Norway postpones reopening as COVID cases mount Norway on Thursday again postponed the full lifting of its health restrictions as COVID-19 infections reach record highs in the Scandinavian country. Sep 2, 2021 0 36
EU agency says to focus on vaccines first not booster shots The European Union's infectious diseases agency on Thursday urged countries to push ahead with their primary coronavirus vaccination programs and played down the need for booster shoots to ward off the delta variant among ... Sep 2, 2021 0 3
Cyprus to give booster jab to over 65s Cyprus will give COVID-19 booster jabs to those over 65 and care home residents whose full vaccination is more than six months old, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Thursday. Sep 2, 2021 0 2
Answering questions while dispensing shots at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic As a medical student working with Alberta Health Services to vaccinate people against COVID-19, I have been asked my fair share of questions about the COVID-19 vaccines—from the need for booster doses to rare side effects. Sep 2, 2021 0 2
First specific drug therapy for a severe early form of epilepsy Epilepsy comes in a variety of forms. Those affected by a genetically determined variety have severe epileptic seizures as early as the first year of life. The disease is accompanied by severe developmental disorders: it ... Sep 2, 2021 0 39
How effective are mix-and-match vaccines against COVID-19? A new study has tested the immune response of people who received a second vaccination with BioNTech-Pfizer after their first Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. The results are promising. Sep 2, 2021 0 25
Early detection of encephalitis after immunotherapy using a blood test Immunotherapy is very effective for many cancers, but the treatment can also cause autoimmune side effects. Encephalitis is one of the most serious and difficult-to-diagnose side effects of immunotherapy. Now care staff can ... Sep 2, 2021 0 6
Diet and weight loss to achieve type 2 diabetes remission should be goal for GPs Achieving "remission" for people with type 2 diabetes through dietary approaches and weight loss should be the primary treatment goal of GPs and healthcare practitioners, concludes a large-scale review of clinical evidence ... Sep 2, 2021 0 4
Kids and cannabis: California dispensaries lack adequate screening to keep out minors California bars kids from cannabis dispensaries and shields them from cannabis marketing, but those statewide restrictions aren't working as well as policymakers had hoped. Sep 2, 2021 0 0
You don't need to worry about COVID vaccines being 'unnatural' or 'synthetic' The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines are some of our best weapons in the fight against COVID-19. They're highly effective and many millions of people around the world have received their doses. Sep 2, 2021 0 3