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New study provides comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 vaccines

A new study by Novateur Ventures provides a comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 Vaccines that had initiated or announced the Phase III clinical trial stage by early November 2020.

18 Mar 2021

Study highlights the importance of protecting elderly people from COVID-19 reinfection

Most people who have had COVID-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, but elderly patients are more prone to reinfection, according to research published in The Lancet.

18 Mar 2021

Hip procedures during busy periods have worse outcomes

Hip fractures are serious, especially for the elderly. The operation can be a great strain, and 13 per cent of patients over the age of 70 treated in Norwegian hospitalsdo not survive 60 days after the fracture.

18 Mar 2021

Hospital management prioritizes profitability, say physicians

Does money rule Norwegian hospitals, even with universal healthcare? If so, this practice could impact people with chronic or long-term illnesses.

18 Mar 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA packs more benefits — and more confusion

The Covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden a week ago includes billions of dollars in new health benefits for consumers. But those benefits may be hard for people to take advantage of because of the interaction with the income tax system and the lack of experts to help them navigate the system.

18 Mar 2021

Undocumented pregnant women in Finland receive inadequate prenatal care, study shows

Undocumented women in Finland access pregnancy care later than others. Yet, screening of infectious diseases at the early stages of pregnancy would be particularly important to these women, a new study carried out in Helsinki, Finland, shows.

18 Mar 2021

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

Researchers at the Bio21 Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, studied the structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) with a G485R mutation. This mutation is a residue and not directly involved in interactions with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) residues but found in the Β1´/Β2' loop region.

18 Mar 2021

New study maps SARS-CoV-2 and host protein interactions in detail

A new study has developed a systemic map detailing the mechanistic interactions and disruptions between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its host cell.

18 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants with E484K mutation show mRNA vaccine-induced antibody evasion

A recent study found that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine had limited efficacy in identifying mutated receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein similar to the B.1.351 and P.1 variants.

18 Mar 2021

Need amid plenty: Richest US counties are overwhelmed by surge in child hunger

Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade.

18 Mar 2021

Landmark Covid relief law pumps more than $100 billion into public health

Acknowledging that chronic underfunding of public health contributed significantly to the nation's fragmented response to the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats included more than $100 billion in the recently enacted relief package to address urgent needs and enhance future efforts.

18 Mar 2021

Study reports high prevalence of depression and anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic

A study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a high global prevalence of both depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and shows how implementation of mitigation strategies including public transportation and school closures, and stay-at-home orders impacted such disorders.

18 Mar 2021

Reduced tax on beer and wine will have health consequences, says NTNU professor

Eliminating the sugar tax and reducing the taxes on beer and wine will have health consequences, according to Steinar Krokstad, a professor of public health at NTNU.

18 Mar 2021

How resistant is the SARS-CoV-2 Brazilian variant to antibodies?

Researchers based at the University of Oxford, UK, have shown that the P.1 Brazilian variant of SARS-CoV-2 is less resistant to natural or vaccine acquired antibody responses than the B.1.351, South African, variant, despite sharing convergent mutations.

18 Mar 2021

Can vaccine evading SARS-CoV-2 variants be restricted by prioritized vaccine rollout?

A new study discusses the question of how vaccine priority is affected by the possibility of vaccine escape.

18 Mar 2021

Could cinnamon modulate the immune response in severe COVID-19?

A new study describes the potential for two common plant products to make a difference in the management of severe COVID-19.

18 Mar 2021

Do Artemisia annua L. compounds have SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential?

Caused by SARS-CoV-2, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to over 121.2 million cases and over 2.6 million deaths worldwide. An interesting new study examines the potential antiviral activity of compounds present in the plant Artemisia annua L.

18 Mar 2021

Social distancing can be highly effective at preventing outbreaks, says public health expert

Eric Shattuck, assistant professor of research in the UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research (IHDR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is studying the phenomenon of social distancing in response to infectious disease and its effects on pathogen transmission and the health of individuals and communities.

18 Mar 2021

Personal protective equipment distributed during COVID-19 has biggest environmental impact

According to a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the carbon footprint of personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to health and social care staff in England during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic was equivalent to flying from London to New York 244 times every day.

18 Mar 2021

Digital communication can bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer care

An estimated 14,480 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Cases that could be prevented or cured with better education from screening to treatment based on improved provider-patient communication, says a Michigan State University researcher.

17 Mar 2021

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New study provides comparative analysis of twelve COVID-19 vaccines

Study highlights the importance of protecting elderly people from COVID-19 reinfection

Hip procedures during busy periods have worse outcomes

Hospital management prioritizes profitability, say physicians

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA packs more benefits — and more confusion

Undocumented pregnant women in Finland receive inadequate prenatal care, study shows

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

New study maps SARS-CoV-2 and host protein interactions in detail

SARS-CoV-2 variants with E484K mutation show mRNA vaccine-induced antibody evasion

Need amid plenty: Richest US counties are overwhelmed by surge in child hunger

Landmark Covid relief law pumps more than $100 billion into public health

Study reports high prevalence of depression and anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic

Reduced tax on beer and wine will have health consequences, says NTNU professor

How resistant is the SARS-CoV-2 Brazilian variant to antibodies?

Can vaccine evading SARS-CoV-2 variants be restricted by prioritized vaccine rollout?

Could cinnamon modulate the immune response in severe COVID-19?

Do Artemisia annua L. compounds have SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential?

Social distancing can be highly effective at preventing outbreaks, says public health expert

Personal protective equipment distributed during COVID-19 has biggest environmental impact

Digital communication can bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer care

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