Research yields breakthrough in mobile determination of QT prolongation Researchers from Mayo Clinic and AliveCor Inc. have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a mobile device that can identify certain patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. This research has yielded a breakthrough ... Feb 1, 2021 0 2
Israel extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown Israel's nationwide lockdown was extended Monday to contain the coronavirus which has continued to spread rapidly as the country presses ahead with an aggressive vaccination campaign. Feb 1, 2021 0 4
UK trains volunteer vaccine army in Covid inoculation race More used to wielding a camera than a needle, taking part in a national vaccination campaign was the "last thing" documentary director Mike Day expected to be doing before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
BioNTech-Pfizer pledges up to 75 mn more jabs to EU BioNTech and Pfizer said Monday they will ramp up their coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the European Union, pledging to send up to 75 million extra doses to the bloc in the spring. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
Time to team up and tackle Long COVID, says WHO expert It is time to start solving the mystery of Long COVID, an aspect of the pandemic blighting millions of lives, the World Health Organization's leader on post-COVID conditions told AFP. Feb 1, 2021 0 7
Kazakhstan begins using Russian vaccine against coronavirus Kazakhstan began its coronavirus vaccination campaign Monday with top health officials receiving Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
Chicago mayor says schools safe to reopen despite pandemic The mayor of Chicago has said the US city's public schools are "safe" and will reopen Monday, despite teachers union calls for them to continue remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feb 1, 2021 0 3
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Feb 1, 2021 0 3
Britain lines up 40 mln more vaccine doses from Valneva The British government has exercised an option to buy 40 million more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the French-Austrian group Valneva for delivery next year, the company said Monday. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
EU: AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more vaccine doses Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter, the bloc's executive arm said Sunday. Feb 1, 2021 0 2