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The US is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine and 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against Covid-19, a White House official said on Thursday.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic #Pfizer
Pfizer CEO has also said it is ‘likely’ people will need a third coronavirus vaccine dose within a yearwww.theguardian.com
New Zealand has announced a suite of proposals aimed at outlawing smoking for the next generation and moving the country closer to its goal of being smoke-free by 2025.#health #MentalHealth #DrugAddiction #law #NewZealand
The plans include the gradual increase of the legal smoking age, which could extend to a ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to anyone born after 2004, making smoking effectively illegal for that generation.
Proposals include making sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2004 illegalwww.theguardian.com
Over 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations have now been given in the EU - and a major extension to the European Commission's contract with Pfizer-BioNTech has been announced.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
European Union countries will receive 50 million more coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech in the second quarter of 2020, head of the commission Ursula von der Leyen said, as deliveries expected at the end of the year will be brought forward.
While there are doubts over how widely the AstraZeneca vaccine should be used in Europe, the Pfizer rollout has been going well.news.sky.com
A biotech company comprised of scientists from the University of Bristol is launching a bid to start a clinical trial of a nasal spray treatment for the coronavirus.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Halo Therapeutics wants to commercialise their discovery of a molecule which their research says changes the shape of the COVID-19 virus's spike protein, preventing it from human entering cells.
A British biotech company is moving towards Phase II clinical trials of a range of treatments to tackle coronavirus infections.news.sky.com
Two people with advanced brain cancer of the sort that led to the death of the MP Tessa Jowell have responded well in a small trial to an experimental combination of chemo and immunotherapy drugs. In one case, the life-threatening tumour seems to have disappeared.#science #medicine #health #cancer
Doctors at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden hospital in London cautioned that this was very early research but said it was unusual to have such a good response in patients in an early trial.
Using ipatasertib, researchers say some brain cancers could potentially be made vulnerable to immunotherapy agentwww.theguardian.com
Model Lucy Dawson was 21 when she was sectioned in error due to an illness that was difficult to diagnose. During a three-month stay on the psychiatric ward an accident would leave her permanently disabled.Too often, the 'experts' go for an easy, sometimes lazy, diagnosis. It's the patient who suffers, often far more than they need have done.
Model Lucy Dawson was 21 when a life-threatening illness was misdiagnosed as a mental breakdown.www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hostile environment.’ Brazilian scientists face rising attacks from Bolsonaro’s regime
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/hostile-environment-brazilian-scientists-face-rising-attacks-bolsonaro-s-regime
#Brasil #Brazil #science #health #nature #politics‘A hostile environment.’ Brazilian scientists face rising attacks from Bolsonaro’s regime
Harassment and budget cuts have researchers fearing for their jobs and safetywww.sciencemag.org
Harassment and budget cuts have researchers fearing for their jobs and safetywww.sciencemag.org
Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame | Parkinson's disease | The Guardian
Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleaners#science #medicine #health #dementia #ParkinsonsRates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame | Adrienne Matei
Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleanerswww.theguardian.com
Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleaners#science #medicine #health #dementia #Parkinsons
Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleanerswww.theguardian.com
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(https://www.thedailybeast.com/montana-gov-greg-gianforte-who-rescinded-mask-mandate-now-has-covid-19?ref=home)Montana Governor Who Rescinded Mask Mandate Now Has COVID
The 59-year-old Republican got the first dose of the vaccine but fell ill before he was fully protected.www.thedailybeast.com
The 59-year-old Republican got the first dose of the vaccine but fell ill before he was fully protected.www.thedailybeast.com
One good thing about Corona is that not all of us will die, but many of us might be crippled in some way that we may not be realise. Maybe less of brain function, less of bodily functions which are not visible, may be our lifespan will decrease and definitely we won’t be aware of it now, who knows what else happens due to invasion of such fast changing virus?mindaslab.github.io
Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid | BBC News
The virus that causes the common cold can effectively boot the Covid virus out of the body's cells, say researchers.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Some viruses are known to compete in order to be the one that causes an infection.
And University of Glasgow scientists say it appears cold-causing rhinovirus trumps coronavirus.
The benefits might be short-lived but rhinovirus is so widespread, they add, it could still help to suppress Covid.Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid
It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.www.bbc.co.uk
The virus that causes the common cold can effectively boot the Covid virus out of the body's cells, say researchers.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Some viruses are known to compete in order to be the one that causes an infection.
And University of Glasgow scientists say it appears cold-causing rhinovirus trumps coronavirus.
The benefits might be short-lived but rhinovirus is so widespread, they add, it could still help to suppress Covid.
It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.www.bbc.co.uk
Eli Lilly and Company's experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to early clinical trial results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday.#science #medicine #health #dementia #Alzheimers
The study included 257 patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease; 131 received donanemab, while 126 received a placebo. The researchers found donanemab slowed the decline of cognition and daily function in Alzheimer's patients by 32% after 76 weeks, compared to those who received a placebo.
