Vaccination provides protection against increased risk of pregnancy complications due to COVID-19 omicron variant The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has published in the journal Lancet the results of the '2022 INTERCOVID Study' conducted in 41 hospitals across ... Jan 19, 2023 0 8
Defibrillators in telephone booths long preceded COVID CLAIM: British telephone booths are being retrofitted with defibrillators because the COVID-19 vaccines are causing more cardiac arrests. Jan 19, 2023 0 3
Tiny beetle causes 'Christmas Eye' agony in Australia A rare and agonizing affliction dubbed "Christmas Eye", caused by the toxic secretions of a tiny native beetle, has re-emerged to torment residents in a remote part of southeastern Australia. Jan 19, 2023 0 38
Rural China's subsiding COVID wave suggests virus spread before reopening COVID-19 swept swiftly through southern China's rural mountain villages last month, and the wave appears to have subsided—supporting expert theories that the country's most recent outbreak preceded the lifting of restrictions. Jan 19, 2023 0 5
Commonly used antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B reduce immune cells' energy production New UCLA-led research suggests that antiretroviral drugs called TAF and TDF directly reduce energy production by mitochondria, structures inside cells that generate the power that cells use to function. Both drugs led to ... Jan 19, 2023 0 31
Genetic diagnosis helps guide care of childhood hearing loss Advances in understanding the many different genetic causes of childhood-onset hearing loss indicate that genomic testing could assist in treatment planning, including optimal timing of treatment. Jan 19, 2023 0 18