Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why it's too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron.
Dec 2, 2021
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Indian researchers design thermostable, broadly protective vaccine candidate for current and future SARS-CoV-2 variants
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Raghavan Varadarajan, Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and collaborators have been working on developing a heat-tolerant vaccine ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Using computer modeling to predict the evolution of new COVID variants
A group of researchers at Université de Montréal has simulated the effects of more than 17,000 possible mutations of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
Sep 17, 2021
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Medications
French drugmaker delivers first semi-synthetic malaria drugs
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Tuesday the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs using a semi-synthetic version of their key ingredient to millions of patients in Africa.
Aug 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The 'kraken' COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US—here's what it could mean for the UK
The heavily-mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in late 2021.
Jan 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests regular vaccine boosts may help immunocompromised fight COVID-19
People who have received solid organ transplants and take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection are among those most susceptible to the damaging effects of COVID-19, including breakthrough infections, severe ...
Jul 2, 2024
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How to navigate another summer of COVID-19
Summer: A hallowed time for barbecues, parties, vacations, and visits, and, for many over the past three years, a time of anxiety about how to engage in those vaunted activities without spreading disease.
Jul 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
El Salvador advises women to delay pregnancies due to virus
Public health officials in El Salvador are advising women to put off pregnancies for the next two years to avoid passing on complications from the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jan 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China virus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan
China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of new ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Vaccination
EU drug watchdog approves updated Pfizer Covid jab
The EU's drug watchdog on Wednesday approved an updated version of Pfizer and BioNTech's anti-Covid jab to counter an infectious subvariant of the virus as winter approaches.
Aug 30, 2023
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