Regular virus tests can curb infection rates
At its peak, the current COVID-19 pandemic has all but brought social and economic life to a virtual standstill. Although lockdowns and social distancing have proven...
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EU watchdog monitoring Pfizer, Moderna jabs for clot risks
Europe’s medicines watchdog said Friday it was checking whether COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna could be linked to rare cases of blood clotting, but...
‘Unspeakable, screeching horror’: One researcher on the frontline of India’s COVID crisis
Global health researcher Vyoma Dhar Sharma had just embarked on a fieldwork trip to India as COVID-19 began sweeping through the population and overwhelming hospitals. It...
Spaniards hold their breath as sweeping virus measures end
Spain will relax nationwide pandemic measures this weekend, including travel restrictions, but some regional chiefs are complaining that the six-month-long national state of emergency will be...
What India’s second wave means for its vaccine coverage, and the rest of the world
With rich countries having bought up the majority of the world’s COVID-19 vaccines, the rest of the world has relied on India—one of the world’s largest...
Breaching the blood-brain barrier to deliver precious payloads
RNA-based drugs have the potential to change the standard of care for many diseases, making personalized medicine a reality. This rapidly expanding class of therapeutics are...
Hesitant to get younger kids vaccinated? Vaccinating children is key to ending pandemic
As U.S. health officials prepare to authorize Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in younger children, a new poll shows that less than a third of...
Study finds racial disparities in concussion symptom knowledge among college athletes
Among collegiate football players and other athletes, Black athletes recognize fewer concussion-related symptoms than their White counterparts, reports a study in the May/June issue of the...
New study determines cystic fibrosis therapy is safe and effective for young children
Children ages two to five who have the most common form of cystic fibrosis (CF), caused by two copies of the F508 gene mutation, have not...
Exercise can help support recovery of patients with lasting COVID symptoms, study finds
Patients with lasting symptoms of COVID-19 who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation program demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognition, according to...
