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| Inquiry Begins Into AstraZeneca's Vaccine Trial Scientists on Wednesday praised the decision by AstraZeneca to suspend its late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials and begin a safety review after learning that a participant had developed a serious neurological condition. Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the ... | |
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| Coronavirus: Rhondda keen to avoid long-term impact A public health officer, worried about the lack of social distancing in the Rhondda during the pandemic, bemoaned the "well-intentioned but ill-advised custom" of neighbours calling on each other, sometimes to offer support. It was helping to spread the virus ... | |
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| How the new coronavirus penetrates, exploits and kills cells "Know your enemy," Sun Tzu, the great sage of war, wrote some 2,500 years ago. Today, as COVID-19 spreads around the globe, the greatest army of medical scientists ever assembled is bent on learning all it can, as fast as it can, about SARS-CoV-2, the ... | |
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| Child Hospitalization Rates Similar With COVID, Flu TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- While adults face raised odds for hospitalization with COVID-19, a new study shows that the risk for kids infected with SARS-CoV-2 is about equal to that seen with influenza. The researchers found that kids with ... | |
| Are Masks a Kind of Vaccine Against COVID-19? WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The world is still waiting for a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine. But new research now suggests that billions of people may already be using a crude vaccine of sorts: face masks. The theory -- and it remains ... | |
| Health systems rethink flu vaccinations amid COVID-19 As the nation continues to grapple with COVID-19 surges, a persistent message has emerged from public health officials: it's vital to get the flu vaccine this year. Each influenza season puts a strain on the U.S. healthcare system as it leads to hundreds of ... | |
| Artificial Intelligence Aids UCSD Gene Activation Discovery SAN DIEGO, CA — UC San Diego researchers have identified a frequently used DNA activation code that could eventually be used to control gene activation in biotechnology and biomedical applications. Their findings were published in Wednesday's edition ... | |
| Could Your Mask Be a Kind of Vaccine Against COVID-19? By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The world is still waiting for a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine. But new research now suggests that billions of people may already be using a crude ... | |
| Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure? By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- People with fatter legs appear less likely to have high blood pressure, new research suggests. The researchers suspect that measuring leg fat could help guide blood ... | |
| Drinking Raises Blood Pressure Risk With Diabetes WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- It's probably a good idea to skip that second glass of wine if you have diabetes, because new research suggests that having more than one drink daily raises your risk of high blood pressure. People with type ... | |
| The coronavirus pandemic, six months on The coronavirus has upended everyday life in the six months since the crisis was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). While our understanding of the new respiratory disease has steadily increased since it was first detected in China ... | |
| Risk Score Predicts COVID-19 Mortality, Outperforms Others Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Clinical observations, patient demographics, and blood measurements at hospital admission combined in a brief score predicted the likelihood of ... | |
| Scientists React to Halt of Leading Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Enrolment in global trials of a leading coronavirus-vaccine candidate are on hold after a 'suspected adverse event' in a person who received the vaccine in the United Kingdom. Scientists say that it's too soon to say what impact this might have on the global ... | |
| Danbury Resident Contracts West Nile Virus: Report DANBURY, CT — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has announced a city resident has tested positive for West Nile virus infection. The Danbury patient, along with a Newtown resident, are both between the ages of 20-39, became ill in the second ... | |
| Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may have found a way for people with severe hemophilia to take their standard treatment less often, if the results of an early trial pan out. | |
| AHA News: In These Tough Times, Focus on Resilience WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- There's no resilience gene to help us deal with adversity. Experts say it's a skill to foster, a muscle to pump up. Six months into the twin calamities of a pandemic and a tough economy, this ... | |
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| AstraZeneca vaccine trial pause a 'wake-up call', says WHO ZURICH (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but should not discourage researchers, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said on Thursday. | |
| More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- It's probably a good idea to skip that second glass of wine if you have diabetes, because new research suggests that having more than one drink daily ... | |
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| Early flu shot crucial this fall to avert 'twindemic,' doctors say Warning of a potential "twindemic" of flu and COVID-19, health experts say it's more important than ever to get a flu shot this fall — and the sooner the better. Millions of Americans typically count on employers to offer flu shots, usually in October. But with so ... | |
| How does cannabis get you high? Have you ever looked at your hands? I mean really looked at your hands? You might think you have, but as the above classic Doonesbury cartoon implies, people who are high on cannabis may perceive mundane objects to be far more fascinating than usual. | |
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| Discovery of four COVID-19 risk groups helps guide treatment People who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be divided into four distinct groups, according to data from the world's largest study of patients with the disease. Researchers identified the groups using clinical information and tests carried out upon ... | |
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| 5 ways our immune responses to COVID vaccines are unique The Oxford vaccine trial at the center of safety concerns this week highlights the idea that people's immune systems respond to vaccines differently. We don't yet know whether reports of immune complications in one or two trial participants have been linked to ... | |
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| Could your mask be a kind of vaccine against COVID-19? (HealthDay)—The world is still waiting for a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine. But new research now suggests that billions of people may already be using a crude vaccine of sorts: face masks. The theory—and it remains largely a theory—is that by filtering ... | |
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| Big drop reported in vaping by US teenagers NEW YORK — Vaping rates among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, according to a federal report released Wednesday. The drop comes in the wake of last year's outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths. Support our journalism. Subscribe ... | |
| E-Cigarette Use Falls Sharply Among Teenagers, CDC Finds The number of high school students regularly using e-cigarettes dropped significantly over the past year, after several years of soaring use, according to a new government survey of teenagers. But the data suggested that even greater progress may have ... | |
| Prostate cancer warning signs: What doctors say you need to know What are the symptoms for prostate cancer? Here's the thing — you probably won't notice any. "Prostate cancer is not symptomatic until late, so screening is important," Dr. Michelle Yu, a urologic oncology fellow at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, told ... | |
| Fact check: Nasal flu vaccine does not spread flu Some social media posts have made the false claim that the nasal flu vaccine, also known as flu mist, spreads the flu. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt. Examples can be seen here and here. "3,000,000+ Children in the UK are due to get the Flu ... | |
| Mosquito Trap In Round Rock Tests Positive For West Nile Virus WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — A mosquito trap sample collected in the Brushy Creek area of Round Rock has tested positive for West Nile Virus, health district officials confirmed Wednesday. The testing is part of Williamson County and Cities Health District's ... | |
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| Coronavirus: People without symptoms 'misusing testing' Health Secretary Matt Hancock says increasing numbers of people in England are seeking tests when they don't have any Covid-19 symptoms. He said this "inappropriate" use of the system was making it harder for people who needed tests to get one. | |
| Why AstraZeneca just paused its coronavirus vaccine trial Clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University have been put on hold after a participant developed a suspected adverse reaction, Stat News first reported. But don't worry; this is exactly how clinical trials are meant to ... | |
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