In this article BNTX It was Jan. 24, 2020 when BioNTech CEO Uğur Şahin knew that Covid-19 was likely to become a global pandemic. Though it was over a month and a half before the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic, Sahin met with his wife, BioNTech’s co-founder and chief medical officer Özlem Türeci.
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The recent surge of COVID-19 in the southern U.S. in summer and early fall was fueled by the rise of the Delta variant storming through the unvaccinated population. But among the cases and hospitalizations were also some vaccinated people with breakthrough infections. This week, the topic of breakthrough infections garnered even more attention with the
Thought LeadersDr. Usha SethuramanProfessor of PediatricsCentral Michigan University In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Usha Sethuraman about her research into COVID-19 and how saliva could be used to help predict COVID-19 severity in children. The COVID-19 pandemic has received a great deal of scientific and medical attention since the start of last year. What
Exacerbations were eliminated in about one-third of adult asthma patients treated prophylactically with the macrolide azithromycin, a researcher reported. In the real-world study presented at CHEST 2021, the American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting held online, Hanan Ajay, a fifth-year medical student at the University of Liverpool in England said that of the 34
Motivational pep talks are nothing new in the social media space, but one two-year-old is drawing quite the crowd for the adorable way she’s inspiring the internet. In videos filmed for the Dimitrievski family’s social media accounts, the little toddler can be heard saying inspirational and motivational quotes with so much passion in her voice!
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Admin Helping your parents transition into senior living starts with an open discussion that keeps their needs, wishes, and best interests at the forefront of the conversation. This decision can be challenging, but unthreading the intricacies involved will ultimately help everyone feel more stable. Here are some questions for your family to consider: How do your parents feel about where
A deep breath can work wonders for your wellbeing, so to help you get into this beneficial practice, we share three intentional breathing techniques that can help soothe stressed minds, and induce calm Pursed lip breathing This technique is all about taking your time and being intentional with every breath. Slowing down your breathing can
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. High rates of cognitive dysfunction or brain fog have been found an average of 7.6 months after patients have been treated for COVID-19, new data indicate. Jacqueline H. Becker, PhD, Division of General Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Kendall Lee, M.D., describes deep brain stimulation surgery, and how it is is typically done with patients who remain awake, so neurological functions can be measured and maintained. For more information on deep brain stimulation, visit http://mayocl.in/2A09T80.
With the help of a counselling psychologist, we explore the lesser-known mental health condition of cyclothymia Throughout our lives, our mental health will naturally fluctuate as we face challenges, as well as periods of joy and happiness. While this is a normal, natural thing, for some people this cycle is more extreme, and they find
CBD advocates attest that among its many benefits is helping alleviate seasonal allergies. How true is this claim? Seasonal Woes After more than a year of staying indoors and isolating, enjoying the outdoors now seems like such a luxury. Thankfully as restrictions have been easing up, we can now finally go out and be surrounded by nature, which also has positive
Adherence to guidelines pertaining to imaging after acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair is very low, a population-based study has shown. Only 14% of patients had guideline-recommended imaging over their follow-up period. Dr Jennifer Chung Among factors possibly contributing to this “extremely poor” adherence rate is the lack of clarity over who is in
The World Health Organization and partners have issued an urgent call for concrete action to better protect health and care workers worldwide from COVID-19 and other health issues. The organizations are concerned that large numbers of health and care workers have died from COVID-19, but also that an increasing proportion of the workforce are suffering
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on May 11, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo | Pool | Reuters U.S. health officials are keeping a close eye on an emerging Covid-19 subvariant, dubbed “delta plus,” that
COVID-19 vaccination efforts have decelerated or plateaued in developing and developed nations alike. To deal with vaccine holdouts, leaders across the world have proposed concrete benefits such as monetary compensation and lotteries, as well as punitive strategies such as barring unvaccinated people from restaurants, flights, and public places. However, leveraging such reactive techniques broadly may
For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers with high-end absorption sell for as much as a half a dollar each, and can
An oral abstract session at CHEST 2021 on Wednesday devoted to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) offered a prime example of how a question-and-answer segment can be far more interesting than the actual presentations. One of the abstracts was a run-of-the-mill secondary analysis of years-old clinical trial data, while another examined claims data related to
Suzette Simon lost her mother to breast cancer. In 2020, she learned that she had the disease, as well. Realizing how much harder breast cancer hits Black women, she decided to spread awareness… and to do so with a few giggles. When Simon received her diagnosis of stage II ER-positive breast cancer, she thought of
Following the pandemic, new research has revealed an increase in the number of employees disclosing mental health problems to HR leaders In research commissioned by employee experience platform Benefex, a series of online interviews with more than 200 employers has revealed that 87% have seen an increase in the numbers of employees disclosing mental health
Charged with capital murder, William George Davis listens to closing arguments in court as he stands trial. TYLER, Texas (AP) — A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries. The Smith County jury deliberated for
By age 60-ish, most of us know a lot about calorie-counting, fat grams, the dangers of too much sodium and the fruit-and-vegetable daily goal. Yet, nutrition experts who counsel older adults say they often hear: “I didn’t know that!” or “Really?” as they talk about nutrition with their clients and their webinar audiences. Think you
Whether you’re in the gym, at home or work, there are always ways for you to stay active so you can improve your health. After all, your heart is one of your vital organs, so you should take good care of it. Thankfully, fitness watches have become more popular, making it more accessible regardless of your budget. Aside from
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) in immunodeficient or immunosuppressed adults aged 19 or older. The recommendation was approved October 20 by a unanimous vote. Shingles is a reactivation of varicella
What are the benefits of buffer exchange and what are the benefits of performing this work? Buffer exchange is the process of transferring a large biomolecule from one solution to another. It can be a chore and is often a source of processing error, but it is a task that must be completed to keep
A woman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images For the sake of America’s kids, the Food and Drug Administration cannot reject the reality of today’s youth vaping epidemic. Last week, FDA approved the first-ever e-cigarettes to stay on the U.S. market, R.J. Reynolds’ Vuse tobacco-flavored vaping
One major theme out of the recent European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) virtual meeting was the use of immunotherapy in sarcoma, including CAR T-cell therapy. In this video, courtesy of VJHemOnc, Margaret von Mehren, MD, of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, talks about the latest research avenues being explored in sarcoma and
Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research (NY-CDTR). One of only seven such centers in the country and the only one in the Northeast, the NY-CDTR promotes collaboration and research on effective
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer announced the first data from its phase III COVID-19 booster trial involving 10,000 individuals ages 16 and up. The study showed 95.6% efficacy (95% CI 89.3-98.6) for those who received a booster shot 6 months following their primary series: with five cases in the boosted
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