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COVID-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is a cause for global concern…
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Coronavirus: UK’s Covid crisis ‘will be over’ if vaccines still keep people out of hospital
Sir Andrew Pollard, one of the professors behind the Oxford jab, told MPs in a meeting about coronavirus: ‘We are…
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One dose of Moderna vaccine is effective in preventing COVID-19 cases by up to 95 percent
Even one dose of Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine provides a person with significant protection from the virus, a study finds. A…
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Drug reduces deaths for subset of COVID-19 patients in trial
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Preliminary RECOVERY trial results find a monoclonal antibody (MAB) drug by Regeneron reduces the risk of…
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Over 60% of COVID-19 patients who die have muscle inflammation, German autopsy study finds
More than 60% of COVID-19 patients who die have muscle inflammation, autopsy study finds A new study performed autopsies on…
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Researchers tackle mystery of short-sightedness increasing in children
Myopia is on the rise. In the UK, the number of children with myopia has doubled in the last 50…
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The free bowel cancer test kit in the post that could save your life
A little gift from the NHS arrived through my letterbox this week. It contained a small plastic vial with a…
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Heartwarming moment one-year-old girl walks on her new prosthetic limb the first time
A mother has revealed the moving moment a one-year-old girl took her first steps in her new prosthetic limb four months after having…
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40 years of HIV/AIDS: Will the epidemic end?
Microscopic image of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID June marks the 40th anniversary of the first scientific report describing…
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‘Major advance’ in heart attack detection as risk calculator is ready for use
‘Major advance’ in heart attack detection as calculator that can tell medics who risks being struck down in next decade…
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FDA ordered Johnson & Johnson to throw out 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Johnson & Johnson to discard 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday.…
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Sequencing of wastewater can help monitor SARS-COV-2 variants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can provide an early warning system of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that…
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Gordon Brown blasts G7’s 1billion Covid vaccine dose pledge for poor countries as a ‘moral failure’
The G7 summit will be remembered as an ‘unforgivable moral failure’ after leaders failed to finalise a plan to vaccinate…
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Study shows 29% of people who died after catching the new strain had BOTH vaccinations
Almost a third of the 42 Britons who have so far died from the Indian (Delta) Covid had been double…
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PSMA-targeted radiotracer pinpoints metastatic prostate cancer across anatomic regions
Case example: A 54-year-old man with a history of RP+LND and a subsequent PSA of 1.25 ng/mL had no evidence…
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Covid China: Patients ‘are getting sicker FASTER’ due to Indian variant
Covid patients infected with the Indian variant are getting sicker more quickly than in previous waves, doctors in China have…
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Novel radiotracer shows promise to predict abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i PET/CT image of a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. CTA and CT images show an aneurysmal abdominal aorta…
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Proof jabs WILL protect NHS from Indian variant: PHE study finds vaccines more than 90% effective
Two Covid vaccine doses are extremely effective at reducing hospitalisations in patients infected with the Indian variant and just one…
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Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction see their love lives left ‘in tatters’
Men who suffer problems between the sheets are seeing their sex lives left ‘in tatters’ because NHS doctors are barred…
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Two COVID-19 vaccines show safety, strong immunity in infant model
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,…
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Is this more proof we’ve gone quarantine crazy?
