Two Thirds of Indians Have Coronavirus Antibodies, Survey Shows
(Reuters) – Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released on Tuesday from a survey of 29,000 people across the nation conducted in June and July. The fourth national sero survey included 8,691 children aged…
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Delta Variant Behind All COVID Cases in Portugals Lisbon, Algarve
LISBON (Reuters) – All COVID-19 cases in the Lisbon area and the popular southern Algarve region are of the more contagious Delta variant, data showed on Tuesday, as Portuguese authorities scramble to bring under control a worrying surge in infections….
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IBD: Antifungal vaccine may help reduce inflammation
The fungi that live in the human gut are harmless for most healthy people, but they are potentially pathogenic and can exacerbate Crohn’s disease. A new study has found that the immune system only targets an invasive form of the…
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Family of 4! Shawn Johnson and Andrew East Welcome Their 2nd Baby
Gold medal mom! Shawn Johnson East announced on Tuesday, July 20, that she had given birth to her and Andrew East’s second child, a baby boy. Pregnant Shawn Johnson East’s Baby Bump Album Ahead of 2nd Child “We’re so excited…
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Reduced-Dose CT Detects Cancer Without Missing Nodules
Reduced-dose computed tomography (CT) can safely be used to detect lung metastasis in pediatric patients with various cancers without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy, a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology concludes. The study, in which 92% of lung nodules…
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Heart Problems Unlikely After Mild COVID-19
(Reuters) – Survivors of mild cases of COVID-19 do not need to be screened later for heart problems, researchers advise. They performed cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging on 74 healthcare workers who had recovered six months earlier from mild or asymptomatic…
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Governments latest pandemic plan recklessly exposes millions to effects of mass infection
The UK government’s latest pandemic plan involves recklessly exposing millions of people to the acute and long-term effects of mass infection, warn experts in The BMJ today. A strategy that chooses mass infection in the young now over vaccination in…
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Pfizer Agrees to Pay $345 Mln to Resolve EpiPen Pricing Lawsuit
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc has agreed to pay $345 million to resolve claims by consumers who say they overpaid for EpiPens due to anticompetitive practices by the drugmaker and the company that markets the emergency allergy treatment, Mylan. The proposed…
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Busy Philipps Knows Self-Care Is a Loaded Term for Moms
Did you know that International Self-Care Day is an actual thing — and it’s coming up soon, on July 24? If that’s a snort of derision we heard over the Interwebs from all the moms out there, well, Busy Philipps…
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Firefighters exposed to Fort McMurray wildfire have persistent lung damage
Firefighters at the centre of the battle against the massive Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 have persistent lung damage, according to new findings published by a University of Alberta occupational health research team. Those who were dealing with burning organic…
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