COVID-19 is the disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since it emerged at the end of 2019, the
Month: February 2022
‘Wait-and-see’ approach to COVID vaccine can be risky
As a parent, you want to make the best choices for your child, especially when it comes to their health.
Researchers restore function in a gene that can suppress liver cancer and enhance immunotherapy
A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has reprogrammed the tumor microenvironment
Omicron wave did not spur parents to get their kids vaccinated
Parents may have become skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines after seeing breakthrough omicron infections over the winter, causing children’s vaccination rates
New detailed immune-profiling method uses only DNA from blood
Flow cytometry is a powerful and complex technology used to count, sort or measure characteristics of cells and to detect
5 elements to optimize treatment of in-hospital stroke
Although hospitalized patients are in a monitored environment, stroke evaluation and treatment are often delayed compared to patients arriving with
New research finds more intensive blood pressure treatment may prevent strokes in older adults
An analysis of results from randomized clinical trials reveals that more intensive hypertension treatment may be helpful for preventing or
Swiss eye tobacco advertising clampdown
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of
Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the
EU warily sees ‘stabilization’ of COVID wave
The European Union is cautiously welcoming a “stabilization” of the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic but knows it must