Taken over 18 months, that 32% slowing of decline could be noticeably impactful for Alzheimer's patients, noted Maria Carrillo, chief science officer at the Alzheimer's Association, who was not involved in the study.
Eli Lilly and Company's experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to early clinical trial results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday.edition.cnn.com
John Hollis didn’t realise he’d been infected with Covid-19. But he later discovered he’s one of the rare people who has “super antibodies”.He thinks there are others out there. Seems very likely to me.
The antibodies are so good at killing the virus, he’s practically immune to the disease.
Still, if scientists hope to find others like John, they’ll have to tackle long standing mistrust among the African-American community.
John Hollis has antibodies that can kill the virus and variants but the discovery was nearly missed.www.bbc.co.uk
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.#Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic #science #medicine #health #smh
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.edition.cnn.com
Deaths are meant to be recorded with 24 hours. No one could tell us why some were taking up to nine months.[Longish read]
Deaths are meant to be recorded with 24 hours. No one could tell us why some were taking up to nine months.www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
The battle against Covid-19 took a major step forward on Friday as the US moved closer to distributing its first one-shot Covid-19 vaccine, after an independent expert advisory panel recommended drug regulators authorize the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic #USA
Vaccine, along with those from Pfizer and Moderna, should provide US with more than enough supply to vaccinate every personwww.theguardian.com
fizer-BioNTech has begun testing a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine in a small group of people. The vaccine is currently authorized in several countries in a two-dose regimen, given 21 days apart, and has proven in studies to be about 95% effective in protecting against COVID-19 disease. But as new (and more infectious) genetic variants of the COVID-19 virus start circulating—so far, scientists have identified three major strains, first found in the U.K., South Africa, and Brazil, respectively—questions about how well authorized vaccines can still thwart the virus have become more urgent.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
The companies are launching trials where a third dose will be added to the regimen in an effort to stay ahead of new COVID-19 variants.time.com
New government-funded research this week should offer some comfort to people who have survived covid-19. It suggests they have a low risk of reinfection from the coronavirus, at least around three months later.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
New government-funded research this week should offer some reassurance to people who have survived covid-19. It suggests they have a low risk of reinfection from the coronavirus, at least around three months later.gizmodo.com
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.For all of us to be safe, it needs all of us to be safe.
The World Health Organization (WHO) programme aims to ensure that vaccines are shared fairly among all nations.
Covax is aiming to deliver about two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines globally by the end of the year.
It is a milestone for the WHO scheme, which aims to ensure the fair distribution of Covid-19 jabs.www.bbc.co.uk
French researchers have developed a coronavirus test that they say delivers results three times faster than rapid lateral flow antigen tests with – according to initial trial data – almost the same accuracy as more reliable, but slower, PCR tests.No, you don’t hold a camel under your chin...
The test, which will next undergo a three-month trial on 1,000 people, uses nanobodies taken from the camelid group of animals – which includes camels, llamas and alpacas – because they are more stable than antibodies from other animals.
Test developed in France is as accurate as PCR test and does not require lab processingwww.theguardian.com
Real-world evidence from the Covid vaccination programmes in England and Scotland show that one dose of vaccine gives high protection against severe disease and admission to hospital – and protects against even mild disease with no symptoms in younger people.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
First real data from mass vaccinations programmes in England and Scotland is promisingwww.theguardian.com
Not a single case of influenza has been detected by public health officials in England for the past seven weeks, with infection rates at historic lows amid the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic #lockdown #SocialIsolation #SocialDistancing #flu #influenza
Experts say decline in infections could justify continued use of hand sanitiser and masks following coronavirus pandemicwww.independent.co.uk
Scientists are developing a range of second-generation Covid vaccines aimed at expanding protection against the disease.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Candidates include one version that could provide immune defence against many different virus variants, while other researchers are investigating vaccines that would generate responses aimed specifically at blocking transmission of the disease.
From immunity to blocking transmission of the virus, labs across the UK are hunting for second-generation jabswww.theguardian.com
A H5N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, among seven workers who were infected at a Russian poultry plant in December.#science #medicine #health #virus #H5N8 #BirdFlu
There is no evidence of the strain being transmitted between humans, but Russia has reported the transmission to the World Health Organization.
Seven poultry workers found to be infected, but no evidence of transmission between humanswww.theguardian.com
The latest Apple Watch health study has been announced by the University Health Network (UHN) in Canada. The goal of the study is to research how Apple’s wearable can “can drive better clinical outcomes for heart failure patients.”#science #medicine #health #technology #tech #Apple #AppleWatch
Thousands of lives could be saved if people at risk of developing Britain’s deadliest cancer were screened to diagnose it before it becomes incurable, a major NHS study has found.#science #medicine #health #cancer
Giving smokers and ex-smokers a CT scan uncovers cancerous lung tumours when they are at an early enough stage so they can still be removed, rather than continuing to grow unnoticed, it shows.
