Macron makes 'end of summer' vaccine pledge to France French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that all of his countrymen who want a vaccine will be offered one "by the end of the summer". Feb 2, 2021 0 2
Researchers make discoveries to better understand SARS-CoV-2 virus An effort led by Lin Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at El Paso, in collaboration with students and faculty from Howard University, has identified key variants that help explain the differences ... Feb 2, 2021 0 7
Mutation that helps coronavirus evade vaccines showing up in British variant (HealthDay)—Public Health England reported a disturbing discovery on Monday: The variant that has brought that country to its knees appears to be gaining a mutation that could help it elude vaccines, The New York Times ... Feb 2, 2021 0 8
COVID-19 variants emerging as vaccine rollout continues Public health officials continue to study and monitor variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that originated from the U.K., South Africa and Brazil. All three COVID-19 variants have been documented in the U.S. Feb 2, 2021 0 1
Federal officials, health equity researchers sound alarm on lack of COVID-19 race, ethnicity information After her longtime friend died of COVID-19, Abigail Echo-Hawk sat in her chair crying. Feb 2, 2021 0 0
Skin infections in early childhood linked to pediatric psoriasis (HealthDay)—Skin infections in the first two years of life are associated with pediatric psoriasis, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Feb 2, 2021 0 3
Concussions more likely in practice than play for college football players (HealthDay)—College football players suffer more concussions and head hits in practice than they do actually playing the game, a new study suggests. Feb 2, 2021 0 0
Speaking and listening seem more difficult in a masked world, but people are adapting Ten months into COVID-19 living, people are adapting to speaking from behind, and understanding others who are wearing, a cloth face mask, University of California, Davis, researchers suggest in a new study. Feb 2, 2021 0 17
Nearly all telehealth appointments at clinics for lower-income Americans were audio-only Telehealth use has surged during the pandemic at clinics that serve lower-income Americans, which allowed the clinics to maintain access to care at a time when many other health care organizations saw significant declines ... Feb 2, 2021 0 2
Near-infrared imaging and machine learning can identify hidden tumors Tumors can be damaging to surrounding blood vessels and tissues even if they're benign. If they're malignant, they're aggressive and sneaky, and often irrevocably damaging. In the latter case, early detection is key to treatment ... Feb 2, 2021 0 19
