Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to
Month: July 2021
Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19
While vaccines are doing a remarkable job of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, infected people can still die from severe illness
Poorer survival in obese colorectal cancer patients possibly linked to lower chemotherapy doses
Obese patients with colorectal cancer receive lower cumulative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy, relative to their body surface area (BSA), than
Autistic individuals more likely to use recreational drugs to self-medicate
While autistic individuals are less likely to use substances, those who do so are more likely to self-medicate for their
Diversity in leadership essential to engage minority-ethnic medical students with academia
Minority-ethnic medical students must have more role-models in senior leadership positions if they are to engage with academia. This is
J&J’s says its COVID-19 vaccine effectively combats Delta variant
Johnson and Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant, with an immune response lasting at
Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other coronaviruses
A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder symptoms if certain
Scientists say COVID-19 test offers solution for population-wide testing
In an article appearing in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team of scientists from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and
Vaccines grown in eggs induce antibody response against an egg-associated glycan
Over years of studying antibody responses against the flu in the Wilson lab at the University of Chicago, researchers kept
COVID vaccines: combining AstraZeneca and Pfizer may boost immunity – new study
Late last year, I asked: is it safe to have more than one type of COVID-19 vaccine? A trial has now addressed
