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Exploring antigenic traits of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 and BA.4 subvariants

Scientists analyzed the antigenic characteristics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron BA.5 and BA.4 sublineages.

27 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis could boost disease surveillance

Continued monitoring of the evolution of the virus that causes COVID-19 as the pandemic progresses could strengthen disease surveillance systems and aid preparedness for new variants, a study suggests.

27 May 2022

COVID-19 found to be among the top 10 causes of mortality in children and youth in the United States

Researchers retrieved CDC data for causes of death by age group for 2019 and compared it to the cumulative and annualized COVID-19 mortality between March 2020 and April 2022.

27 May 2022

Short-term immunity imparted by COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and children

Researchers demonstrated the short-term protection conferred by the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and children.

27 May 2022

Exploring the effect of genetic variability on COVID-19 infection and severity

Researchers demonstrated how narrow-sense heritability (h2) leads to variability in the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection and severity among different individuals.

27 May 2022

Burned out by covid and 80-hour workweeks, resident physicians unionize

In the early weeks of the pandemic, Dr. Lorenzo González, then a second-year resident of family medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, ran on fumes, working as many as 80 hours a week in the ICU.

27 May 2022

Nexus Medical Labs receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 test using the RHINOstic™ Automated Nasal Swab from Rhinostics

Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a molecular SARS-CoV-2 test enabling unsupervised self-collection.

From Rhinostics 27 May 2022

Washington state minorities more likely to suffer fatal opioid overdoses earlier in their lives than whites

While opioid-use cuts across socio-economic boundaries, racial and ethnic minorities in Washington state are more likely to suffer fatal overdoses earlier in their lives than non-Hispanic white residents, according to a recent study.

26 May 2022

FDA grants Breakthrough Device designation for Emily's Care Nourish Test System

Lactation Lab, which offers the most scientifically advanced breast milk testing available, has announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has granted the company Breakthrough Device designation for its latest device Emily's Care Nourish Test System that tests and provides a nutritional analysis of breast milk.

26 May 2022

Risk factors for COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies

Researchers investigate the risk factors present in individuals suffering from hematological malignancies and COVID-19.

26 May 2022

Why gyms have a higher risk of COVID

Researchers discuss the marked change in aerosol emission over a range of physical exercises.

26 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A(nother) very sad week

This week's mass shooting of elementary schoolers in Texas (just 10 days after a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store) has reignited the gun debate in Washington, D.C., and around the country.

26 May 2022

Cell membrane-bound enzyme is essential for SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, study shows

The membrane-bound form of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is essential for enabling infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal Cell.

26 May 2022

Survey highlights the need for urgent action as burnout in emergency medicine workers hits a new high

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a prolonged increase in workload and stress among specialists in many healthcare sectors, but this has been particularly noticeable in emergency medicine (EM).

26 May 2022

Overestimation of population immunity resulted in lack of preparedness and U.S. Delta variant surge

When the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 hit the United States in summer 2021, it led to a larger-than-expected surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

26 May 2022

Latino and Indigenous Mexican farm-working communities face high risk of COVID-19

Although everyone has been affected by COVID-19 and the pandemic it spawned, not all populations have been affected equally.

26 May 2022

Novavax missed its global moonshot but is angling to win over mRNA defectors

Novavax hitched its wagon to the global coronavirus pandemic. Before most Americans truly grasped the scope of the danger, the small Maryland biotech startup had secured $1.6 billion in U.S. funding for its covid vaccine. Its moonshot goal: delivering 2 billion shots to the world by mid-2021.

26 May 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Exploring antigenic traits of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 and BA.4 subvariants

SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis could boost disease surveillance

COVID-19 found to be among the top 10 causes of mortality in children and youth in the United States

Short-term immunity imparted by COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and children

Exploring the effect of genetic variability on COVID-19 infection and severity

Burned out by covid and 80-hour workweeks, resident physicians unionize

Nexus Medical Labs receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 test using the RHINOstic™ Automated Nasal Swab from Rhinostics

Washington state minorities more likely to suffer fatal opioid overdoses earlier in their lives than whites

FDA grants Breakthrough Device designation for Emily's Care Nourish Test System

Risk factors for COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies

Why gyms have a higher risk of COVID

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A(nother) very sad week

Cell membrane-bound enzyme is essential for SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, study shows

Survey highlights the need for urgent action as burnout in emergency medicine workers hits a new high

Overestimation of population immunity resulted in lack of preparedness and U.S. Delta variant surge

Latino and Indigenous Mexican farm-working communities face high risk of COVID-19

Novavax missed its global moonshot but is angling to win over mRNA defectors

California schools try to outrace covid outbreaks

Study describes the symptom profiles of the main variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers report novel interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 S protein and estrogen receptor alpha

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