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What it means when celebrities stay coy about their vaccine status

When two St. Louis Blues hockey players were sidelined because of covid-19 just days before this year's NHL playoffs, the team said young defenseman Jake Walman had been vaccinated against the deadly illness. But it was mum about the vaccination status of a more well-known player: star forward David Perron.

21 Jun 2021

Montana tribe welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off

Millions of people will flock to Montana's Glacier National Park this summer after last year's pandemic-caused tourism skid, and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

21 Jun 2021

Age ascending COVID-19 vaccination could be a better option

A paper has been uploaded to the preprint server medRxiv*, allowing a comparison between demographics concerning the infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2.

21 Jun 2021

COVID-19 vaccine uptake low among pregnant women in U.S., study finds

Despite the availability of vaccines, the U.S. CDC reports that there has been a lack of pregnant women who are getting vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

21 Jun 2021

Study shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in China

In a recent study, a group of researchers aimed to identify exactly how early SARS-CoV-2 was circulating throughout the United States.

21 Jun 2021

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Microbes in the gut that produce beneficial compounds could hold the key to treating coronavirus symptoms.

21 Jun 2021

Effects of COVID-19 infection persist in patients even post-treatment

Patients infected by COVID-19 suffer cognitive and behavioral problems lasting even 2 months post-hospital release.

21 Jun 2021

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

A recent study discusses the findings of a study on patients with hematologic cancers who received convalescent plasma therapy following their diagnosis of COVID-19.

21 Jun 2021

How symptom reporting among hospital employees can be used to monitor the spread of COVID-19 within the community

A recent study discusses the potential utility of daily symptom tracking tools to estimate the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations that will occur within one week.

21 Jun 2021

Social anxiety can increase distress related to mask-wearing during and after COVID-19

People who struggle with social anxiety might experience increased distress related to mask-wearing during and even after the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Jun 2021

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

An international study, headed by Antonio Hernández, Professor of the Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Physical Anthropology of the University of Granada, has reviewed the assessment reports of the European Medicines Agency regarding the Coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.

21 Jun 2021

Experts call on the government to suspend daily contact testing trials in schools

Daily contact testing trials in schools are unethical, and extending them to include the delta variant puts everyone at risk, warn experts in The BMJ today.

21 Jun 2021

UN urges Security Council authorization for cross-border operations from Turkey to Syria

Millions of people are pressed up against the border in an active war zone in north-west Syria and remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive. The United Nations (UN) needs cross-border and cross-line access to reach those most in need.

21 Jun 2021

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Pattern Computer,® Inc. has developed a novel test for near real-time diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

21 Jun 2021

Satellite data explains the extent of lockdown effect on nitrogen oxides

COVID-19 has changed the world in unimaginable ways. Some have even been positive, with new vaccines developed in record time. Even the extraordinary lockdowns, which have had severe effects on movement and commerce, have had beneficial effects on the environment and therefore, ironically, on health.

21 Jun 2021

Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

Increased screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress, according to research led by investigators at the Saint James School of Medicine on the Caribbean island nation, Saint Vincent.

21 Jun 2021

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

21 Jun 2021

New interactive resources launched to support the mental health of new mothers and fathers

On International Fathers' Mental Health Day, the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), in partnership with Dr Ranjana Das and Dr Paul Hodkinson from the University of Surrey, is delighted to announce the launch of three new 'Factographics' interactive resources - designed to better support the mental health of new mothers and fathers.

21 Jun 2021

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive, behavioral problems after discharge, study finds

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive and behavioral problems two months after being discharged from hospital, a new study presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has found.

21 Jun 2021

A new framework to support the implementation of 'health promoting schools'

The first global standards to embed health and wellbeing into the education system have been created amid a rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Jun 2021

covid 19 News and Research

What it means when celebrities stay coy about their vaccine status

Montana tribe welcomes back tourists after risky shutdown pays off

Age ascending COVID-19 vaccination could be a better option

COVID-19 vaccine uptake low among pregnant women in U.S., study finds

Study shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in China

Anti-coronavirus molecules from microbes could be key to new treatments

Effects of COVID-19 infection persist in patients even post-treatment

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

How symptom reporting among hospital employees can be used to monitor the spread of COVID-19 within the community

Social anxiety can increase distress related to mask-wearing during and after COVID-19

Benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the complications, long-term effects of the disease

Experts call on the government to suspend daily contact testing trials in schools

UN urges Security Council authorization for cross-border operations from Turkey to Syria

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Satellite data explains the extent of lockdown effect on nitrogen oxides

Increased screen time during COVID-19 correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress

New program reveals high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled diseases in rural South Africa

New interactive resources launched to support the mental health of new mothers and fathers

COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive, behavioral problems after discharge, study finds

A new framework to support the implementation of 'health promoting schools'

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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