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Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

Researchers estimated the risk and one-year burden of a set of pre-specified cardiovascular outcomes in a cohort of COVID-19-infected patients who survived the acute phase of illness.

9 Feb 2022

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines shown to provide high level of protection against severe SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection

Scientists have recently studied the duration of protection provided by mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic omicron infection, and associated severity and mortality.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

In new research published in Liver International, researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that people hospitalized for alcoholic hepatitis – a life threatening liver disease fueled by alcohol use – increased a staggering 50 percent in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

Between 2009 and 2019, overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids and stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, surged compared to deaths from stimulants alone.

8 Feb 2022

Characterization of the severity of Omicron relative to Delta in England

Researchers assessed the relative risks of hospitalization and death by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant compared to those by Delta (B.1.617.2).

8 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant's effect on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

In a recent research paper published in the journal Infection, the scientists estimated the transmission and disease severity associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant and the effectiveness of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines against the same by conducting a literature review. Further, a meta-analysis was conducted to obtain a numeric estimate of the vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant.

7 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection can elevate the risk of serious complications during pregnancy

Pregnant individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are about 40% more likely to develop serious complications or die during pregnancy than those who aren’t infected with the virus, according to a nationwide study led by a University of Utah Health obstetrician.

7 Feb 2022

Research explores public reactions to COVID-19 pandemic across diverse ethnic groups

Researchers evaluate the attitudes of diverse ethnic groups in the United Kingdom towards the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Feb 2022

New program for Hispanic patients may reduce colorectal cancer screening disparities

In a recent study, investigators showed that a culturally tailored patient navigation program can improve the rate of colorectal cancer screening among Hispanic adults and potentially help eliminate historical gender disparities in such screening.

7 Feb 2022

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

A recent article, published in Rheumatology and Therapy, reviews the potent evidence of colchicine against the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2022

Investigating the immunology of COVID-19 infected children

Researchers published a new study that focused on the key principles of developmental immunology associated with immunobiology and the clinical impacts of COVID-19 infections in children and adults.

7 Feb 2022

Fuel poverty impacts people’s physical and mental health, study shows

The rocketing price of fuel could be making people’s physical and mental health worse – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

7 Feb 2022

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Researchers discuss the impact of mRNA booster immunization on the neutralizing activity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the elderly.

6 Feb 2022

Most online prostate cancer content lacks Black and Latinx representation, study reports

Despite their higher risks of advanced prostate cancer, Black and Latinx men are under-represented on websites and in online videos providing information and education regarding prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an official journal of the American Urological Association.

4 Feb 2022

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government's announcement of leads for two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities.

4 Feb 2022

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Researchers from Yale University, University of Basel, University of Antwerp, CDDEP and other institutions recently published 'Estimating the effect of vaccination on antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in 73 countries supported by Gavi: a mathematical modeling study' in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2022

A disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’

In early January, one of the country's top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she called "really encouraging news" on covid-19: A recent study showed that more than three-fourths of fatalities from the omicron variant of the virus occurred among people with several other medical conditions.

4 Feb 2022

Review confirms reduced severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Researchers review existing literature to quantify the transmissibility, immune evasion, reinfection, and severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

3 Feb 2022

Global efforts to track COVID-19 variants grossly underreported a probable variant of concern in Nigeria

If the United States ignores COVID-19 in Nigeria, we forgo global genomic surveillance at our own peril, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

3 Feb 2022

Better diagnostic tests needed to guide HER2 breast cancer treatment, study suggests

A new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows using current standard human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) assays as a diagnostic test may result in a mis-assignment of patients for treatment for breast cancer with a promising new drug.

3 Feb 2022

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Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines shown to provide high level of protection against severe SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths

Characterization of the severity of Omicron relative to Delta in England

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant's effect on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

SARS-CoV-2 infection can elevate the risk of serious complications during pregnancy

Research explores public reactions to COVID-19 pandemic across diverse ethnic groups

New program for Hispanic patients may reduce colorectal cancer screening disparities

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

Investigating the immunology of COVID-19 infected children

Fuel poverty impacts people’s physical and mental health, study shows

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Most online prostate cancer content lacks Black and Latinx representation, study reports

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

A disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’

Review confirms reduced severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Global efforts to track COVID-19 variants grossly underreported a probable variant of concern in Nigeria

Better diagnostic tests needed to guide HER2 breast cancer treatment, study suggests

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Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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