Monthly Archives: November 2023

COVID-19 vaccination before infection strongly linked to reduced risk of developing long COVID

Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels Receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, finds a study published by The BMJ today (Nov. 22). The findings, based on data for more than half a million […]

‘It’s a very human condition’: Researchers seek answers to mystery of autism, in blood

Dr. Jacob Hooker was stunned: There were only 45. Among the 145,000 people who had agreed to provide blood for research at Mass General Brigham since it began collecting samples in 2010, only 45 had autism. Hooker, scientific director of the Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital, wants to identify subtypes of autism […]

Why Spurs broadcaster Bill Land’s blood cancer diagnosis won’t stop him from doing what he loves

Spurs Announcer Bill Land works on from inside the mobile broadcast set-up at the AT&T Center. The Spurs played an away game against Oklahoma City Thunder and while the San Antonio Rodeo occupied the broadcast team’s regular spots in the AT&T Center, the team produced the game from outside in TV trucks amid rodeo-goers. Josie […]

Lexington teacher shares unexpected journey battling infection in Chicago hospital

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Presley family is giving thanks for a lot of things this holiday season. This year feels different, after being in the hospital in Chicago for 16 months, Emily Presley is grateful to be back in Lexington. Up until May of 2022, 46-year-old Emily Presley was completely healthy. A STEM teacher […]

Robb ‘Full Steam Ahead’ After Life-Threatening Infection | Husker Insider

For Nebraska’s Peyton Robb, this year is all about gratitude and unfinished business as he returns to the mat for his final season after a horrifying health scare. In one of the biggest stories from last season’s NCAA Championships, Robb had to medically forfeit out of the tournament after the consolation semis as he came […]

Cantaloupes linked to Salmonella, four people in Wisconsin infected

At least four people in four Wisconsin counties have become ill due to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes. Two of those people in Wisconsin have been hospitalized. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 43 people in 15 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. […]

No proof ‘ill-defined’ Alberta deaths related to Covid shots

Copyright © AFP 2017-2023. All rights reserved. A video spreading across social media links the high rate of deaths reported with unknown causes in Alberta in 2021 to Covid-19 vaccines. There is no evidence for this; no deaths attributed to the jabs were reported in the Canadian province that year. “‘Cause unknown’ is a crime […]

Bayer ends blood thinner trial early due to lack of efficacy

Bayer has ended a clinical trial for its new atrial fibrillation (AFib) drug much earlier than planned based on recommendations from the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC). OCEANIC-AF is a phase III study comparing Bayer’s oral factor XIa inhibitor, asundexian, with the oral anticoagulant (OAC) apixaban in AFib patients facing a high stroke risk. The […]