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ACT Accelerator partnership welcomes commitment of 870 million vaccine doses, highlights funding gaps

At the close of this year’s G7 Leaders’ summit, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced a donation of an additional 870 million vaccine doses from attendees, with the majority to be delivered through COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID 19 Tools Accelerator, within the next year.

15 Jun 2021

Global leaders pledge to share COVID-19 vaccine doses internationally at the G7 summit

In a landmark agreement at the G7 summit, held in Cornwall, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, global leaders have pledged to share COVID-19 vaccine doses internationally, in support of global equitable access and to help end the acute phase of the pandemic.

15 Jun 2021

Experts call for more programs to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with liver cancer

Rising numbers of liver cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has led experts at Flinders University to call for more programs, including mobile liver clinics and ultrasound in rural and remote Australia.

15 Jun 2021

How to vaccinate nations against SARS-CoV-2

The researchers examined the effect of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on 250 different Israeli cities with distinct demographic and ethnic characteristics.

15 Jun 2021

SARS-CoV-2 oral vaccine booster shows promise in animal tests

In a recent study published on the pre-print bioRxiv* server, a group of Israeli researchers discusses their progress towards developing an oral multi-antigen SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

15 Jun 2021

New AI software shows promise to prevent relapse of severe mental illness

New AI software developed by researchers at Flinders University shows promise for enabling timely support ahead of relapse in patients with severe mental illness.

15 Jun 2021

New program launched to enhance patient safety and reduce workplace injuries

Henry Ford Hospital has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech, Inc. and Arjo Diligent Clinical Consultants to launch a program aimed at enhancing the safety of patients and team members.

15 Jun 2021

UCLA clinical trial shows efficacy of varenicline on heavy-drinking smokers

A recent UCLA clinical trial has shown encouraging results in helping daily smokers who are also heavy drinkers quit smoking and cut down their alcohol intake.

15 Jun 2021

WHO: Effective action needed to protect the health of children from toxic e-waste

Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices according to a new ground-breaking report from the World Health Organization: Children and Digital Dumpsites.

15 Jun 2021

FDA approves Stratagraft for thermal burn treatment in adult patients

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved StrataGraft for the treatment of adult patients with thermal burns containing intact dermal elements (remaining deep skin layers) for which surgical intervention is clinically indicated (also referred to as deep partial thickness burns).

15 Jun 2021

University of Ottawa awarded four new Canada Research Chairs to strengthen expertise in AI, health and law

The University of Ottawa has been awarded four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) that will strengthen its expertise in artificial intelligence, health and law.

15 Jun 2021

Adapting COVID-19 vaccination strategies based on SARS-CoV-2’s evolution

Given the risk of SARS-CoV-2 developing new variants in unvaccinated individuals, vaccination sites are crucial. However, new research from the University of Michigan, USA, shows current vaccination programs may be worsening regional outbreaks when viral strains and SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations outdo vaccination rates.

15 Jun 2021

RBD and NTD antibody cocktail could prevent the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutants

A new bioRxiv* preprint demonstrates how a combination of antibodies to two different regions on the viral spike could enhance neutralization efficiency as well as prevent the emergence of resistant variants.

15 Jun 2021

Does SARS-CoV-2 show seasonal variation in transmission in temperate countries?

The need to understand how and why such spread occurs is vital to containing it. A new medRxiv* preprint describes a significant reduction in transmission during the summer (by 42%), which is comparable to the impact of the most effective non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI).

15 Jun 2021

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ACT Accelerator partnership welcomes commitment of 870 million vaccine doses, highlights funding gaps

Global leaders pledge to share COVID-19 vaccine doses internationally at the G7 summit

Experts call for more programs to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with liver cancer

How to vaccinate nations against SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 oral vaccine booster shows promise in animal tests

New AI software shows promise to prevent relapse of severe mental illness

New program launched to enhance patient safety and reduce workplace injuries

UCLA clinical trial shows efficacy of varenicline on heavy-drinking smokers

WHO: Effective action needed to protect the health of children from toxic e-waste

FDA approves Stratagraft for thermal burn treatment in adult patients

University of Ottawa awarded four new Canada Research Chairs to strengthen expertise in AI, health and law

Adapting COVID-19 vaccination strategies based on SARS-CoV-2’s evolution

RBD and NTD antibody cocktail could prevent the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutants

Does SARS-CoV-2 show seasonal variation in transmission in temperate countries?

Weather conditions made no impact on people’s mental health during Covid-19 pandemic

Being vaccinated doesn’t mean you must go maskless. Here’s why.

Does the number of siblings you have affect your health?

Study finds ‘widespread’ use of toxic chemicals in a range of cosmetics

Examining how the consumption of ultra-processed foods increases adiposity in children

Rural Missouri counties experience nursing shortages at a greater rate, shows study

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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