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Booster vaccine provides similar protection in SARS-CoV-2 naive and convalescent individuals

Researchers estimate the effectiveness of primary vaccination and a booster dose in people with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

24 Apr 2022

4% patients with COVID-19 shed fecal viral RNA 10 months after diagnosis

Researchers explore how the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces can be associated with the presentation of GI symptoms.

24 Apr 2022

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels

Anti-N antibodies may have lower sensitivity in mRNA-1273-vaccinated individuals who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.

24 Apr 2022

Study highlights a rapidly increasing patient population with long COVID and lack of treatments

A new UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that, one year after having COVID-19, only around one in four patients feel fully well again.

24 Apr 2022

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

A new study on Chile's national COVID-19 vaccination program, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet Global Health, shows that giving a different type of vaccine (heterologous) for the third or 'booster' dose than was received for the first two doses, leads to better vaccine performance than using the same (homologous) inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for all three doses.

24 Apr 2022

Research identifies inadequate PPE management in COVID-19 testing centers as source of major cross-contamination

Lack of glove changes at COVID-19 testing centers in Belgium led to major cross-contamination of samples and a high rate of false positive results, research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April) has found.

24 Apr 2022

C. difficile study finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and humans

A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that that animal to human (zoonotic) transmission is possible.

24 Apr 2022

Study determines how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies

U.S. spending on cancer therapies has risen sharply in recent years. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed data on drug pricing from 61 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers to determine how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies for patients with private health insurance.

24 Apr 2022

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April), has identified the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in the progression of disease among symptomatic patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia.

23 Apr 2022

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can shelter human pathogens like Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Helicobacter and are a potential risk to public health.

23 Apr 2022

Nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings exposed to high levels of respiratory pathogens during winter

High levels of respiratory pathogens are present in the air of nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings during winter, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April).

23 Apr 2022

Researchers identify cytokines that can help predict negative outcomes in COVID-19 patients

New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April) has identified a panel of cytokines that can help predict which COVID-19 patients are at risk of serious illness and death.

23 Apr 2022

Study: A considerable number of healthcare workers took sick leave after COVID-19 vaccination

A third of healthcare workers took sick leave after being vaccinated against COVID-19, a German study presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal, (23-26 April) has found.

23 Apr 2022

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

A study released April 22 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection, roughly 80% to 90%, in the first few months against hospital admissions and emergency department visits caused by the delta and omicron variants. However, against omicron, this protection wanes over time - even after a third dose.

23 Apr 2022

Video radiology reports can be a valuable tool to help patients better understand imaging test results

Video radiology reports—created for individual patients using easy-to-understand language and clearly annotated images—can be valuable tools to help patients better understand test results, according to a new study published online April 20 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

22 Apr 2022

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

There's no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can't just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in.

22 Apr 2022

nTIDE COVID Update: Data shows an increase in unemployment for people with disabilities

Unemployment rose for people with disabilities in March, indicating that more people with disabilities are looking for work, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update.

22 Apr 2022

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

Nanotechnology is increasingly important to the development of treatments for cancer. But to succeed, clinicians need to understand it.

22 Apr 2022

COVID-19 revealed disparities in how the virus impacted people of color, New York State Health Commissioner says

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed vast disparities in how the virus impacted people of color, with inequalities in exposure and treatment that persist two years later, said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett in her Population Health Sciences Grand Rounds address, hosted virtually on April 20 by Weill Cornell Medicine.

22 Apr 2022

Remote sighted assistance technology may benefit from human-AI collaboration

Remote sighted assistance (RSA) technology - which connects visually impaired individuals with human agents through a live video call on their smartphones - helps people with low or no vision navigate tasks that require sight.

22 Apr 2022

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Booster vaccine provides similar protection in SARS-CoV-2 naive and convalescent individuals

4% patients with COVID-19 shed fecal viral RNA 10 months after diagnosis

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on anti-nucleocapsid antibody levels

Study highlights a rapidly increasing patient population with long COVID and lack of treatments

Heterologous booster dose leads to better SARS-CoV-2 vaccine performance, study shows

Research identifies inadequate PPE management in COVID-19 testing centers as source of major cross-contamination

C. difficile study finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and humans

Study determines how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies

Research identifies the third day of hospitalization as a tipping point in progression of COVID-19 pneumonia

Disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables could be a threat to public health

Nurseries, schools, nursing homes and other indoor settings exposed to high levels of respiratory pathogens during winter

Researchers identify cytokines that can help predict negative outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Study: A considerable number of healthcare workers took sick leave after COVID-19 vaccination

COVID-19 vaccine protection against omicron wanes over time, study shows

Video radiology reports can be a valuable tool to help patients better understand imaging test results

Miniature replica of the heart could give a more accurate view of how the organ works

nTIDE COVID Update: Data shows an increase in unemployment for people with disabilities

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

COVID-19 revealed disparities in how the virus impacted people of color, New York State Health Commissioner says

Remote sighted assistance technology may benefit from human-AI collaboration

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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