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Flu shots and COVID-19 immunity

A new paper finds that the influenza vaccine may influence both the response to and incidence of infection by the SARS-CoV-2.

14 Sep 2021

Common eye test could expel tear droplets that may spread viruses, other pathogens

A common eye test could expel tear droplets up to a meter away from the patient, potentially spreading viruses that cause COVID-19 and other pathogens.

14 Sep 2021

Prior symptomatic COVID-19 enhances mRNA vaccine response

A new paper describes the antibody responses in people who have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are vaccinated as compared to the naïve.

14 Sep 2021

MS patients receiving aCD20 treatment mount robust T-cell responses to COVID-19 vaccines

New research shows that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing anti-CD20 (aCD20) treatment – which depletes the B cells that contribute to the MS attacks – are able to mount robust T-cell responses to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, despite having a muted antibody response to the vaccines.

14 Sep 2021

Low dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates durable immune response

A new study from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists helps answer the question: how long does immunity against COVID-19 last in vaccinated people?

14 Sep 2021

Blood serum test can identify which breast cancer patients have slow-growing disease

Researchers with the SWOG Cancer Research Network have found that patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and go longer without their disease progressing than patients with high levels.

14 Sep 2021

Study explains confounding effects of different dosages and dosing protocols on COVID-19 vaccine efficacies

A recent study investigates the paradoxical effects of dosage and dosing interval on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy.

14 Sep 2021

Severe COVID-19 linked to increase in autoantibodies

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbor autoantibodies - antibodies directed at their own tissues or at substances their immune cells secrete into the blood - than people without COVID-19, according to a new study.

14 Sep 2021

Columbia researchers receive $61.7 million grant to speed up the development of new treatments

A five-year, $61.7 million grant to the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons will help medical researchers speed the application of scientific discoveries, so that new treatments can be delivered to patients faster.

14 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome can help or confer resistance to weight loss

Gut microbiota influences the ability to lose weight in humans, according to new research. The findings were published this week in mSystems, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

14 Sep 2021

Researchers disprove natural antioxidant urate for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease

The hypothesis that raising the brain levels of the natural antioxidant urate could slow the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) has been disproven by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

14 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome profile could help predict patient's rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

A significant indicator of whether a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will improve over the course of disease may lie in part in their gut, according to new research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine.

14 Sep 2021

Colorectal Cancer Project launches to improve understanding of the disease and accelerate research

Count Me In, a nonprofit cancer research initiative, is inviting all patients across the United States and Canada who have ever been diagnosed with colorectal cancer to participate in research and help drive new discoveries related to this disease.

14 Sep 2021

UK Prime Minister sets out plan to manage Covid throughout autumn and winter

The Prime Minister has today set out the government's plan to manage Covid throughout autumn and winter.

14 Sep 2021

New dashboard intends to drive collaborations in cancer and Covid-19 research

The cancer and Covid-19 research dashboard is a public resource that lists research projects looking at the impact of Covid-19 on cancer care and patients.

14 Sep 2021

Researchers explore the impact of venous thromboembolism during surgery for renal cell carcinoma

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) refers to blood clots in the veins, which is a serious yet preventable medical condition and is often seen with advanced cancers.

14 Sep 2021

Health leaders issue an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders today issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa in particular.

14 Sep 2021

Census: Insured population holds steady, with a slight shift from private to public coverage

Despite a pandemic-fueled recession, the number of uninsured Americans has increased only slightly since 2018, according to Census Bureau health insurance data released Tuesday.

14 Sep 2021

COVID-19 booster vaccine to be offered to millions of vulnerable people from next week

Millions of vulnerable people are to be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week as the government confirms it has accepted the final advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

14 Sep 2021

Justice Department targets data mining in Medicare Advantage fraud case

The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for seniors and its medical analytics company of cheating the government out of tens of millions of dollars.

14 Sep 2021

Medical News

Flu shots and COVID-19 immunity

Common eye test could expel tear droplets that may spread viruses, other pathogens

Prior symptomatic COVID-19 enhances mRNA vaccine response

MS patients receiving aCD20 treatment mount robust T-cell responses to COVID-19 vaccines

Low dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine generates durable immune response

Blood serum test can identify which breast cancer patients have slow-growing disease

Study explains confounding effects of different dosages and dosing protocols on COVID-19 vaccine efficacies

Severe COVID-19 linked to increase in autoantibodies

Columbia researchers receive $61.7 million grant to speed up the development of new treatments

Gut microbiome can help or confer resistance to weight loss

Researchers disprove natural antioxidant urate for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease

Gut microbiome profile could help predict patient's rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

Colorectal Cancer Project launches to improve understanding of the disease and accelerate research

UK Prime Minister sets out plan to manage Covid throughout autumn and winter

New dashboard intends to drive collaborations in cancer and Covid-19 research

Researchers explore the impact of venous thromboembolism during surgery for renal cell carcinoma

Health leaders issue an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa

Census: Insured population holds steady, with a slight shift from private to public coverage

COVID-19 booster vaccine to be offered to millions of vulnerable people from next week

Justice Department targets data mining in Medicare Advantage fraud case

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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