Medical News

RSS

Examining a case study of COVID-19 response and vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

Researchers proposed an approach that assesses community-based case studies to examine vaccine hesitancy and the response to COVID-19-related public health behaviors in South Africa.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers study EEG patterns in dying man to understand brain activity at the end of life

Researchers describe their observations from continuous EEG recordings obtained from the brain of a dying 87-year-old man who was experiencing a heart attack after a traumatic subdural hematoma.

25 Feb 2022

Clinical severity of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave in South Africa

The study findings show that the Omicron-dominant fourth wave of COVID-19 reversed the rising SARS-CoV-2 cases and hospitalization trend seen in the previous three waves in South Africa.

25 Feb 2022

Overview of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia cases in non-EU/EEA countries of the WHO's European Region

In their article published in Eurosurveillance, Bozicevic et al. analyzed data on reported cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia for the period 2015 to 2019 from 18 non-EU/EEA countries of the World Health Organization's European Region.

25 Feb 2022

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022 to focus on management of cardiac emergencies

Cutting edge management of urgent heart problems will be revealed during ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

25 Feb 2022

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Malaria remains one of the biggest global public health challenges. It kills a young child every two minutes, more than any other infectious disease.

25 Feb 2022

Outcomes of SARS-Cov-2 infection in patients undergoing active anti-cancer treatment

Researchers demonstrated that irrespective of the type of ACT, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in patients receiving ACT remained comparable to the general population.

25 Feb 2022

Protective immunity signatures provided by convalescent plasma for the development of COVID-19 antibody therapeutics

Researchers conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis of functional SARS-CoV-2 antibody profiles in a controlled randomized trial of severe COVID-19 hospitalized individuals treated with COVID-19 CCP.

25 Feb 2022

Study suggests history of childhood traumas may increase the risk of long COVID

In a new study, researchers found childhood trauma to be a risk factor for post-coronavirus disease.

25 Feb 2022

Rapid evidence summary on SARS-CoV-2 surface survival and efficacy of ozone machines against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers of WC19EC conducted a rapid systematic literature review to assess the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 disinfection methods, including the ozone devices, in schools.

25 Feb 2022

mRNA vaccines found to be highly effective against COVID-19 infections before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines made by Pfizer, Jansen, and Moderna against symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.

25 Feb 2022

Severe COVID-19 outcomes in breakthrough infections in patients being treated with B cell depleting therapy

Scientists evaluated the incidence and severity of breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections among individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases undergoing B cell depleting therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Traditional Chinese medicine can be an effective radiosensitizer for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a group of cancers that originate in the nose and throat, is made complicated by their unique position. Radiation therapy is often the main curative treatment for NPC. However, some patients are resistant to radiation therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Experiences of racism in adolescence linked to higher risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood

Black women who frequently experience racism before age 20 are at higher risk of reporting depressive symptoms in adulthood than those who had fewer experiences of racism in early life, according to a study by the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

25 Feb 2022

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a frightening reality; the course of infection with this disease is highly variable. Some young patients have died from the virus, whereas several elderly people have survived without experiencing respiratory symptoms at all. Researchers are left wondering: why?

25 Feb 2022

Medical News

Examining a case study of COVID-19 response and vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

Researchers study EEG patterns in dying man to understand brain activity at the end of life

Clinical severity of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave in South Africa

Overview of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia cases in non-EU/EEA countries of the WHO's European Region

ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022 to focus on management of cardiac emergencies

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Outcomes of SARS-Cov-2 infection in patients undergoing active anti-cancer treatment

Protective immunity signatures provided by convalescent plasma for the development of COVID-19 antibody therapeutics

Study suggests history of childhood traumas may increase the risk of long COVID

Rapid evidence summary on SARS-CoV-2 surface survival and efficacy of ozone machines against SARS-CoV-2

mRNA vaccines found to be highly effective against COVID-19 infections before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Severe COVID-19 outcomes in breakthrough infections in patients being treated with B cell depleting therapy

Traditional Chinese medicine can be an effective radiosensitizer for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Experiences of racism in adolescence linked to higher risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

T cell responses in inflammatory bowel disease patients on immune-modifying agents after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

A regional corner of Africa found to be a hotspot for highly infectious diseases

New prototype sensor aids in the rapid assessment of disease severity

Cell-mediated immune response among inflammatory bowel disease patients after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

How Programmable Nanobiology Could Drive the Fifth Industrial Revolution

Dr. Anthony Grice

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

Latest News