Arthritis: Doctor gives advice on best foods to help ease pain 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. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Arthritis can be a […]
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed more than 4.9 million lives worldwide. The causal agent of this pandemic is an RNA virus, namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Therefore, scientists believe that rapid COVID-19 vaccination across the world's population is one of the most effective tools to reduce the mortality […]
Although there are several COVID-19 vaccines approved for use today, concerns exist regarding the immune escape capabilities of these vaccines against many severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs). According to nasopharyngeal swab analyses, fully vaccinated individuals – like unvaccinated ones – harbor infectious viral loads of the Delta variant, which […]
Well before COVID-19 emerged, the World Health Organization identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top threats to human health worldwide. In a new paper published in the journal BMC Public Health, a group of Concordia researchers looks at both the side effects reported by individuals who have been vaccinated—known as “adverse events” or AEs—and […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Now that federal regulators have issued their edicts on booster doses for the COVID-19 vaccine, many people have many questions. Here are some answers. Who Is Eligible for a Booster Dose Now? As of October 20, the US Food and Drug […]
Third-generation cancer immunotherapy, a method of removing cancer using the body’s immune system, has shown remarkable clinical benefits in recent years, giving hopes to many researchers and patients. Cancer immunotherapy generates memory immunity to cancer, and the anticancer effect lasts without causing harm to normal cells. Therefore, the treatment has good outcomes with few side […]
(HealthDay)—Seven diagnostic criteria provide good discriminatory ability for childhood psoriasis, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the British Journal of Dermatology. Esther Burden-The, B.M.B.S., from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues assessed the accuracy of previously agreed-upon consensus criteria for psoriasis diagnosis in children (<18 years) and developed […]
(Reuters) – Becton Dickinson and Co has partnered with Amazon.com Inc to begin shipment of a new at-home rapid COVID-19 test that can confirm results using an entirely automated smartphone app. The BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test, which was authorized by U.S. regulators in August, also automatically reports results to federal and state public health […]
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