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Telemedicine abortions offer cheaper options but may also undermine critical clinics

Allison Hansen had just gone through a breakup with her boyfriend last year when she discovered she was pregnant. She already had an 8-year-old son and did not want another child.

3 Sep 2021

Third vaccine dose reduces transmission and severe COVID-19 nationwide in Israel

A new preprint investigates the efficacy of a booster vaccine on a nationwide scale in reducing viral spread and the number of severe COVID-19 cases.

3 Sep 2021

Antibody cocktail neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and has projected protection up to 12 months

A new study reports long-lasting, effective protection against severe disease with the AZD7442 antibody cocktail.

3 Sep 2021

UVA research quantifies the antibody response generated by Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine quantifies the antibody response generated by the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines.

3 Sep 2021

Positive online experiences for youth associated with less loneliness

If you're agonizing over the long hours tweens and teens spend scrolling through and posting to Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media sharing and messaging platforms, new UC Berkeley research has some enlightening news to share.

3 Sep 2021

Simple and rapid method measures T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, together with collaborators from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH), have discovered a simple and rapid method to measure the T-cell immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.

3 Sep 2021

UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to enhance rollout of life-saving jabs

The UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to benefit each other's life-saving vaccine rollout programmes, the government has announced today.

3 Sep 2021

Research reveals the effects of acute isolation on vocal and non-vocal social behaviors in mice

Female mice exhibit a strong drive to socialize with other females following periods of acute isolation, significantly increasing their production of social calls that are akin to human emotional vocalizations, new Cornell University research finds.

2 Sep 2021

Frontline healthcare workers need improved support to overcome mental health burden

Frontline healthcare workers need a range of 'flexible', 'easily accessible' and 'consistent' psychological support to overcome the significant mental health burden resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, finds a new study of NHS and community-based staff, led by UCL researchers.

2 Sep 2021

Jail decarceration leads to community-wide public health benefits, study shows

How can government slow the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? Look to America's unique epidemic engines: jails and prisons in America.

2 Sep 2021

People who received two vaccine doses have lower odds of experiencing long COVID

People who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after one or two vaccine doses had significantly lower odds of severe disease or hospitalization than unvaccinated people, according to a large-scale study investigating COVID-19 breakthrough infections published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

2 Sep 2021

UCD spin-out company secures €595k in seed funding to advance drug development

BioSimulytics (www.biosimulytics.ai), a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, today announced that it has secured €595k in initial seed funding from a number of strategic angel investors and Enterprise Ireland.

2 Sep 2021

Study finds link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports

A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports.

2 Sep 2021

Teachers not at higher risk of hospital admission or severe Covid-19 than average working-age adults

Neither teachers nor their household members were at increased risk of hospital admission with covid-19 or severe covid-19 at any time during the 2020-21 academic year compared with similar working age adults, including during periods when schools were fully open, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

2 Sep 2021

Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health seeks to develop patient-centered technologies

From tele-monitoring patients with diabetes to using artificial intelligence to prevent sepsis, the newly launched Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health will seek to develop, test and commercialize technologies that make a real, measurable difference in the lives and wellbeing of patients.

2 Sep 2021

Research uncovers test to identify iMCD patients with superior response to FDA-approved treatment

New research has uncovered a precision medicine test using blood proteins to identify a novel patient subgroup of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), a rare blood disorder, who are more likely to respond to siltuximab, the only FDA approved treatment for the disease.

2 Sep 2021

Double vaccination reduces the risk of Long COVID by almost half

Adults who have received a double vaccination are 49% less likely to have Long COVID should they contract a COVID-19 infection.

2 Sep 2021

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination pausing on uptake

A recent study looks at the implications of pausing vaccinations against COVID-19 due to blood clotting concerns.

2 Sep 2021

New walk-through coronavirus testing facility opened in Bangor

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at Beach Street Car Park West (LL57 1AT) in Bangor, as part of the UK Government's UK-wide drive to continue to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.

2 Sep 2021

Voters in tight recall race sound off on California Gov. Newsom’s covid leadership

Gov. Gavin Newsom's first term in office has been defined by his response to the covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 65,400 Californians.

2 Sep 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Telemedicine abortions offer cheaper options but may also undermine critical clinics

Third vaccine dose reduces transmission and severe COVID-19 nationwide in Israel

Antibody cocktail neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and has projected protection up to 12 months

UVA research quantifies the antibody response generated by Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines

Positive online experiences for youth associated with less loneliness

Simple and rapid method measures T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 virus

UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to enhance rollout of life-saving jabs

Research reveals the effects of acute isolation on vocal and non-vocal social behaviors in mice

Frontline healthcare workers need improved support to overcome mental health burden

Jail decarceration leads to community-wide public health benefits, study shows

People who received two vaccine doses have lower odds of experiencing long COVID

UCD spin-out company secures €595k in seed funding to advance drug development

Study finds link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports

Teachers not at higher risk of hospital admission or severe Covid-19 than average working-age adults

Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health seeks to develop patient-centered technologies

Research uncovers test to identify iMCD patients with superior response to FDA-approved treatment

Double vaccination reduces the risk of Long COVID by almost half

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination pausing on uptake

New walk-through coronavirus testing facility opened in Bangor

Voters in tight recall race sound off on California Gov. Newsom’s covid leadership

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