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Dec 22, 2021
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Vaccination
WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorised COVID jab
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a COVID vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light.
Dec 21, 2021
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Vaccination
EU authorises Novavax as fifth COVID vaccine
The European Commission on Monday authorised a vaccine from US company Novavax as its fifth official jab for use across the European Union, hours after the EU medicines watchdog gave approval.
Dec 20, 2021
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Vaccination
EU set to back Novavax COVID vaccine
The EU's drug regulator will decide Monday whether to approve a COVID jab by Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the US biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Dec 20, 2021
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Immunology
New potential treatment for graft-versus-host-disease and other inflammatory disorders
A new study led by UC Davis Health researchers showed that blocking IL-6 and TNF cytokines provides a more effective approach to preventing life-threatening graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), an inflammatory condition that ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Health
Mayo Clinic Minute: Healthy winter foods
Summer vegetables gardens have been long put to bed, and winter fruits and vegetables are now on the menu. Elizabeth J. Bailey, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist, says that traditional winter vegetables can ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Vaccination
Preliminary results positive for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine
US biotech company Moderna on Friday announced promising data from an early-stage human trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the same technology used in its successful COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec 10, 2021
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Immunology
Coronavirus takes aim at fat cells, study shows
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus appears to target both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, which may explain why overweight and obese people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, researchers report.
Dec 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron may pose higher reinfection risk but could be milder than Delta: WHO chief
Early data indicates the Omicron COVID variant may more easily reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated than previous variants, but could also cause milder disease, the WHO said Wednesday.
Dec 8, 2021
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Pediatrics
Black children overlooked in scar tissue disorder tests, study says
An immune disease that can damage vital organs—and is supposedly rare in young people—is more common than previously thought among Black children, a study suggests.
Dec 8, 2021
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