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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron likely due to immune selective pressure

A new study discusses the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 that can escape antibody-mediated neutralization, as opposed to other Sarbecoviruses.

27 Feb 2022

The epidemiology of COVID-19 in Africa

A new study uses the Africa CDC generic protocol for obtaining COVID-19 seroprevalence data to understand the spread and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2.

27 Feb 2022

A promising new vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza

Researchers create a vaccine candidate that could protect against both SARS-CoV-2 and IAVs.

27 Feb 2022

New trial aims to test a non-invasive treatment for early-stage liver cancer

Researchers are set to trial a non-invasive treatment for inoperable early-stage liver cancer, thanks to an injection of over $2 million in federal government funding.

25 Feb 2022

ECMO shortage linked to the death of young, healthy COVID-19 patients

Nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young with few other health issues, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

25 Feb 2022

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

In an opinion article appearing online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, authors from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University write about the unexpected patient safety benefit resulting from remote monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

Clinical severity of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave in South Africa

The study findings show that the Omicron-dominant fourth wave of COVID-19 reversed the rising SARS-CoV-2 cases and hospitalization trend seen in the previous three waves in South Africa.

25 Feb 2022

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022 to focus on management of cardiac emergencies

Cutting edge management of urgent heart problems will be revealed during ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

25 Feb 2022

Outcomes of SARS-Cov-2 infection in patients undergoing active anti-cancer treatment

Researchers demonstrated that irrespective of the type of ACT, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in patients receiving ACT remained comparable to the general population.

25 Feb 2022

Protective immunity signatures provided by convalescent plasma for the development of COVID-19 antibody therapeutics

Researchers conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis of functional SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in a controlled randomized trial of severe COVID-19 hospitalized individuals treated with COVID-19 CCP.

25 Feb 2022

mRNA vaccines found to be highly effective against COVID-19 infections before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines made by Pfizer, Jansen, and Moderna against symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.

25 Feb 2022

Severe COVID-19 outcomes in breakthrough infections in patients being treated with B cell depleting therapy

Scientists evaluated the incidence and severity of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections among individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases undergoing B cell depleting therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Traditional Chinese medicine can be an effective radiosensitizer for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a group of cancers that originate in the nose and throat, is made complicated by their unique position. Radiation therapy is often the main curative treatment for NPC. However, some patients are resistant to radiation therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Mortality News and Research

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron likely due to immune selective pressure

The epidemiology of COVID-19 in Africa

A promising new vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza

New trial aims to test a non-invasive treatment for early-stage liver cancer

ECMO shortage linked to the death of young, healthy COVID-19 patients

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

Clinical severity of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave in South Africa

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022 to focus on management of cardiac emergencies

Outcomes of SARS-Cov-2 infection in patients undergoing active anti-cancer treatment

Protective immunity signatures provided by convalescent plasma for the development of COVID-19 antibody therapeutics

mRNA vaccines found to be highly effective against COVID-19 infections before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Severe COVID-19 outcomes in breakthrough infections in patients being treated with B cell depleting therapy

Traditional Chinese medicine can be an effective radiosensitizer for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

A regional corner of Africa found to be a hotspot for highly infectious diseases

Rarely-used antibiotic could be a safe and affordable treatment for neonatal sepsis

Vaccinated adults were less likely to land in intensive care during the omicron surge

Melatonin as a safe and potentially life-saving treatment for COVID-19

Researchers analyze the use of palliative care for hospitalized patients with both AKI and COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 viroporins mediate cytokine storm via mitochondrial permeability transition pore

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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