Vaccination
Chile to give fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose
Chile will offer its citizens a fourth coronavirus vaccine dose from February, starting with high-risk categories, President Sebastian Pinera has announced.
Dec 24, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows home working didn't harm mental health at the start of the pandemic—but things changed later on
One of the key changes to our daily lives brought about by the COVID pandemic was, for those able to do so, working from home. According to UK data, almost 60% of people were working fully or partially from home between April ...
May 12, 2023
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Health
Music beats beeps: Researchers find redesigned medical alarms can better alert staff and improve patient experience
Changing the tune of hospital medical devices could improve public health, according to researchers at McMaster University and Vanderbilt University.
Feb 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well
After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia—and the world.
May 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study finds association between COVID-19 testing uptake and mental disorders
New research from one University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education researcher claims that, without sufficient COVID-19 testing capacity, it is possible that people can experience increased mental distress due to ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Vaccination
Study finds vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries
New research published in Nature Medicine reveals willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine was considerably higher in developing countries (80% of respondents) than in the United States (65%) and Russia (30%).
Jul 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No magic number for time it takes to form habits, finds new study
Putting on your workout clothes and getting to the gym can feel like a slog at first. Eventually, you might get in the habit of going to the gym and readily pop over to your Zumba class or for a run on the treadmill. A new ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Vaccination
South Africa to get first of 4.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses
South Africa will on Sunday take delivery of the first batch of its 4.5 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccines as the country readies to start ramping up immunisation.
May 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccines reduce COVID transmission by 40%: WHO
COVID vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people were falling into a false sense of security concerning jabs.
Nov 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In COVID-19 vaccinated people, those with prior infection likely to have more antibodies
In what is believed to be one of the largest studies of its kind, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 virus) stay more durable—that is, remain higher over ...
Nov 1, 2021
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