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UK public health authorities review early data on the effectiveness of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

A team of UK scientists has recently evaluated the effectiveness of the Pfizer (BNT162b2) and AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1) vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The findings reveal that both vaccines are effective in significantly reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection in older adults and providing long-term protection.

3 Mar 2021

Obesity may reduce COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, say researchers

A startling indicates that obesity may reduce the immune response to the current COVID-19 vaccines, along with other factors like age and sex. This could have significant implications for vaccination strategies in obese people.

3 Mar 2021

Combination of therapies may benefit patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders

Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated how one combination of therapies may be beneficial for patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders.

3 Mar 2021

COVID-19 disrupts heart muscle contraction, may lead to heart failure

Since early in the pandemic, COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal heart rhythms.

3 Mar 2021

Survey reveals impact of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination in the UK

Researchers at Imperial College London in the UK have reported on round five of the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-2 (REACT-2) program – a cross-sectional community survey measuring the prevalence of antibodies against the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among adults in England.

2 Mar 2021

The benefits and risks of using online health forums and services

The internet provides a major source of exchanging health information through online portals and new media. Internet users can access health sites and online forums to obtain health information.

2 Mar 2021

Children with MIS-C have highly activated immune systems, study finds

Taking the first deep dive into how the immune system is behaving in patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that children with this condition have highly activated immune systems that, in many ways, are more similar to those of adults with severe COVID-19.

2 Mar 2021

FAIR Health study highlights the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric mental health

In March and April 2020, mental health claim lines for individuals aged 13-18, as a percentage of all medical claim lines, approximately doubled over the same months in the previous year.

2 Mar 2021

New drug could prevent Alzheimer's by modulating key enzyme involved in amyloid plaque formation

Amyloid plaques are pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate in the brain, disrupting and killing neurons and resulting in the progressive cognitive impairment that is characteristic of the widespread neurological disorder.

2 Mar 2021

Readers and tweeters dispense timely advice for difficult times

Your body’s immune system has produced antibodies that will kill a few thousand kinds of germs and virus. Since you are alive, the chances are quite high you will survive its producing another. Here is how the system works.

2 Mar 2021

New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults

Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn't asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many - 77% -- haven't had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a new national poll report.

2 Mar 2021

Evonik partners with BioNTech to manufacture lipids for COVID-19 vaccine

Caused by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across the globe.

From Evonik 2 Mar 2021

Ethnic minorities have less access to COVID-19 vaccines, finds study

A new study discusses the results of a survey including well over 1.3 million participants in the UK and the USA. During the initial part of the vaccination campaign – that is, the phase including February 1, 2021 – the researchers found significantly more hesitancy towards the vaccine among Black, Asian, and Hispanic communities, as well as greater difficulty in accessing vaccines among them.

2 Mar 2021

Sorting out how politics, policies figure in flap over New York nursing home Covid death rates

The plaudits have faded for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once hailed as a paragon of pandemic governing, he's since come under scorching criticism for undercounting the state's covid deaths among nursing home residents by as much as half.

2 Mar 2021

Successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccination hinges on non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine deployment strategies

A thought-provoking new study server discusses the factors that determine the successful use of available vaccines to mitigate incidence and mortality rates for COVID-19.

2 Mar 2021

A single letter difference in a single gene spells a lifetime of anemia, pain worldwide

A single letter difference in a single gene, inherited from both parents, spells a lifetime of anemia and pain for 20 million people, mostly of African ancestry, worldwide.

2 Mar 2021

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent COVID-19, says WHO expert panel

The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19, say a WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts in The BMJ today.

2 Mar 2021

New initiative aims to increase prostate cancer screening in African Americans men

African American men in Cuyahoga County have a 60% increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and an 80% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer compared to white men, according to data from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.

2 Mar 2021

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change in Amazonia causes adverse birth outcomes

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places on the planet setting in motion a chain of disadvantage down the generations, according to new research in Nature Sustainability.

1 Mar 2021

Researchers evaluate surrogate large-scale SARS-CoV-2 serosurveillance test

A team of international scientists has recently evaluated a surrogate virus neutralization test for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and observed that it is highly efficacious for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in serum samples. According to the scientists, the test can be effectively used for population-level serosurveillance and evaluation of vaccine efficacy. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

1 Mar 2021

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

UK public health authorities review early data on the effectiveness of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Obesity may reduce COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, say researchers

Combination of therapies may benefit patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders

COVID-19 disrupts heart muscle contraction, may lead to heart failure

Survey reveals impact of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination in the UK

The benefits and risks of using online health forums and services

Children with MIS-C have highly activated immune systems, study finds

FAIR Health study highlights the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric mental health

New drug could prevent Alzheimer's by modulating key enzyme involved in amyloid plaque formation

Readers and tweeters dispense timely advice for difficult times

New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults

Evonik partners with BioNTech to manufacture lipids for COVID-19 vaccine

Ethnic minorities have less access to COVID-19 vaccines, finds study

Sorting out how politics, policies figure in flap over New York nursing home Covid death rates

Successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccination hinges on non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccine deployment strategies

A single letter difference in a single gene spells a lifetime of anemia, pain worldwide

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent COVID-19, says WHO expert panel

New initiative aims to increase prostate cancer screening in African Americans men

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change in Amazonia causes adverse birth outcomes

Researchers evaluate surrogate large-scale SARS-CoV-2 serosurveillance test

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