People’s politics and values are exerting a bigger influence on how much of a threat they feel from COVID-19 compared
Month: March 2021
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the
Germany poised to tighten curbs into April as virus rages
Germany is poised to prolong and tighten a partial lockdown into April as new virus cases soar, according to a
Taiwan gives health workers island’s 1st AstraZeneca doses
Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning a campaign that won’t use supplies
Europe can achieve herd immunity by July: EU commissioner
Europe could have herd immunity against COVID-19 by July, a European Union commissioner has said, as incoming jabs are expected
Study estimates rising global burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer
Although cancers that occur in the gallbladder or bile ducts are rare, their rates are increasing. A recent study provides
Weekly insulin helps patients with type 2 diabetes achieve similar blood sugar control to daily insulin
A new once-weekly basal insulin injection demonstrated similar efficacy and safety and a lower rate of low blood sugar episodes
Poll shows plunge in Europeans’ trust in AstraZeneca jab
Trust in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in many European countries has plunged following controversy around the jab in recent weeks, according
Eating processed meat could increase dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Leeds’s Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving
Poor diabetes control in children tied to high risk for COVID-19 complications, death
Children with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes have a 10 times higher risk of COVID-19-related complications and death compared to
