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Is covid ‘under control’ in the US? Experts say yes

President Joe Biden caused a stir in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sept. 18 when he declared that the covid-19 pandemic is over.

26 Sep 2022

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Cooperation among many disciplines is required to improve the health situation and equity of all people worldwide.

23 Sep 2022

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.

22 Sep 2022

Neutralizing antibody responses, breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections, and symptoms after booster BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations

A new study evaluated neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant induced by booster vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine.

20 Sep 2022

Hyperglycemia has the most significant impact on cardiovascular disease mortality

Several factors increase the risk of heart attack, such as high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), obesity, abnormal cholesterol levels, high blood pressure (hypertension), and smoking.

19 Sep 2022

The maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by monkeypox infection

Researchers evaluated the perinatal and maternal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by infection with the monkeypox virus.

19 Sep 2022

The potential for measles and rubella elimination globally

Researchers modeled the probability of eradication of measles and rubella by 2100.

19 Sep 2022

New LSHTM Press seeks to improve health equity in the UK and worldwide

A new publishing platform for open access biomedical research has launched. LSHTM Press will provide an open access platform to publish peer-reviewed research and high-quality educational resources, in accordance with the LSHTM mission to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide.

16 Sep 2022

Study explores new-onset tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination

In a new study, researchers assessed the incidence of new-onset tinnitus after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

15 Sep 2022

Lancet report highlights global failures of COVID-19 response, calls for strengthened multilateralism to eradicate pandemic

Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, according to a new Lancet COVID-19 Commission report.

14 Sep 2022

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

The Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and NYC Health + Hospitals have announced the 2022 awardees of the CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants, an initiative to support collaborative, interdisciplinary COVID-19 research that will address both the pandemic and root causes of health disparities in New York City.

14 Sep 2022

Review highlights the role of retinol-binding protein-4 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

It is a known fact that consuming a large amount of alcohol, even for a few days, triggers fat accumulation in the liver and ultimately leads to alcohol-related liver diseases.

13 Sep 2022

Trastuzumab deruxtecan treatment maintains quality of life in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer patients

Patients who received trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low metastatic breast cancer reported that the treatment maintained their quality of life (QoL) compared to conventional chemotherapy, according to results presented today by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2022.

13 Sep 2022

Molecular explanation for the contribution of autophagy to BAT energy metabolism

Obesity is a growing global health problem and its prevalence has tripled since 1975. More than 650 million people are affected by this condition worldwide, and 28% of people in Spain over 18 years of age have this complex pathology. Obesity is linked to conditions such as type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, and certain forms of cancer.

13 Sep 2022

Extreme heat events may increase risk of hypo- and hyperglycemia–related emergencies

The global effects of climate change have been demonstrated to extend beyond the environment to many other areas including human health, particularly with respect to different health conditions.

12 Sep 2022

Dissecting vaccinia virus and monkeypox virus-specific T cell responses in humans

In a new study, a team of researchers studied different antigens targeted by vaccinia virus (VACV)- and monkeypox virus (MPXV)-specific T cells.

12 Sep 2022

A direct side-by-side comparison of all available COVID-19 vaccines

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed immune responses to homologous and heterologous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine combinations among Córdoba, Spain residents.

11 Sep 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to establish a new multi-institutional center for tuberculosis (TB) research and training the next generation of TB investigators.

9 Sep 2022

Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?

A federal judge's ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment.

9 Sep 2022

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported new findings from their Phase 2b trial following the administration of a booster dose of the candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M™ - which previously demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over the following 12 months in young west African children in 2021.

9 Sep 2022

Global Health News and Research

Is covid ‘under control’ in the US? Experts say yes

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Sarbecovirus discovered in Russian bat can infect humans and is resistant to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Neutralizing antibody responses, breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections, and symptoms after booster BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations

Hyperglycemia has the most significant impact on cardiovascular disease mortality

The maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by monkeypox infection

The potential for measles and rubella elimination globally

New LSHTM Press seeks to improve health equity in the UK and worldwide

Study explores new-onset tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination

Lancet report highlights global failures of COVID-19 response, calls for strengthened multilateralism to eradicate pandemic

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

Review highlights the role of retinol-binding protein-4 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Trastuzumab deruxtecan treatment maintains quality of life in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer patients

Molecular explanation for the contribution of autophagy to BAT energy metabolism

Extreme heat events may increase risk of hypo- and hyperglycemia–related emergencies

Dissecting vaccinia virus and monkeypox virus-specific T cell responses in humans

A direct side-by-side comparison of all available COVID-19 vaccines

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?

Booster vaccination maintains high efficacy against malaria in African children

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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