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SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and types differ by disease severity, study finds

Researchers have measured the antibody levels and types in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with different disease severity. Their results suggest gut immune pathways could play a role in reducing virus-based inflammation and recovery.

22 Dec 2020

California’s COVID enforcement strategy: Education over citations

Nearly six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to target businesses that are flagrantly violating public health orders to control the spread of COVID-19, California regulators have issued just 424 citations and suspended two business licenses as of Monday, according to data from 10 state regulatory and law enforcement agencies.

22 Dec 2020

Democrats are running hard on health care in Georgia’s Senate runoffs. Republicans? Not so much.

Vice President Mike Pence was the clear celebrity draw at a Nov. 20 campaign event for Georgia's two incumbent U.S. senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Both Republicans are fighting to keep their seats against two Democratic challengers in the runoff election set for Jan. 5.

22 Dec 2020

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses — way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.

22 Dec 2020

Surprise! Congress takes steps to curb unexpected medical bills

Most Americans tell pollsters they're worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill.

22 Dec 2020

Enforcement can undermine voluntary motivation to comply with anti-Covid-19 policies

A study by the University of Konstanz shows that voluntary motivation to comply with anti-Covid-19 policies is relatively high in Germany, but can be undermined by enforcement - The consequence of this finding differs depending on the policy

22 Dec 2020

What are the potential benefits of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests?

A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins University, USA; Imperial College London, UK; and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland, recently compared the effectiveness of Ag-RDT, NAAT, and clinical judgment alone in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in symptomatic patients.

22 Dec 2020

Large proportion of UK population hesitant over COVID-19 vaccine

Researcher Dr. Alex de Figueiredo from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has conducted a study showing that a significant proportion of people in the UK will probably be reluctant to receive a vaccine to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 Dec 2020

Large-scale study set up in UK to assess possibility of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection among healthcare workers

Researchers from Public Health England are conducting a large-scale prospective longitudinal study to determine whether healthcare workers who have previously developed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are immune to reinfection with the causative agent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

22 Dec 2020

Cadmium linked to more severe flu and pneumonia infections

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Howard Hu about his latest research into cadmium and how it could be causing more severe pneumonia infections.

22 Dec 2020

Comparing Google AI and human intelligence for the forecasting of COVID-19

Junko Kurita et al. from Japan have compared Google AI forecasting with a statistical model by human intelligence and recently presented it in a preprint medRxiv* paper.

22 Dec 2020

A hand-held device that measures aerosols could help prevent spread of COVID-19

Hand-held devices may be vital in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, given the important role that aerosols play in the transmission of the virus.

22 Dec 2020

Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns

A new study demonstrates that women in their third trimester are unlikely to pass a SARS-CoV-2 infection onto their babies.

22 Dec 2020

Nanoplastics affect composition and diversity of human intestinal microbiome

We live in a world invaded by plastic. Its role as a chemically stable, versatile and multi-purpose fostered its massive use, which has finally translated into our current situation of planetary pollution.

22 Dec 2020

Social media platforms shape behavioral response of young people to COVID-19 outbreak

At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds NTU Singapore study.

22 Dec 2020

Doctors can help patients with mental health by adopting a different questioning style around suicide, self-harm

Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts have said.

22 Dec 2020

Researchers establish BRIDGES program to synergize diagnostic efforts, patient outcome management

For over 20 years, the Genetics Service at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has been providing clinical care to patients with genetic disorders.

22 Dec 2020

Study examines effect of COVID-19 on the well-being of Colorado workers

As the pandemic was starting to take hold, researchers from the Center for Health, Work & Environment (CHWE) at the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) performed a study to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of workers in Colorado.

21 Dec 2020

Study examines effects of social density and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19

Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people's willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas than dense urban ones, according to newly published findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States.

21 Dec 2020

A real-time platform for monitoring microvascular health of COVID-19 patients in ICUs

As COVID-19 spread worldwide in early 2020, the avalanche of patients requiring admission into intensive care units (ICUs) suddenly became overwhelming to the healthcare systems.

21 Dec 2020

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SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and types differ by disease severity, study finds

California’s COVID enforcement strategy: Education over citations

Democrats are running hard on health care in Georgia’s Senate runoffs. Republicans? Not so much.

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

Surprise! Congress takes steps to curb unexpected medical bills

Enforcement can undermine voluntary motivation to comply with anti-Covid-19 policies

What are the potential benefits of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests?

Large proportion of UK population hesitant over COVID-19 vaccine

Large-scale study set up in UK to assess possibility of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection among healthcare workers

Cadmium linked to more severe flu and pneumonia infections

Comparing Google AI and human intelligence for the forecasting of COVID-19

A hand-held device that measures aerosols could help prevent spread of COVID-19

Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns

Nanoplastics affect composition and diversity of human intestinal microbiome

Social media platforms shape behavioral response of young people to COVID-19 outbreak

Doctors can help patients with mental health by adopting a different questioning style around suicide, self-harm

Researchers establish BRIDGES program to synergize diagnostic efforts, patient outcome management

Study examines effect of COVID-19 on the well-being of Colorado workers

Study examines effects of social density and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19

A real-time platform for monitoring microvascular health of COVID-19 patients in ICUs

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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