Medical economics
Timing and cost of new vaccines can vary by virus and health insurance status
As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines.
Aug 30, 2023
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Medical research
New research sheds light on the side effects of COVID-19 vaccination
Immediately after COVID-19 vaccination, Danes experienced side effects such as malaise, fever and fatigue. Serious side effects such as facial paralysis and allergic reactions are rare, but 30% of menstruating women reported ...
Aug 29, 2023
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California doctor lauded for COVID testing work pleads guilty to selling misbranded cosmetic drugs
A "rock star" doctor who tested tens of thousands of people for COVID-19 in the pandemic's early months in a badly-stricken California desert community has pleaded guilty to misbranding cosmetic drugs, authorities said Thursday.
Aug 25, 2023
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Vaccination
An mRNA COVID vaccine (and potentially more) with nanoparticles, no shot needed
A team of researchers has developed an inhalable vaccine that successfully protects against the COVID virus. It also opens the door to delivering other messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for gene replacement therapy and other ...
Aug 20, 2023
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Vaccination
Side does matter: Why it's better for sequential vaccinations to be given in the same arm
Before we get vaccinated, most of us tend to ask: Will it hurt? Will I get a fever? Will the injection site be painful afterwards? But the question of whether repeat vaccinations are best given in the same arm, or first in ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An adjuvanted intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 protects both young and old mice
While much of the global concern has subsided, COVID-19 is still a very real threat, especially to people with compromised immune systems or who are over 65.
Aug 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
mRNA has entered the lexicon
Catastrophe occasionally apologizes for itself by coughing up a consolation prize. World War II gave us penicillin. So let's count our blessings.
Aug 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: How to tell if symptoms are due to allergies, the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19
Spring and summer have a lot to offer—warmer weather, pretty flowers, and relaxing vacations. For some people, however, they also bring on the dreaded seasonal allergies and the sneezing and sniffling that go with them.
Aug 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
International trial shows that interferon could help reduce the spread of COVID-19
Results of an innovative clinical trial led by Perth researchers have shown that the drug interferon could help reduce the spread of COVID-19 from a positive person to their household contacts, with the study helping to inform ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An immune flaw may cause West Nile virus's deadliest symptoms
Four out of five of people infected with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) won't even know it—heartening news when you consider there's no vaccine to prevent the disease nor targeted medications to treat it. However, ...
Jul 18, 2023
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