Month: January 2022

Ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli arrives at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in June, 2017. Getty Images Companies founded by notorious “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli have agreed to pay up to $28 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to claims they illegally thwarted competition to the prescription medication Daraprim
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A recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server assesses the neutralization efficacy of the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC) in children, adolescents, and adults. The rapid transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC has caused a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and
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There are extremely wide disparities in worldwide vaccine coverage for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with developing countries tending to lag significantly behind developed countries. As many governments are unwilling to share vaccines before their entire population is vaccinated, many vaccines have gone to less at-risk individuals due to their location, with some countries even providing
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More than eighty percent (81%) of orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons report being named in at least one malpractice suit, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Malpractice Report 2021. Orthopedists ranked third among specialists most likely to be sued, surpassed only by plastic surgeons and general surgeons (both 83%). In comparison, just over half of physicians across
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on January 19, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Senior civil servant Sue Gray has released the initial findings of her long-awaited investigation into the Downing Street “partygate” scandal. The 12-page interim report, published Monday, makes clear that
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In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers describe the kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific serum antibodies in convalescent children over six months following infection. Study: Dynamics of infection-elicited SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children over time. Image Credit: Maria Sbytova / Shutterstock.com SARS-CoV-2 infection induces an immune response that
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In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers study the interaction between immunity to endemic coronaviruses (CoVs) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Herein, the researchers used longitudinal epitope-resolved profiling of plasma antibodies before and after vaccination with the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine. Study: COVID-19 vaccination recruits and matures cross-reactive antibodies
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“We are at the mercy of this virus and its variants.” — William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, on navigating the pandemic as Omicron subsides. “When we’ve looked at these numbers in the past, they’ve been inaccurate.” — Jeff Grainger, director of external communications for AdventHealth in Central Florida, on a
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In this article SPOT In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Bruce Springsteen, center, performs with Nils Lofgren, left, and Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band during their concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles. Springsteen’s latest album, “Letter To You” will be released on Oct. 23. Chris Pizzello |
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Take it seriously, and follow these steps for dealing with stress “Is anything causing you stress at the moment?” It’s something I’ve asked patients hundreds of times during my work as a GP. Now more than ever, the ‘stress’ word is cropping up. We are frazzled –  working from home, looking after elderly parents, managing
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Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn’t experience such symptoms, according to a new study led by a pediatrician-scientist at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The most common
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association and collaborating organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, continue to provide interim guidance to address the latest scientific research related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly the
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Thousands of schools transitioned to online learning in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time many children with cancer and other chronic health needs, as well as those with special education needs, faced significant challenges to learning online. An opinion paper by Johns Hopkins experts, published Jan. 4 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics,
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A new approach that targets the cellular machinery that viruses need to reproduce – rather than the virus itself – appears to stem replication of a common childhood pathogen known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), UT Southwestern researchers report in a new study. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, could offer a novel strategy to
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About a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional, or survival sex, according to results of a new survey study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. The findings, which define the practice as trading sex for money, housing and other necessities (e.g., food, clothing), were published in
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In-hospital addiction medicine consultations can reduce deaths in high-risk patients with substance use disorder, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine by University of Pittsburgh physicians. This research is among the first of its kind to show these consults are a life-saving intervention. In this past year, more people
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A study published in the journal Immunity analyzed the varied manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children. Introduction Among the different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), the severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults is high, while children and young adults are not as severely impacted. Furthermore, various other viruses
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A study published in the journal Immunity analyzed the varied manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children. Introduction Among the different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), the severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults is high, while children and young adults are not as severely impacted. Furthermore, various other viruses
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