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Study: Highly efficient and balanced immune response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms

By analyzing blood samples from individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers in Singapore have begun to unpack the different responses by the body's T cells that determine whether or not an individual develops COVID-19.

1 Mar 2021

High level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found among Black Americans

Black Americans have a high level of vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines, including among Black health care workers, according to a new RAND Corporation survey.

1 Mar 2021

FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device for transvaginal hysterectomy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the Hominis Surgical System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate transvaginal hysterectomy in certain patients.

1 Mar 2021

FDA grants emergency use authorization for QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test, another antigen test where certain individuals can rapidly collect and test their sample at home, without needing to send a sample to a laboratory for analysis.

1 Mar 2021

New paper discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19

A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19 and the types of research that are needed to better understand the link between smoking and COVID-19 risk.

1 Mar 2021

Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears

In the hospital with covid-19 in December, Lavina Wafer tired of the tubes in her nose and wondered impatiently why she couldn't be discharged. A phone call with her pastor helped her understand that the tube was piping in lifesaving oxygen, which had to be slowly tapered to protect her.

1 Mar 2021

Connecticut is doling out vaccines based strictly on age. It’s simpler, but is it fair?

With Covid vaccines expected to remain scarce into early spring, Connecticut has scrapped its complicated plans to prioritize immunizations for people under 65 with certain chronic conditions and front-line workers. Instead, the state will primarily base eligibility on age.

1 Mar 2021

‘Into the Covid ICU’: A new doctor bears witness to the isolation, inequities of pandemic

This week marks a grim milestone: Half a million Americans have died of Covid-19. KHN reporter Jenny Gold, in collaboration with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, spent eight months following one first-year medical resident working on the front lines of the pandemic.

1 Mar 2021

Study: Eating the right '5-a-day' mix of fruits and vegetables is likely optimal amount for longer life

Studies representing nearly 2 million adults worldwide show that eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which 2 are fruits and 3 are vegetables, is likely the optimal amount for longer life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

1 Mar 2021

Could a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of heart disease?

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Mahshid Dehghan about her latest research into diet, and how a diet high in carbohydrates could increase your risk of heart disease.

1 Mar 2021

FDA issues EUA for third COVID-19 vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

1 Mar 2021

Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

1 Mar 2021

New evidence of SARS-CoV-2 spreading on planes

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases analyzed a case showing in-flight transmission of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) despite passengers getting tested before departing to New Zealand.

28 Feb 2021

Commonly used sweeteners may promote antibiotic resistance

Researchers in Australia have conducted a study showing that commonly used nonnutritive sweeteners can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes in the intestine.

28 Feb 2021

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

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27 Feb 2021

MicroRNAs predict heart and kidney health in children without disease

Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) that are measurable in urine have been identified by researchers at Mount Sinai as predictors of both heart and kidney health in children without disease.

27 Feb 2021

FDA to finalize the issuance of emergency use authorization for vaccine distribution

Following today's positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the Janssen Biotech Inc. COVID-19 Vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization.

27 Feb 2021

FDA approves Nulibry to reduce risk of death caused by rare genetic, metabolic disorder

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nulibry (fosdenopterin) for injection to reduce the risk of death due to Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A, a rare, genetic, metabolic disorder that typically presents in the first few days of life, causing intractable seizures, brain injury and death.

27 Feb 2021

FDA undertakes new action in its ongoing response effort to COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:

27 Feb 2021

Atherosclerosis can speed up the development of clonal hematopoiesis

Billions of peripheral white blood cells are produced every day by the regular divisions of hematopoietic stem cells and their descendants in the bone marrow.

27 Feb 2021

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Study: Highly efficient and balanced immune response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms

High level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found among Black Americans

FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device for transvaginal hysterectomy

FDA grants emergency use authorization for QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test

New paper discusses how smoking may affect risk for COVID-19

Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears

Connecticut is doling out vaccines based strictly on age. It’s simpler, but is it fair?

‘Into the Covid ICU’: A new doctor bears witness to the isolation, inequities of pandemic

Study: Eating the right '5-a-day' mix of fruits and vegetables is likely optimal amount for longer life

Could a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of heart disease?

FDA issues EUA for third COVID-19 vaccine

Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

New evidence of SARS-CoV-2 spreading on planes

Commonly used sweeteners may promote antibiotic resistance

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

MicroRNAs predict heart and kidney health in children without disease

FDA to finalize the issuance of emergency use authorization for vaccine distribution

FDA approves Nulibry to reduce risk of death caused by rare genetic, metabolic disorder

FDA undertakes new action in its ongoing response effort to COVID-19 pandemic

Atherosclerosis can speed up the development of clonal hematopoiesis

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