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Convalescent plasma treatment for newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients may reduce hospitalization risk

Early treatment of newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients with plasma extracted from individuals who have recovered from the disease reduces the need for hospitalization by more than 50%, according to a new nationwide clinical trial.

31 Mar 2022

Ultra-processed foods in diets are damaging human and planetary health

A global diet that increasingly includes ultra-processed foods is having a negative impact on the diversity of plant species available for human consumption while also damaging human and planetary health, according to a commentary published in the journal BMJ Global Health.

29 Mar 2022

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Most of the world's countries have made little progress towards a target adopted by the United Nations in 2015, which called for the world to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by a third by 2030.

27 Mar 2022

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

For World Tuberculosis Day 2022, News Medical spoke to Dr. Maxine Caws to raise awareness of this infectious disease.

24 Mar 2022

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers compare the impact of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in hemodialysis patients by measuring antibody levels and IFN-γ responses.

23 Mar 2022

Study explores novel antiviral activity of PAD inhibitors against human beta-coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, researchers aimed to determine if peptidyl-arginine deiminases inhibitors may be used as a novel class of host-targeting antivirals against human coronaviruses.

21 Mar 2022

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a self-serving remark without scientific merit. It also set off spasms of doubt over the country's objectives in its fight against the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2022

Study unveils several natural marine products as potential agents against SARS-CoV-2

A recent study, published in the Journal of Natural Products of the American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy, highlighted three natural marine products as potent inhibitors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – without any apparent toxic effects for human lung cells.

21 Mar 2022

Highly sensitive PCR test for COVID-19 receives FDA emergency use authorization

A new highly sensitive, easy-to-use test for COVID-19 that requires a single swab and 15 minutes has received emergency use authorization (EUA) status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

16 Mar 2022

Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals

The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country's cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization's recommendations, around 182,000 newborn deaths could have been averted in 2018.

16 Mar 2022

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

We speak to Dr. Alemnew Dagnew from the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, about their tuberculosis vaccine study and the future of tuberculosis.

16 Mar 2022

Women’s health services yet to recover from COVID-19 disruptions

Women's health services are far from fully being restored following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

15 Mar 2022

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

In contrast, exposure to environmental pollutants such as fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and soot significantly increases the risk of suffering an ischemic stroke.

15 Mar 2022

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among vaccinated hospital workers

A new study determined the humoral responses against SARS-CoV-2 in vaccinated hospital workers.

14 Mar 2022

At-home test for influenza is as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed study.

11 Mar 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection induces global alterations of the host endomembrane system

Researchers observed that Golgi fragmentation induced by SARS-CoV-2 facilitates viral trafficking.

11 Mar 2022

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

A UCL-led international trial exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation's global guidelines for managing the disease.

10 Mar 2022

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Cells use their molecular architecture to regulate their metabolic functions, and repairing diseased cells' architecture to a healthier state can also repair metabolism, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

10 Mar 2022

More people should receive palliative care consultations after severe stroke

Only 20 percent of patients being treated in the hospital for severe stroke received a palliative care consultation, and only 43 percent of patients who died in the hospital met with a palliative care team, according to a new study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University.

9 Mar 2022

The CDC’s new guidelines on covid risk and masking elicit mixed feelings

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt sighed in relief and thought it was about time.

9 Mar 2022

Global Health News and Research

Convalescent plasma treatment for newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients may reduce hospitalization risk

Ultra-processed foods in diets are damaging human and planetary health

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Study explores novel antiviral activity of PAD inhibitors against human beta-coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

Study unveils several natural marine products as potential agents against SARS-CoV-2

Highly sensitive PCR test for COVID-19 receives FDA emergency use authorization

Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

Women’s health services yet to recover from COVID-19 disruptions

People living near green spaces have 16% less stroke risk

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among vaccinated hospital workers

At-home test for influenza is as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection induces global alterations of the host endomembrane system

Shorter treatment for children with non-severe tuberculosis

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

More people should receive palliative care consultations after severe stroke

The CDC’s new guidelines on covid risk and masking elicit mixed feelings

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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