vaccines may work.

Nevertheless, experts say the shots should work well enough so people should get vaccinated right away.

Precise Bio says the procedure was performed in Israel at the end of October to replace a cornea of a patient considered legally blind.

The company created the implant with a 3D printer that uses human cornea cells grown in the lab to fabricate functional corneas.

The hope is that mass-produced human corneas could help solve the shortage of corneas.

Damaged corneas are a major cause of blindness.

The company isn't saying how well the cornea is working, other than that the results so far are encouraging.

The company plans to implant 3D-printed corneas into at least nine more patients as part of an early study.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

This year's flu season is just getting going, but there are already signs that it may be a nasty one.

The southern hemisphere just ended a long, intense flu season, and what happens in the southern hemisphere often predicts what's in store for the northern hemisphere.

and parts of the northern hemisphere, like the UK, are already getting hit hard.

And that's not all.

The strain of the flu that's dominant so far tends to make people sicker, and a new variant recently emerged, raising questions about how well the vaccines may work.

Nevertheless, experts say the shots should work well enough so people should get vaccinated right away.

Rob Stein, NPR News.

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has terminated hundreds of grants from the NIH for medical research.

Researchers at Harvard analyzed clinical trials funded by the NIH between the end of February and the middle of August.