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How effective is previous infection in preventing reinfection with Omicron BA.4/BA.5?

Researchers investigated the protection conferred by previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in preventing reinfection with BA.4 or BA.5 Omicron subvariants in the residents of Qatar.

18 Jul 2022

Coffee consumption during pregnancy may not be harmful

How many cups of coffee you drink when you are pregnant does not seem to negatively affect the weight of the baby, whether it is born prematurely, or your risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.

18 Jul 2022

The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

Researchers investigated the effect of influenza A virus pre-exposure and SARS-CoV-2 infection in the elderly population using a 14-month-aged golden Syrian hamsters model.

18 Jul 2022

Study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with short-term changes in usual menstrual cycle length

Investigators analyzed the connections between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infection with menstrual health.

18 Jul 2022

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study showed that 7DW8-5, an immunostimulatory glycolipid impeded three respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in vivo.

18 Jul 2022

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

Researchers examined immune reactions to SARS-CoV-2)among B cell-depleted autoimmune patients who concomitantly administered glucocorticoids.

18 Jul 2022

FTC official: Antitrust push in health care must focus on a merger’s ‘human impact’

President Joe Biden has ordered the Federal Trade Commission to combat consolidation in the health care industry, saying that it is driving up prices for consumers and limiting their access to care.

18 Jul 2022

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Researchers screened bacterial mucosal vaccine vectors from 2015 to the present to identify a promising candidate to present SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or its fragments.

18 Jul 2022

Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out covid’s next wave

Gwyneth Paige didn't want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer.

18 Jul 2022

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America's future battles against infectious diseases.

18 Jul 2022

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Fresh off the Federal Trade Commission's successful challenges to four hospital mergers, the Biden administration's new majority on the commission is primed to more aggressively combat consolidation in the health care industry than it has in past years.

18 Jul 2022

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

Researchers developed a novel, rapid and accurate qRT-PCR-based method to detect Omicron sublineages BA.1/BA.1.1 and BA.2 in patient samples.

18 Jul 2022

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How effective is previous infection in preventing reinfection with Omicron BA.4/BA.5?

Coffee consumption during pregnancy may not be harmful

The pathobiology, host response, and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and intestinal microbiome

Study suggests COVID-19 vaccination may be associated with short-term changes in usual menstrual cycle length

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

FTC official: Antitrust push in health care must focus on a merger’s ‘human impact’

Future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could hijack commensal bacteria in the gut–lung axis to confer immunity

Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out covid’s next wave

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Biden’s FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers and is poised to thwart more consolidation attempts

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

How effective is the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the elderly and long-term care residents?

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

The state of antimicrobial resistance in the United States immediately following the 2020 peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic

How do different COVID-19 recovery paths impact health, food systems, and the environment?

Researchers assess the evolution and diversity of monkeypox virus genomes using phylogenomic analysis

Study shows that older adults can generate robust, long-lived memory against SARS-CoV-2 following infection

Survey explores the experiences of individuals with long COVID

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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