Santa Cruz health officials honored for persevering in covid battle against tide of ‘denialism’
Two California public health officials who pressed forward with aggressive measures to contain covid-19 even while enduring death threats and harassment will be honored with the 2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award from PEN America, the group announced Friday. Mimi Hall and…
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Diabetes type 2: The best way to ‘reverse’ the condition – new study
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
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Two new studies suggest the coronavirus did not originate in China
Numerous theories exist around the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, but none has yet been proven. Parts of the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are so unusual that it has given rise to conspiracy theories that the…
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Covid symptoms: New study finds the seven main signs determining infection
Coronavirus: Half of current cases 'unrecognised' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
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Education, evidence key to awake self-prone positioning for patients with COVID-19
Introducing patients to an unfamiliar clinical intervention begins with providing the clinical evidence, standardized education and clear protocols for their healthcare team. That idea was one of the key drivers behind development of evidence-based guidelines for the implementation of awake…
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Study: It is safe for people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza at the same time
Research has found that it is safe for people to receive a flu vaccine at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine. Reported side effects were mainly mild to moderate, and there were no negative impacts on the immune response…
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Mental health services in the England are being ‘Uberised,’ and that’s bad for patients and therapists
There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” campaigns have been touted as an effective approach to tackling mental…
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Australian state makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for athletes
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state has included professional athletes in a vaccination mandate that will require about 1.25 million “authorised workers” to have two COVID-19 shots by the end of November. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews announced the health order…
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Researchers discover how a genetic mutation in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses
A nationwide team of researchers, led by scientists at University of Utah Health and The Rockefeller University, has determined how a genetic mutation found in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses such as HIV and Ebola. They say the finding…
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Comparison of Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, AZ vaccines for neutralization titer, against Delta and other variants
Is one COVID vaccine better than the other? Four current vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca — are highly effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but a new medRxiv* study suggests the level of…
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