Archive: 29/10/2021

Largest real-world study of third dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness shows Delta resistance

The Clalit Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Harvard University, analyzed one of the world's largest integrated health record databases to examine the effectiveness of the third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech ...

Oct 29, 2021

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U.S. COVID cases fell 60% since September, but vigilance still needed: Health officials

(HealthDay)—Coronavirus cases have plunged by 60% since mid-September's Delta-driven peak, U.S. health officials said earlier this week. But with winter on the way, they warned that Americans still need to protect themselves ...

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Russia's September COVID deaths well above govt estimate

Russia's Federal Statistics Rosstat said Friday that 44,265 people died of coronavirus in the country in September—nearly double the official government figure.

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FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

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Bulgaria's hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 infection surge

Medical workers at Bulgaria's main emergency hospital are waging an uphill battle as a surge in coronavirus cases has overwhelmed the country's ailing health care system.

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COVID vaccines five times more effective at preventing COVID-related hospitalization than prior infection alone

A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are associated with significantly more immunity than a prior COVID-19 infection.

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For Black women, new online prediction tool could reduce breast cancer deaths

In the United States, Black women are more likely to have breast cancer at earlier ages and with a worse prognosis than white women. Despite this, there is a critical gap in breast cancer risk prediction models for Black ...

Oct 29, 2021

Studies show how to boost immunotherapy effectiveness for patients with oral-cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Two new studies revealed that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy given before surgery was safe and effective for patients with oral-cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) and identified potential molecular biomarkers in the blood and ...

Oct 29, 2021

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Cardiac MRI of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists need to be cognizant of the association between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination and myocarditis, as well as the role of cardiac MRI ...

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Car crash deaths involving cannabis increasing and more likely to involve alcohol

New research indicates that between 2000 and 2018, the percentage of car crash deaths in the United States involving cannabis have doubled, and the percentage of deaths involving both cannabis and alcohol, have more than ...

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