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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

Study using circulating spike protein and macrophage dysregulation liquid biomarkers reveals heterogeneity in PASC

In a new study, researchers designed a liquid biomarker panel consisting of macrophage and monocyte-related soluble factors and circulating spike proteins to understand profiles of immune dysregulation in patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

22 Sep 2022

What role does cross-reactive immunity play in the spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant?

In a new study, researchers used mathematical modeling to examine the effect of cross-reactive immunity from previous infections on an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant, and explored the probability of the novel variant causing widespread infection or fading out.

22 Sep 2022

New testing system for rapid detection of COVID-19

PCR tests have been hailed as the gold-standard in detecting and isolating COVID-19 cases. But they are more expensive than antigen tests and need a laboratory to process.

22 Sep 2022

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a new study, researchers assessed the ecological association suggesting the efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination against COVID-19.

22 Sep 2022

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

Researchers pursued evidence of all-cause mortality disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, its temporal evolution, and whether this disparity persists.

22 Sep 2022

Most people infected with SARS-CoV2 recover within 12 months, study finds

A McMaster University-led study has found that most people infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus recover within 12 months, irrespective of the severity.

22 Sep 2022

How frequent was SARS-CoV-2 and malaria co-infection during the first wave of the pandemic?

Researchers determined the prevalence of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and the frequency of co-occurrence of COVID-19 and malaria in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

22 Sep 2022

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

A new review to be posted in the Virus Research journal aims to provide an overview of the recent advances reported concerning hMPXV virology.

21 Sep 2022

In-home device can monitor Parkinson's patient's movement and gait speed

Parkinson's disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease, now affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, yet clinicians still face huge challenges in tracking its severity and progression.

21 Sep 2022

Population-wide cohort study detects increase in major arterial and venous thrombotic events immediately after COVID-19 diagnoses

In a new study, researchers explored the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vascular thrombotic events using a population-wide cohort study across England and Wales.

21 Sep 2022

The potential global risk of monkeypox importation

Researchers hypothesized various scenarios of travel restrictions to estimate the potential global risk of monkeypox virus (MPXV) importation.

21 Sep 2022

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

Researchers described a novel antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA (food and drug administration)-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine (6-TG).

21 Sep 2022

Common genetic variants of APOE associated with COVID mortality

It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into severe disease, disability, and even death in others.

21 Sep 2022

Covid still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting

As California settles into a third year of pandemic, covid-19 continues to pose a serious threat of death. But the number of people dying — and the demographics of those falling victim — has shifted notably from the first two years.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers report development of a self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

The present study reported the development of a new self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine that could effectively prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the currently dominantly circulating Omicron variant.

21 Sep 2022

Study reveals improved immunogenicity and safety of bivalent Omicron-containing mRNA-1273.214 candidate booster vaccine

In a new study, a team of researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of a bivalent candidate vaccine containing spike messenger ribonucleic acids of the ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 strain and the Omicron B.1.1.529 [BA.1] variant of SARS-CoV-2.

21 Sep 2022

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

To commemorate World Alzheimer's Day, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Meredith Gresham, coordinator of COGNISANCE: Co-Designing Dementia Diagnosis And Post Diagnostic Care, about the project and post-dementia diagnosis care for patients and their families.

21 Sep 2022

Study shows COVID-19 activity peaks during winter in the United States and Europe

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Pfizer Inc, and the University of Iowa assessed the seasonal trends observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

21 Sep 2022

Study: Life-threatening blood clots remain for at least 49 weeks after COVID-19

COVID-19 infection increases the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots for at least 49 weeks, according to a new study of health records of 48 million unvaccinated adults from the first wave of the pandemic.

21 Sep 2022

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Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Study using circulating spike protein and macrophage dysregulation liquid biomarkers reveals heterogeneity in PASC

What role does cross-reactive immunity play in the spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant?

New testing system for rapid detection of COVID-19

What is the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

Most people infected with SARS-CoV2 recover within 12 months, study finds

How frequent was SARS-CoV-2 and malaria co-infection during the first wave of the pandemic?

Virology of the human monkeypox virus

In-home device can monitor Parkinson's patient's movement and gait speed

Population-wide cohort study detects increase in major arterial and venous thrombotic events immediately after COVID-19 diagnoses

The potential global risk of monkeypox importation

New antiviral mechanism of action for an FDA-approved thiopurine known as 6-thioguanine

Common genetic variants of APOE associated with COVID mortality

Covid still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting

Researchers report development of a self-assembled trimeric RBD subunit vaccine able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study reveals improved immunogenicity and safety of bivalent Omicron-containing mRNA-1273.214 candidate booster vaccine

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

Study shows COVID-19 activity peaks during winter in the United States and Europe

Study: Life-threatening blood clots remain for at least 49 weeks after COVID-19

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