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Scripps Research commemorates 100 years of innovation in science and medicine

Scripps Research, a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation, will celebrate its 100-year history throughout 2024.

5 Jan 2024

UKHSA urges eligible groups to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding all those eligible that it's not too late to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.

5 Jan 2024

ATCC announces new award from BARDA to provide centralized storage and bioprocessing services for Project NextGen

ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced a five-year, $87 million award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support the development of next-generation medical countermeasures (MCMs) to protect Americans from public health security threats such as coronaviruses.

From ATCC 5 Jan 2024

AI model predicts future spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants using genomic data

Researchers developed an AI-based model to predict the spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, analyzing nine million genomic sequences across 30 countries and incorporating factors like vaccination rates and non-pharmaceutical interventions.

4 Jan 2024

Heart-healthy diet boosts patient satisfaction and safety before cardiac catheterization

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure.

3 Jan 2024

Do hospitalized COVID-19 patients have long-term cognitive, psychiatric, or neurological complications?

Researchers assessed whether psychiatric, neurological, and cognitive complications among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 differ from those with other medical conditions of similar severity.

3 Jan 2024

RSV vaccines would dramatically reduce disease burden if widely adopted like flu shots

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would dramatically reduce the disease's significant burden of illness and death in the United States if they were widely adopted like annual influenza vaccines, a new study has found.

2 Jan 2024

AI tool tracks mutations to predict next COVID variant wave

An AI model can predict which SARS-CoV-2 variants are likely to cause new waves of infection. Current models used to predict the dynamics of viral transmission do not predict variant-specific spread.

2 Jan 2024

Researchers receive two grants to study tuberculosis drug development

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers and the TB Drug Accelerator have received two grants totaling $6.8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study tuberculosis (TB) drug development.

26 Dec 2023

Citrus supplement may ease knee swelling and pain after surgery

For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), treatment with diosmin – a flavonoid supplement derived from citrus fruits –reduced swelling of the knee and leg and some measures of associated pain can be achieved, reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Dec 2023

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies-;immune system proteins that protect against disease-;that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus.

21 Dec 2023

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

The R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine is one step closer to mass rollout, after officially receiving WHO prequalification status, making it eligible for procurement by United Nations agencies.

21 Dec 2023

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

Christmas and New Year is a time when we particularly want to keep well and stay safe. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices.

21 Dec 2023

UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and help understand the winter pressures on the NHS.

21 Dec 2023

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

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Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Scripps Research commemorates 100 years of innovation in science and medicine

UKHSA urges eligible groups to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19

ATCC announces new award from BARDA to provide centralized storage and bioprocessing services for Project NextGen

AI model predicts future spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants using genomic data

Heart-healthy diet boosts patient satisfaction and safety before cardiac catheterization

Do hospitalized COVID-19 patients have long-term cognitive, psychiatric, or neurological complications?

RSV vaccines would dramatically reduce disease burden if widely adopted like flu shots

AI tool tracks mutations to predict next COVID variant wave

Researchers receive two grants to study tuberculosis drug development

Citrus supplement may ease knee swelling and pain after surgery

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Protein "on/off switch" controls breast cancer spread and immunotherapy response

AI in healthcare: A double-edged sword? Study reveals impact on diagnostic accuracy

Daily toothbrushing in hospitals linked to significant drop in pneumonia cases and ICU mortality rates

Biased AI models can trick doctors, study finds

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to greater long-term health risks than seasonal influenza

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