Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Philippines. It is the second cancer-killer worldwide. In 2020, an estimated 17,364 new patients were reported to be diagnosed with colon and … [+5910 chars]
The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What physicians need to know about transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of Covid-19 is the subject of… [+256 chars]
Booster doses of mRNA vaccines provided strong protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in Qatar, though breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections were greater for the omicron variant comp… [+3922 chars]
From HIV to Ebola, and now covid-19, inequality in access to medicines and vaccines has been prevalent in developing countries for decades. In The BMJ today, Mohga Kamal-Yanni, a consultant in globa… [+3371 chars]
A mother has claimed having a facial saved her life after her beautician spotted a suspicious mark which turned out to be cancerous. Jillian Murray, from Cairns in Australia, went to see doctors ab… [+6748 chars]
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Philippines. It is the second cancer-killer worldwide. In 2020, an estimated 17,364 new patients were reported to be diagnosed with colon and … [+5910 chars]
With avian influenza in the news again, many people may be wondering if it is safe to consume eggs and poultry products. Currently, there is no public health or food safety concern. Avian influenza … [+2199 chars]
A rare type of brain blood vessel malformation known as a cavernous angioma affects more than one million Americans and carries a lifetime risk of stroke and seizures. Only around one-third of cases … [+4429 chars]
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 devastated the world, with infection rates increasing at an alarming rate during its peak. COVID-19 caused short-term lung damage in the form of pneumonia, however, the long-… [+2915 chars]
In a recent study published in Vaccines, researchers bioengineered a divalent fusion vaccine by combining the immunogenic region of the nucleocapsid (N) protein and receptor-binding domain (RBD) of t… [+5420 chars]
A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Switzerland has found via a global analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and data sharing that more needs to be done to track the appearance of ne… [+2559 chars]
More than 2 years into the Covid-19 pandemic, persons who have recovered from primary SARS-CoV-2 infection make up an increasing proportion of the global population. Persons with infection-induced im… [+5564 chars]
