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Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can't afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, she said, after applying and with still no decision about her application — a suspected case of the flu sent her blood pressure soaring and landed her in the emergency room.

4 Apr 2022

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

A new preprint describes the importance of recognizing this complication, reporting a case of MIS-C without a prior history of this infection.

4 Apr 2022

Global study demonstrates some benefits of flu vaccine in people with heart failure

People with heart failure who received an annual flu shot had lower rates of pneumonia and hospitalization on a year-round basis and a reduction in major cardiovascular events during peak flu season, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

3 Apr 2022

Despite doctors’ concerns, pharmacists get more leeway to offer treatment with testing

When Reyna or Justin Ansley or one of their three kids feels sick and needs to be tested for strep throat or flu, there's a good chance they'll head to their local pharmacy in Hemingford or Alliance, Nebraska. Dave Randolph, the proprietor of both locations of Dave's Pharmacy, can do a rapid test, give them medicine if they need it, and send them on their way.

31 Mar 2022

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and decision-making during pregnancy

In a new study, researchers used a web-based survey to analyze COVID-19 vaccine-related awareness and hesitance in pregnant Californians.

30 Mar 2022

Furin inhibitors as potential therapies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases

Furin inhibitors as potential therapeutics for treating COVID-19 and other diseases, wherein furin is integral for their pathogenicity and progression.

29 Mar 2022

Government provides new guidance for living with COVID

People at risk of serious illness from COVID-19, and eligible for treatments, will continue to get free tests to use if they develop symptoms, along with NHS and adult social care staff and those in other high-risk settings, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid announced today (Tuesday 29 March).

29 Mar 2022

Clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 coinfection with influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, or adenoviruses

A recent paper examines the occurrence of other respiratory viral infections during this period in patients already infected with SARS-CoV-2.

29 Mar 2022

New compound delivered in a nasal spray effectively treats delta variant infection in mice

Researchers have shown a new compound delivered in a nasal spray is highly effective in preventing and treating COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant in mice.

29 Mar 2022

Researchers quantify salivary inflammatory mediators in COVID-19

Frank A. Boksa, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, presented "Salivary Immune Signature of SARS-nCoV2 Infection" at the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, online and onsite in Atlanta, GA, on March 26, 2022.

27 Mar 2022

Combination of Covid-19 and flu linked to greater risk of severe disease, death

Adults in hospital who have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have Covid-19 alone or with other viruses, research shows.

27 Mar 2022

New nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine platform could target other infectious diseases

Just one dose of a new nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine was enough to produce an immune response in animals on track with vaccines currently in clinical use.

23 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

Biological timeline of COVID-19 immune recovery described in new research

In a recent study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, a group of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, looked at intra-patient immunological changes over time to see if there were any changes in immune responses associated with successful COVID-19 resolution.

21 Mar 2022

Flu News and Research

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

Global study demonstrates some benefits of flu vaccine in people with heart failure

Despite doctors’ concerns, pharmacists get more leeway to offer treatment with testing

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and decision-making during pregnancy

Furin inhibitors as potential therapies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases

Government provides new guidance for living with COVID

Clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 coinfection with influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, or adenoviruses

New compound delivered in a nasal spray effectively treats delta variant infection in mice

Researchers quantify salivary inflammatory mediators in COVID-19

Combination of Covid-19 and flu linked to greater risk of severe disease, death

New nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine platform could target other infectious diseases

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Biological timeline of COVID-19 immune recovery described in new research

Understanding how coronavirus, RS virus and rhinovirus affect children

Texas Biomed and UAB partnership uncovers a new, potent antibody cocktail against all coronaviruses

Innate and adaptive immune responses to BNT162b2 vaccination in mice

Research demonstrates within-host seasonal immunity

Novel mathematical model could predict the evolutionary trend of SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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