It was going to be great: a trip to Bristol to visit an old friend, on the hottest weekend of…
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G7 Covid fears as five venues shut in St Ives because of clusters caused by ‘intermixing’
Fears that the G7 summit in Cornwall may have triggered a coronavirus outbreak are continuing to grow, after five venues…
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Coronavirus: Oxford’s Andrew Pollard says Brits may NOT need third booster jab
Professor Pollard said there is no evidence that vaccine protection is reducing, so it is not yet clear whether a…
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Twelve adventurous staycations to make you happy, fit and healthy
A one-mile swim challenge before a moonlit float Glide through the cool, open waters of Ullswater on a wild swim,…
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California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic
California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, looks on as Access Hollywood personality Scott Evans draws a ball with a winning number…
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Truck drivers with poor nutrition are more likely to have fatigue and be dangerous drivers
Having a poor diet may increase the risk of dangerous driving for truck drivers, a new study suggests. A Beijing-based…
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Hospital units for children’s care fell by 19% over the past 10 years
The number of pediatric hospital units and beds in the U.S. has declined over the last decade, making it harder…
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Fighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions
In this Monday, March 29, 2021 file photo South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, heads a government delegation on a…
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Coronavirus: SAGE warned Covid admissions could spike past 7,000 a day with Indian variant
Hospital admissions for Covid could surge past 7,000 a day in England’s third wave if the Indian ‘Delta’ variant is…
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Anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids could help reduce depression
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are found in…
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One in three patients admitted to hospital during first Covid wave received DNR orders, study shows
One in three patients admitted to hospital during first Covid wave received do not resuscitate orders, research shows University of…
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Junk food diet may boost risk of dangerous driving among truck/lorry drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A junk food diet may increase the risk of dangerous driving among truck/lorry drivers by boosting…
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Russia claims to have spotted ANOTHER type of Covid
Russia may have spotted ANOTHER type of Covid – with scientists now testing whether vaccines work against mutant ‘Moscow’ strain…
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Will Delta variant wreak havoc in US? CDC STILL hasn’t classified mutant as a ‘variant of concern’
The Indian ‘Delta’ coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in the UK – causing cases and hospitalizations to skyrocket – and…
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Strict rest after sports-related concussion slows recovery and may prolong symptoms
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Strict rest after a sports related concussion slows recovery and may prolong symptoms, says a consensus…
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Weekly Covid deaths plunge to ANOTHER low with just 52 victims in first week of June
Jacob Rees-Mogg today gave the first sign of Cabinet dissent over Boris Johnson’s decision to delay the final stage of…
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Third dose of COVID vaccine is more effective in organ transplant recipients than first two doses
Third dose of Covid vaccine can raise antibody levels by as much 687-fold in organ transplant recipients who had almost…
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Over half of cardiovascular disease deaths worldwide occur in Asia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Asia is increasing rapidly, with over…
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Britain has Europe’s WORST Covid outbreak as Indian variant sees nation overtake Spain
The UK now has the highest daily rate of coronavirus infections in Europe after overtaking Spain, figures revealed today. Statistics…
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The healthier BBQ sauces you can relish this summer
It’s barbecue season, and if you’re keen to eat well, you may be tempted by one of the new ‘healthy’…
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Drug rebates for insurers tied to higher costs for patients, especially the uninsured
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Federal agencies that regulate drug pricing and healthcare insurance are concerned that an industry practice of…
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Covid will last FOREVER and we need to live with it like the flu after Freedom Day
Coronavirus will never be eradicated and Britons will need to learn to live with the virus even if it causes…
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New studies identify how tuberculosis processes destroy the lungs and how to protect them
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAID Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on…
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US hits grim 600,000 COVID-19 death toll milestone
The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 600,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
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Teens experienced helplessness when exposed to secondhand racism
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This past year has been transformational in terms of not only a global pandemic but a…
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Green light for radical migraine treatment
A daily dose of green light is being tested in the U.S. as a new way to tackle migraines. While…
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22-day delay on India variant that may have sparked setback in UK Covid battle
Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson are under increasing pressure to explain the decision to leave India off the travel red…
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CDC will FINALLY label Indian Delta Covid strain as ‘variant of concern’
The Indian ‘Delta’ coronavirus variant will finally be classified as a ‘variant of concern’ by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Fears breast cancer progress could stall due to COVID-19 backlog
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England. Breast…
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Taxing sugar-sweetened drinks DOES work: Volume of soda purchased in Philadelphia fell by 42%
Philadelphia’s tax on sugary beverages seems to have worked, as the volume of purchases fell two years after the tax…
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