Monthly Archives: September 2023
Infection
Study: Immune response from COVID infection after 2 vaccine doses waned slower than after 3 doses
Sep
Phil Roeder / Flickr cc Three Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses stimulate long-term immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 similar to breakthrough infection plus two doses, while four doses only temporarily increase antibody levels, according to a new study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Every 2 to 4 months, researchers at Ziv Medical Center in Israel […]
Sep
For certain patients with advanced breast cancer, a drug called Piqray (alpelisib) may extend survival. But new research confirms the medication often causes seriously high blood sugar levels. “This is a very effective drug that we should be using to treat breast cancer, but the problem is that it causes high blood sugar, which also […]
Sep
Share on PinterestMaskot/Getty Images 1188431815 health clinic, high blood pressure Maskot/Getty Images Adolescents and young adults with high blood pressure had a greater chance of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later in life. Even those in the “elevated” blood pressure category — the first above-normal stage before high blood pressure — […]
Sep
The Biden administration announced last week that the public would once again be able to request free at-home COVID-19 tests beginning Monday. The return of the program comes as COVID-19 infections have been on the rise since July, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. While hospitalizations and deaths have risen, totals remain […]
Sep
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Sep
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has registered 210 new suspected cases of cholera infections and 10 ‘suspected’ deaths across eight states of the federation from July 31 to Aug. 27. The NCDC said this via its official website in its latest monthly situation report on Cholera, covering Epidemiological (EP) weeks 31 […]
Sep
Sept. 25, 2023 — People with long COVID have specific biomarkers in their blood, a study published Monday in Nature said. The findings may be a step toward creating blood tests to positively identify people with long COVID so specialized treatments can be employed, researchers said. “This is a decisive step forward in the development […]
Sep
When people think of public health preparedness, they often think in terms of threats such as biological weapons like anthrax or maybe even preparing against another COVID-19 type pandemic. However, one area within public health that is not given the same type of public awareness on a large scale is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It affects […]
DUBLIN, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Blood Transfusion Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2024-2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. In 2023, the global blood transfusion set market reported a total value of $480.1 million, experiencing a modest decline of 3.5% from the $464.1 million recorded in 2022. Despite this dip, the […]