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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.

Minister for Women launches two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women

Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott, is today (8 March) launching two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Mar 2022

World's largest genetic study reveals fresh details about severe Covid-19

The world's largest study of the genetics of critical Covid-19, involving more than 57,000 people, has revealed fresh details about some of the biological mechanisms behind the severe form of the disease.

7 Mar 2022

Study reveals the potential of novel antiviral drug combinations to stop COVID-19 spread

Researchers from Columbia Engineering, Fiocruz's Center for Technological Development in Health and the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Brazil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University recently reported that, by combining inhibitors of polymerases and exonucleases--enzymes that allow SARS-CoV-2 to reproduce--they were able to reduce SARS-CoV-2 replication 10 times more than when using just the polymerase inhibitors.

7 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection leads to distinct neutralizing antibody response

Scientists hypothesize that antibody-specific responses vary during vaccine breakthrough infections in a variant-specific manner.

7 Mar 2022

Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence in the Okinawa islands of Japan

Scientists reveal that the pattern of the COVID-19 pandemic may significantly differ between the main island and remote islands of Japan.

7 Mar 2022

NETosis in COVID-19 and MIS-C

A new study investigates the role played by neutrophil extracellular traps formation and degradation in COVID-19.

7 Mar 2022

Traffic accidents decreased by nearly half during COVID-19 lockdown, research shows

Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that traffic accidents decreased by nearly half during the two-month period at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when residents of most states were under a stay-at-home order.

7 Mar 2022

People with congenital heart defect hospitalized for COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe illness

People with a congenital heart defect who were hospitalized with COVID-19 infection were at higher risk for severe illness or death than those without a heart defect, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

7 Mar 2022

Mobile health app users found to be more content with public health governance during COVID-19

In a new study, researchers assessed the effect of mobile health (mhealth) app usage on enhancing public health satisfaction during COVID-19.

7 Mar 2022

Physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and preventative practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers conducted a global survey to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of physicians towards COVID-19.

7 Mar 2022

What does the Future Look Like for Patient Centricity within Clinical Trials?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Paresh Malhotra about what the future holds for patient centricity within clinical trials, and the benefits for this focus.

7 Mar 2022

Severity of COVID-19 cases in the months of Alpha variant predominance compared to the Delta variant

The findings of the study demonstrated the higher occurrence of more severe cases during the predominance of the Alpha variant as compared to the Delta wave after adjusting the regression model for effects like age and status of vaccination.

7 Mar 2022

Differences in observed COVID-19 case fatality rates between different racial groups in the US

Researchers assessed the disparities in COVID-19 case fatality rates among different races in the United States.

7 Mar 2022

Current progress in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

In a new study, researchers illustrated the current progress and obstacles in COVID-19 vaccine development.

7 Mar 2022

Identification of compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Mac1-ADP-ribose binding

Researchers discovered compounds able to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain 1 and adenosine diphosphate-ribose binding via high throughput screening.

7 Mar 2022

Relationship between the growth rate of subsequent COVID-19 pandemic waves at the county level in the US

A recent study compared the different waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the US.

7 Mar 2022

Study examines whether knowledge of virus-neutralizing antibody titer impacted wellness decision-making

Researchers evaluated the impact of virus-neutralizing antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 knowledge on deciding the timing of booster vaccination and social behavior.

7 Mar 2022

Watch: California’s top health adviser on learning to live with covid

Dr. Mark Ghaly, head of California's massive Health and Human Services Agency, continues to wear a mask in grocery stores and will dine outside — but not indoors — at restaurants even as California, like much of the nation, has lifted its mask mandate and many other pandemic restrictions.

7 Mar 2022

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is now stretching into its third year, a grim milestone that calls for another look at the human toll of covid-19, and the unsteady progress in containing it.

7 Mar 2022

Study explores COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in ankylosing spondylitis patients

Researchers estimated the immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in a Belgian cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

7 Mar 2022

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Minister for Women launches two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women

World's largest genetic study reveals fresh details about severe Covid-19

Study reveals the potential of novel antiviral drug combinations to stop COVID-19 spread

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection leads to distinct neutralizing antibody response

Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence in the Okinawa islands of Japan

NETosis in COVID-19 and MIS-C

Traffic accidents decreased by nearly half during COVID-19 lockdown, research shows

People with congenital heart defect hospitalized for COVID-19 are at highest risk of severe illness

Mobile health app users found to be more content with public health governance during COVID-19

Physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and preventative practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic

What does the Future Look Like for Patient Centricity within Clinical Trials?

Severity of COVID-19 cases in the months of Alpha variant predominance compared to the Delta variant

Differences in observed COVID-19 case fatality rates between different racial groups in the US

Current progress in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Identification of compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Mac1-ADP-ribose binding

Relationship between the growth rate of subsequent COVID-19 pandemic waves at the county level in the US

Study examines whether knowledge of virus-neutralizing antibody titer impacted wellness decision-making

Watch: California’s top health adviser on learning to live with covid

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

Study explores COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in ankylosing spondylitis patients

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