Vaccination
COVID is surging in the world's most vaccinated country. Why?
The small archipelago nation of Seychelles, northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, has emerged as the world's most vaccinated country for COVID-19.
May 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Durability of mRNA-1273 protection against symptomatic COVID-19 examined
For individuals who receive two doses of mRNA-1273 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, vaccine efficacy (VE) against symptomatic COVID-19 appears to peak at 120 days after the first dose, ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 transmission higher in households than in workplaces, schools or community
New research out of York University has found the transmission of COVID-19 is much higher in households than in workplaces, schools or the community as the potential for prolonged contact with infected people is greater in ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
First results of fasting mimicking diet to support cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Does fasting help make chemotherapy more effective in breast cancer patients? Researchers led by Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Breast Cancer Research Group (BOOG) are a step closer to answering that question ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Vaccination
New evidence that boosters may be crucial in protecting against omicron
As the world faces an impending wave of COVID cases due to omicron, scientists are racing to assess vaccine efficacy against the new variant. In a new study, Rockefeller scientists report on their comprehensive analysis of ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plant-based recombinant COVID-19 vaccine found to be effective
Coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP), which are produced in plants, combined with an adjuvant (Adjuvant System 03 [AS03]) forms a candidate vaccine that is effective for preventing COVID-19, according to a study published online ...
May 5, 2022
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine has 'winning formula': CEO
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has achieved a "winning formula" for efficacy, the company's chief executive said on Sunday.
Dec 27, 2020
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Health
Could diets that mimic fasting improve people's immune systems?
Professor Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute, is investigating how fasting and diets that mimic fasting's effects can help immune function, including vaccine efficacy and the body's response to infection ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Pediatrics
CDC backs breast-feeding, despite false story
A widely shared story that U.S. health officials are recommending a delay in breast-feeding to improve vaccine effectiveness is false.
Apr 10, 2017
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Medications
Clinical trial yields fewer relapses in multiple sclerosis patients treated with off-label drug
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with the drug rituximab had a significantly lower risk of relapse compared with MS patients receiving standard treatment. This has been shown in a phase 3 clinical trial by researchers ...
Jul 13, 2022
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