Exclusive: early detection hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ for treatment of Britain’s deadliest form of cancerwww.theguardian.com
I'm sweating, need a drink and the bridge of my nose is red-raw when I look in the mirror.#photography #photojournalism #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic #medicine #health
I've just stepped out of the intensive care ward at Harrogate District Hospital.
I thought I knew what to expect, but nothing prepares you for what it's like on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.
Newsbeat spent two days inside Harrogate District Hospital. This is what we saw.www.bbc.co.uk
A drug that suppresses appetite has led to some people losing more than a fifth of their body weight, a major international trial shows.#science #medicine #health #WeightLoss #obesity
A weekly injection of the drug, semaglutide, was given alongside advice on diet and fitness.
The study, conducted on almost 2,000 people, showed an average 15kg weight loss during the 15-month trial.
Some of the people on the 15-month trial lost more than a fifth of their body weight.www.bbc.co.uk
A drug normally used to treat arthritis can be a life-saver for some of the sickest hospital patients with Covid, new research shows.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
For every 25 patients treated with tocilizumab, along with a cheap steroid already routinely given, an additional life would be saved, the experts say.
Giving it along with a steroid drug can help the sickest patients with Covid-19, research reveals.www.bbc.co.uk
Scientists advising the World Health Organisation have recommended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in adults of all ages.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Scientists advising the World Health Organisation have recommended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in adults of all ages.news.sky.com
A commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for COVID-19 patients if given within seven days of symptoms appearing, researchers at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
The findings were made following a mid-stage study of the steroid budesonide, sold as Pulmicort by AstraZeneca Plc and also used for treating smoker’s lung.
A commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for COVID-19 patients if given within seven days of symptoms appearing, researchers at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.www.reuters.com
Over 42 million Americans have so far received a dose of a covid-19 vaccine, as of late January. Importantly, though, most of these people have only received the first of two doses required for the similar Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, currently the only vaccines authorized for use in the U.S.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Both vaccines are highly effective at preventing symptoms from covid-19, at least for people who receive two doses about a month apart. Yet some people, even scientists, have wondered whether a single dose or two doses taken more than a month apart may provide similar benefits, largely based on select data from the clinical trials used to secure their emergency approval.
Over 42 million Americans have so far received a dose of a covid-19 vaccine, as of late January. Importantly, though, most of these people have only received the first of two doses required for the similar Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, currently the only vaccines authorized for use in the U.S.gizmodo.com
HuffPost UK reader Lisa asked: “Does the vaccine give the same or better protection than actually having had the virus? I am unclear why people who have had Covid are also being told to get vaccinated.”#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
People who’ve previously had Covid-19 are still urged to have the vaccine – but many are wondering why. Surely they should have built up enough immunity to coronavirus naturally, some argue, so shouldn’t need to have the jab as well.
Breakthrough drug might cure COVID-19 in just five days | BGR
Researchers from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center developed a coronavirus therapy that was found to cure COVID-19 in 3-5 days in most volunteers who received the drug.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
EXO-CD24 is a medication delivered directly to the lungs, where it’ll help prevent the immune system dealing with COVID-19 from overreacting and causing complications.
The drug is administered once a day for five minutes via inhalation. In Phase 1 trials, 29 out of 30 people suffering from moderate to severe COVID-19 recovered within 3-5 days, and all of them survived.
Researchers from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center developed a coronavirus therapy that was found to cure COVID-19 in 3-5 days in most volunteers who received the drug.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
EXO-CD24 is a medication delivered directly to the lungs, where it’ll help prevent the immune system dealing with COVID-19 from overreacting and causing complications.
The drug is administered once a day for five minutes via inhalation. In Phase 1 trials, 29 out of 30 people suffering from moderate to severe COVID-19 recovered within 3-5 days, and all of them survived.
Up to 100 children a week are being hospitalised with a rare disease that can emerge weeks after Covid-19, leaving them in intensive care, doctors have said.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
In a phenomenon that is worrying paediatricians, 75% of the children worst affected by paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome (PIMS) were black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME). Almost four out of five children were previously healthy, according to an unpublished snapshot of cases.
Exclusive: 75% of children worst affected by paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome are BAMEwww.theguardian.com
It might be possible to be infected with different variants of coronavirus at the same time, a preprint study from Brazil suggests.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
For the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from Feevale University in Brazil looked at the makeup of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, in 92 people who had tested positive.
When researchers sequenced the virus – which is basically a way for them to track the virus’ mutations – they say they identified two people who had been infected with two different variants of the virus in November.
February is American Heart Month, and Apple marked the occasion today with a Newsroom feature highlighting how the Apple Watch potentially saved the life of 59-year-old Bob March. In short, the Apple Watch alerted March to irregular heart rate readings that ultimately led to doctors discovering that he had arrhythmia.Another life saved.
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