A new study involving researchers from the University of Toronto suggests that, by last spring, 75 per cent of people across Canada had developed antibodies in response to COVID-19 infections. Using aggregate data from various collaborating pan-Canadian teams, researchers found that few people showed SARS-CoV-2 infection in their blood during the country’s pre-vaccination and vaccine […]
A federally funded study, led by University of Cincinnati researcher Nalinikanth Kotagiri, looks to develop a new imaging method that can identify certain types of lung infections -; in real time -; in order to speed up treatment for critically ill patients. Kotagiri, an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the UC James L. Winkle […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News “The fact that antibodies wane after about six months and the fact that this virus is always mutating means that although we lived through the public health emergency, we’re not out of the woods.” The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force has supported 120 research studies focused on immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Photo […]
“These updated analyses from the pivotal phase 3 MOMENTUM study [NCT04173494] provide longterm evidence for durable symptom, spleen, and anemia benefits, a favorable safety profile, and survival through week 48 for momelotinib in symptomatic patients with anemia and myelofibrosis previously treated with a JAK inhibitor,” according to the study authors. Treatment with momelotinib produced enduring […]
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services is advising consumers not eat all flavors of “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cups produced by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY. This is due to a national outbreak of Listeriosis that has been linked to […]
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson offered some answers to his absence from the contact and team parts of practice. According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, Hockenson said that he developed an ear infection early in camp that affected his equilibrium and kept him out of most parts of practice. Buy Vikings Tickets T.J. Hockenson said […]
When the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule for the 2024 fiscal year (FY) takes effect on Oct. 1, 2023, it will usher in a number of important updates and changes to reimbursement factors and programs, such as the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) […]
A new report shedding light on how the pandemic impacted Canada has found high immunity levels among the population — but amid speculation that a new COVID-19 variant descended from the Omicron strain could cause a spike in infections, should Canadians be concerned? The study found that high vaccine coverage and population immunity were “insufficient” […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – During the pandemic, the restrictions on gay men donating blood were loosened. Earlier this year, the FDA removed even more restrictions. What does that mean for local blood banks? For today’s good question, a viewer asked, “Earlier this year, the FDA updated the blood donation policy to allow more gay and […]
