The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is dangerous—and especially so for those who have not been vaccinated against the disease, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
Jan 12, 2022
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A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlights the success of a lupus peer support and education group that transitioned to a virtual format during the pandemic. In addition to receiving high marks from group members, ...
Nov 12, 2022
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Despite their strong effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are associated with adverse post-vaccination effects, such as fatigue; how can this be avoided? In a new study publishing May 31st in the ...
May 31, 2022
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Elderly Singaporeans who are above 60 years old develop weaker vaccine-acquired immunity against COVID-19 upon receiving two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine, in comparison to their younger counterparts. These ...
Oct 12, 2022
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For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed.
Jul 28, 2022
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Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, he asked his brother to "bust ...
Aug 11, 2022
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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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New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Hamburg (2–6 Oct), suggests that exposure to low doses of radiation may contribute to an increased risk of diabetes.
Oct 2, 2023
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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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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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