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Vaccinated patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Norway spend fewer days in the hospital

A recent study looks at how mRNA vaccination affects hospitalization and ICU admission in COVID-19 breakthrough infections.

11 Nov 2021

Long-term effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech two-dose regimen mRNA vaccine

A group of scientists from Israel sought to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine.

11 Nov 2021

Researchers receive a five-year grant renewal to discover and validate VCID biomarkers

Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging recently received a five-year grant renewal of their MarkVCID program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award total is more than $6 million.

11 Nov 2021

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

Northwestern University investigators have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries.

11 Nov 2021

Johns Hopkins receives $20 million grant to develop technologies for healthy aging

Johns Hopkins has received a $20 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that will spur the development of artificial intelligence devices (AI) to improve the health of older adults and help them live independently for longer — a relatively untapped use of this technology.

11 Nov 2021

More than 11.4 million people in the UK receive COVID-19 booster jabs

The vital booster program has reached another milestone as more than 11.4 million people in the UK have now received their top-up jabs to maintain protection ahead of the winter months.

11 Nov 2021

Exercise reduces upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery

Women who exercise shortly after having non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery appear to regain better shoulder and arm mobility and experience less pain than those who receive standard care, suggests a study published by The BMJ today.

11 Nov 2021

Treating depression with an app

News-Medical talks to Dr. Mann and Dr. Shah about the Columbia Psychiatry Pathways app and its purpose of improving the treatment of depression.

11 Nov 2021

University of Oxford begins Phase I trial to test Ebola vaccine

The University of Oxford have begun recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an Ebola vaccine in human volunteers - with the first vaccinations taking place today (Thursday, 11 November).

11 Nov 2021

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infections and areal level deprivation and ethnicity in England

A new study from the UK shows that the presence of inequality favors a heavier impact and that this showed dynamic changes as policies changed and newer virus variants emerged.

11 Nov 2021

COVID-19 trends identified from multiple linked EHR

In this study, the sociodemographic factors, occurrence of health conditions, the effect of the first and second waves in England, and vaccination effects, were considered separately.

11 Nov 2021

Corrected method for more accurate estimation of SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number

Scientists have recently proposed and applied a correction to EpiEstim, a statistical method to estimate the time-dependent transmission of infectious disease during an epidemic.

11 Nov 2021

Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers

Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading sales tactics into the mix.

11 Nov 2021

New discovery could lead to the creation of a pan-coronaviruses vaccine

Next generation vaccines for Covid-19 should aim to induce an immune response against 'replication proteins', essential for the very earliest stages of the viral cycle, concludes new research carried out by UCL scientists.

10 Nov 2021

Needle-free glucose monitoring technology comes closer to reality for people with diabetes

A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips, has been bought closer to reality by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), University of Auckland, New Zealand.

10 Nov 2021

Whole senome sequencing can effectively secure a diagnosis for people with rare diseases

A world-first scientific study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to date and could deliver enormous benefits across the NHS.

10 Nov 2021

Risk of severe COVID-19 is rare among fully vaccinated individuals in England

A team of UK-based scientists has recently estimated the prevalence of vaccine breakthrough infections and severe disease in a large number of individuals fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in England.

10 Nov 2021

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a method of stem cell transplantation that does not require radiation or chemotherapy.

10 Nov 2021

Chronological changes in SARS-CoV-2 immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccine

A new study focused on the chronological changes in humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, during and after the BNT162b2 vaccine administration, among hospital workers of a national medical institution in Japan.

10 Nov 2021

Finnish study highlights the need for mRNA COVID vaccine booster shots

A register-based cohort study of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines was performed to help decision-making on providing booster doses to social and healthcare workers (HCWs) like nurses, physicians, dentists, and other professionals in Finland. In addition, it estimated the vaccine effectiveness after the second dose. This study is published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

9 Nov 2021

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Vaccinated patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Norway spend fewer days in the hospital

Long-term effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech two-dose regimen mRNA vaccine

Researchers receive a five-year grant renewal to discover and validate VCID biomarkers

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

Johns Hopkins receives $20 million grant to develop technologies for healthy aging

More than 11.4 million people in the UK receive COVID-19 booster jabs

Exercise reduces upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery

Treating depression with an app

University of Oxford begins Phase I trial to test Ebola vaccine

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infections and areal level deprivation and ethnicity in England

COVID-19 trends identified from multiple linked EHR

Corrected method for more accurate estimation of SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number

Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers

New discovery could lead to the creation of a pan-coronaviruses vaccine

Needle-free glucose monitoring technology comes closer to reality for people with diabetes

Whole senome sequencing can effectively secure a diagnosis for people with rare diseases

Risk of severe COVID-19 is rare among fully vaccinated individuals in England

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Chronological changes in SARS-CoV-2 immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccine

Finnish study highlights the need for mRNA COVID vaccine booster shots

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