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SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the initial period of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emergence in Finland

A recent study presented the rapid spike in COVID-19 seroprevalence during the emergence of the Omicron variant in Finland.

4 Apr 2022

Study suggests severe neuroinvasion by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals with alcohol use disorder

Researchers investigated the effect of repeated alcohol exposure and withdrawal on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and transmembrane serine protease 2 expression, putative regulators of SARS-CoV-2 entry, in discrete brain regions.

4 Apr 2022

Value of information analysis on clinical trial data to help approve or reject new COVID-19 drugs

Researchers quantified the cost-effective health benefits of pursuing further research or approving or rejecting COVID-19 drugs based on the existing research using a novel method called VOI analysis.

4 Apr 2022

Travel in the time of covid: Getting there is easy — It’s getting home that’s hard

I'm being held captive in England by the U.S. government. On the day my wife and I were to fly home from London after a brief visit, we took a covid-19 test, as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to travel to the U.S.

4 Apr 2022

Record fines might mean California is finally serious about improving Medi-Cal

Is California getting tougher on health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state's insurance program for low-income residents?

4 Apr 2022

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can't afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, she said, after applying and with still no decision about her application — a suspected case of the flu sent her blood pressure soaring and landed her in the emergency room.

4 Apr 2022

Insulin copay cap passes house hurdle, but Senate looks for a broader bill

The chances of passing election-year legislation to help people afford insulin — which weeks ago seemed mired in political fighting — are looking brighter as a bipartisan effort to tackle the issue takes root in the Senate.

4 Apr 2022

Acute respiratory distress syndrome may increase death risk among young COVID-19 patients

A new study estimated the risk and prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in hospitalized young adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

4 Apr 2022

The effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in different ancestry origins from the same region

Researchers examined whether varied allelic frequencies of the HLA gene in people of different ancestral origins were associated with increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity.

4 Apr 2022

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

A new preprint describes the importance of recognizing this complication, reporting a case of MIS-C without a prior history of this infection.

4 Apr 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist for one-year post-infection with protection from other variants

Researchers discussed the stability of spike antibody titers mounted against SARS-CoV-2 infection, and their ability to protect from infection with antigenically similar variants.

4 Apr 2022

Association between natural immunity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 hospitalization

A new Swedish study examines the protective effect of immunity engendered by natural infection in contrast to hybrid immunity.

4 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Stronger attachment to pets associated with poorer mental health during lockdown

People who are strongly attached to their pets were more likely to suffer mental health problems during the Covid-19 lockdown than those who are less attached, new research from Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.

4 Apr 2022

Impact of Daylight Saving Time transition on the internal body clock

Dr Nicole Lovato is Senior Research Fellow at FHMRI: Sleep Health (formerly the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health) with a research focus on insomnia and circadian rhythms.

4 Apr 2022

Study identifies new risk factors for recovery after reconstructive breast surgery

Factors such as anemia and anticoagulants have more impact on hospitalization time after breast reconstruction than "common" risk factors.

4 Apr 2022

Evidence SARS-CoV-2 undergoes ADAR-mediated A-to-I RNA editing in human cells

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers explored severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) editing in host cells.

4 Apr 2022

COVID-19 study proves ivermectin ineffective

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine investigated the impact of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, as an early treatment option among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

4 Apr 2022

mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines induce slightly different immune responses

In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers observed differential effector functions of antibodies elicited by Pfizer’s BNT162b2 and Moderna’s messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-1273 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

4 Apr 2022

How well does the BNT162b2 vaccine protect children and teens against Omicron?

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine investigated the vaccine efficiency of the Pfizer BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant in children and adolescents.

4 Apr 2022

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SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the initial period of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emergence in Finland

Study suggests severe neuroinvasion by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals with alcohol use disorder

Value of information analysis on clinical trial data to help approve or reject new COVID-19 drugs

Travel in the time of covid: Getting there is easy — It’s getting home that’s hard

Record fines might mean California is finally serious about improving Medi-Cal

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Insulin copay cap passes house hurdle, but Senate looks for a broader bill

Acute respiratory distress syndrome may increase death risk among young COVID-19 patients

The effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in different ancestry origins from the same region

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persist for one-year post-infection with protection from other variants

Association between natural immunity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and COVID-19 hospitalization

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Stronger attachment to pets associated with poorer mental health during lockdown

Impact of Daylight Saving Time transition on the internal body clock

Study identifies new risk factors for recovery after reconstructive breast surgery

Evidence SARS-CoV-2 undergoes ADAR-mediated A-to-I RNA editing in human cells

COVID-19 study proves ivermectin ineffective

mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines induce slightly different immune responses

How well does the BNT162b2 vaccine protect children and teens against Omicron?

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