The move came one day after Pfizer and BioNTech submitted their application for EUA of their updated Covid-19 booster for people age 12 and older. If the FDA authorizes the updated vaccines, they could become available in September. The companies’ updated formulations are bivalent vaccines that combine the original vaccines with ones that target Omicron
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 6.4 million lives globally. Research on COVID-19 has shed light on various clinical manifestations from asymptomatic to severe symptoms. Several studies have reported the development and persistence of antibodies following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Study: Factors influencing the
Scientists have renewed hopes of nasal vaccines helping halt COVID-19 transmissions amid the ongoing pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 has been continuously mutating, and its evolutions arm it with better immunity-evading skills, outpacing the mRNA vaccines and injectable boosters in the works. As such, scientists are eager to put the spotlight on nasal sprays and the big role
Gun attacks in classrooms across the nation have led principals and other school leaders to implement “active shooter” drills to try to increase the safety of their students and faculty. The drills can range from staging lockdowns and sheltering in place to quasi dramas with mock shooters roaming the halls. Although the goals of these
There’s a new workplace buzzword in town, but what does it mean and could it prevent burnout? Scrolling through TikTok recently, I noticed a phrase that made my ears prick up, ‘quiet quitting’. When I did some further digging, I found myself down a rabbit hole of various takes, interpretations and ‘solutions’ (for both employers
Cases of type 2 diabetes saw a sharp 77% increase among youth during the first year of the pandemic. Researchers say some “environmental factors” may have contributed to the rise. The incidence of “youth onset” type 2 diabetes has been rising “worldwide,” the researchers wrote in a paper, published in The Journal of Pediatrics. Previous data from
Canada’s pharmaceutical supply has become highly dependent on imports, leading to calls to increase domestic manufacturing in the long term and to manage vulnerable supply chains better in the short term. The pandemic worsened an already fragile supply of medicines in Canada, write Shoo K. Lee, MBBS, PhD, principal investigator of the Maternal-Infant Care Research
The current National Cancer Plan in Scotland, ‘Recovery and Redesign: An Action Plan for Cancer Services’ was published in 2020 and looked to build on the progress of the previous cancer strategy while responding to the immediate challenges to cancer care posed by COVID-19. This plan ends next March, so now the Scottish Government have
Your Checklist for Meeting With the School Nurse – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit
People sit outside a bar at Emily Hill in Singapore, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore is set to allow non-fully vaccinated travelers to skip quarantine on arrival starting Monday, authorities announced Wednesday. The country is also set to remove indoor mask requirements from Aug. 29,
In a multi-site study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and across the United States say they have documented a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report on the findings, published Aug. 17 in The Journal of Pediatrics, the investigators note it is unclear
I worked in rural Kentucky for 20 years — all of it in poverty clinics. I suspect I got to know my patients better than someone working in a specialty clinic in a big city. The challenges and rewards of doctoring are unique to each specialty, but these are the challenges and rewards I experienced
The vaccine was authorized for adults in July. With the latest emergency use authorization, it also will be available as a two-dose primary series for ages 12 to 17. In this age group, “overall, the clinical efficacy of the vaccine is around 80%,” said Silvia Taylor, Novavax’s senior vice president global corporate affairs. The vaccine
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed the efficacy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) fourth-dose vaccination relative to no vaccination towards the Omicron BA.1 variant. Study: Effectiveness of fourth dose COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron variant compared to no vaccination. Image Credit: luchschenF/Shutterstock Background Related Stories Global
Learning about insulin resistance, or prediabetes, can be intimidating. Eleanna De Filippis, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic, walks you through the facts, the questions, and the answers to help you better understand this condition. For more reading visit: https://mayocl.in/3waShVV. When it comes to your health, Mayo Clinic believes credible and clear information is
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has formally recommended the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 through 17. But there are things the public should know about the vaccine before getting jabbed. In its recommendation published Monday, the CDC said the Novavax vaccine contains “harmless proteins of the COVID-19 virus” alongside an
Monkeypox. Polio. Covid. A quick glance at the news on any given day seems to indicate that outbreaks, epidemics, and perhaps even pandemics are increasing in frequency. Granted, these types of events are hardly new; from the plagues of the 5th and 13th centuries to the Spanish flu in the 20th century and SARS-CoV-2 today,
Separating fact from fiction: Here’s what you need to know about narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) tends to have a bad reputation. If you search for it on Google, you’ll be presented with a definition: ‘A mental health condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a
Having regular physical activity may help lower the risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes, a team of researchers has found. But how much exercise does one need to get the best protection? For their work, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the researchers scoured databases for studies that found an association between regular exercise and “at
Stingrays appear to glide silently through oceans, but a group of researchers in Australia have found that rays can make sounds, especially when under duress. Social media recordings of stingrays making sounds have now dispelled the long-held assumption that rays lacked the biological capability to make noise. The sounds made by the rays have been
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term mainly used to describe disorders that cause chronic inflammation of your digestive system. Its most often used to refer to two conditions: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Under normal circumstances, inflammation is a good thing. For example, if you have an infection, inflammation is a sign that
Finding a Childcare Provider for Your Child With Diabetes – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, plans to step down from his roles running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and advising the White House as its chief medical advisor at the end of the year, he announced Monday. Fauci has become a household fixture during the Covid-19 pandemic, battling
Young people who eat healthy breakfasts at home have better psychosocial health, shows a recent study in Frontiers in Nutrition. While previous research has reported the important role of a nutritious breakfast, this is the first study to look at the reported effects of whether kids eat breakfast, as well as where and what they
Cutting the dose of antenatal betamethasone in half was not equivalent to full-dose antenatal betamethasone when it came to needing to treat respiratory distress in very preterm infants, findings from the randomized BETADOSE trial showed. Among more than 3,000 neonates in the intention to treat (ITT) analysis, 20% of newborns in the half-dose group required
Health officials are banking on vaccinations to contain monkeypox and polio before those become standing threats in the United States. They’re counting on updated boosters to restore waning immunity against Covid-19. With influenza expected back in the US this fall, flu shots could be critical to prevent severe illness and keep hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated the effect of anti-spike antibody levels on the risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and breakthrough infections in the Virus Watch cohort. Image Credit: Naeblys/Shutterstock Background SARS-CoV-2 spike-based vaccines have effectively reduced the mortality rate associated with
The BA.5 variant of the novel coronavirus might be the most contagious yet, with health experts saying it could reinfect COVID-19 patients and survivors every month. The BA.5 subvariant of omicron quickly became the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in most parts of the world, and scientists may have finally realized why the variant easily took
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