Deaf Healthcare Workers Left Behind as Masks Became Universal During Pandemic
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A U.K. survey of deaf healthcare workers shows many feel frustrated by a lack of …
Pregnant COVID-19 Patients Have Low In-Hospital Mortality Rates
(Reuters Health) – Women hospitalized with COVID-19 appear to have lower mortality rates when they’re pregnant than those who are …
Worldwide COVID-19 cases pass 150 million
Worldwide COVID-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday, according to an AFP count, with numbers soaring recently due to a …
COVID-19: Large meta-analysis shows people with more advanced diabetes have higher risk of death from SARS-CoV-2
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes …
Vital Medical Supplies Reach India as COVID Deaths Near 200,000
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vital medical supplies began to reach India on Tuesday as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and …
Updated advice for safe COVID-19 vaccination in people with high-risk allergy histories
At the end of 2020, experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) examined all information related to possible …
Response to one COVID-19 vaccine dose strong in previously infected
(HealthDay)—For persons with a history of previous infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the neutralizing antibody titer …
Elderly Show Similar Response to Astra, Pfizer Shots: UK Study
LONDON (Reuters) – The first study to directly compare immune reactions between Pfizer’s and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines found strong and …
Seventh clot case involving Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine revealed
No proof J&J vaccine causes blood clots: CDC chief Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary argues the FDA pause …
Clear Link Between AZ Vaccine and Rare Blood Clots in Brain, EMA Official Tells Paper
ROME (Reuters) – There is a link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but …
Gradual doses used to vaccinate people allergic to their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers from Rochester Regional Health used graded doses to successfully administer a second dose of the Moderna vaccine to two …
Experimental therapy for parasitic heart disease may also help stop COVID-19
James McKerrow, MD, Ph.D., dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, …
Super-Spreader Events Give Life to Virus Variants
(Reuters) – Super-spreader events, in which an infected person transmits the virus to many other people, are critical to the …
Macron Orders COVID-19 Lockdown Across All of France, Closes Schools
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close …
What To Expect In Between Your COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
With the country on track to distributing 200 million doses of vaccine (via U.S. News & World Report), it’s easy …
COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced disease than before the …
Why You Might Want to Skip That Celebratory Drink After Your COVID-19 Vaccine
If you're due to get your COVID-19 shot soon, you might have lots of questions about what you should and …
In Italy, Manslaughter Probes Worsen Vaccine Turmoil
ROME (Reuters) – When alarm about potential side effects of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot halted vaccinations around Europe this month, many …