For long-term care facility (LTCF) residents, a fourth dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine confers substantial protection against COVID-19 hospitalization and deaths during an omicron surge, according … [+2221 chars]
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kovina Therapeutics Inc. announced receipt of a Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Cancer Institute/NIH. With successful achie… [+1843 chars]
In a pair of overlapping studies, a diverse team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have deepened investigations into the genetic origins of n… [+6108 chars]
Most research on immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 vaccine development has focused on antibody responses to the spike protein and other viral surface proteins. But antibodies that recogni… [+5926 chars]
Although vaccines and treatments are now available that didn’t exist when the U.S. first declared a public health emergency in response to the novel coronavirus, the virus is still out there evolving… [+5942 chars]
Hospitals and policymakers alike have banded together to improve recognition and treatment of sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to infection, which by some estimates, accounts for 30-50% of all dea… [+3166 chars]
Health experts are predicting a very slow uptake of a fourth Covid-19 vaccine with some expecting it will struggle to hit 50 percent. The second booster is available from today for everyone aged ove… [+226 chars]
The Government has announced more free flu vaccines and a second Covid-19 booster for groups of people at risk of hospitalisation. Health Minister Andrew Little said an extra 800,000 New Zealanders … [+312 chars]
An outbreak of monkeypox has grown over the last two months with more than 4,100 confirmed cases worldwide. Monkeypox cases in the U.S. have surpassed 200 cases in 25 states including California, Fl… [+7778 chars]
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic, new government data shows. The number of HIV tests funded by the U.S. Center… [+1916 chars]
A new Yale study found that the liver plays a major role in regulating feeding behavior in mice, a discovery that could have implications for people with eating disorders and metabolic diseases. The … [+3087 chars]
Georgia State University researchers have found that the Alpha, Beta and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 were substantially more fatal in mouse models than the original strain of the virus that causes C… [+2520 chars]
