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Germany urges vaccine shots; warns of fall COVID-19 surge
Germany’s top health official is urging more citizens to get vaccinated, warning Saturday that if the…
Study suggests Delta does not cause more severe childhood COVID
US pediatric COVID hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers…
New mechanism preventing toxic DNA lesions opens up therapeutic avenues for Huntington’s disease
A new mechanism that stops the progression of Huntington’s disease in cells has been identified by…
ESC guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention published today
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice are published…
Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown
A lockdown of Australia’s second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle…
Learning about nurses’ moral distress during crisis care
During the pandemic, nurses continue to deliver a crisis standard of care, which requires allocating and…
Racial differences in recovery following sports-related concussion identified in young black and white athletes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers examined whether race (Black or White) influences outcomes and subjective experiences…
New Zealand queries virus approach as Delta outbreak grows
New Zealand conceded its ambitious “COVID zero” elimination strategy may no longer be viable on Sunday…
Palau loses virus-free status with first COVID cases
The tiny Pacific nation of Palau reported its first cases of coronavirus Saturday, losing its prized…
Scientists harness human protein to deliver molecular medicines to cells
Researchers from MIT, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute,…
Cannabis use disorder: another COVID risk factor
Should doctors take particular care to talk to patients about the potential dangers of COVID-19 if…
Iran’s daily COVID deaths top 600 in new high
Iran on Sunday reported over 600 daily COVID deaths for the first time, ahead of tightened…
Australia clamps down on ‘most concerning day of the pandemic’
Australia’s biggest city announced tighter COVID restrictions including heavier fines and tighter policing on Saturday as…
Researchers find vital enzyme holds key to the fight against cancer and viral infections
A new study led by University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers identifies two ways in which…
Do some diabetes drugs reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s?
People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid in…
Sydney posts fresh COVID record as Melbourne races to trace outbreak
Australia’s state of New South Wales reported another record day of COVID-19 cases Saturday, as authorities…
WHO ‘deeply concerned’ by Long Covid
With nearly 200 million people known to have had COVID-19, the WHO said Wednesday it was…
Guadeloupe to impose new curfew due to alarming COVID surge
France’s overseas territory of Guadeloupe is to return to partial lockdown for at least three weeks…
Doctors in Saudi separate Yemeni baby from twin
A team of doctors in Saudi Arabia has separated a Yemeni baby from her parasitic twin,…
Biden says US must ‘do better’ on COVID vaccinations
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Americans “still need to do better” on COVID-19 vaccinations, as…
Nerve fibre loss and rise in key immune cells on eye surface may signal ‘long COVID’
Nerve fibre loss and an increase in key immune (dendritic) cells on the surface of the…
Jordan to open COVID vaccinations for 12-year-olds
Jordan’s health ministry announced Saturday that COVID-19 vaccines will now be available for children aged 12…
Do vaccinated people need to go back to masking?
With the Delta variant pushing US COVID cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether…
‘Missing self’ contributes to organ rejection after transplantation
Immune cells called natural killer cells contribute to organ rejection after transplantation because they miss “self”…
Study explores race inequity in opioid prescribing among US health systems
A new Dartmouth-led study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds light…
Study refutes suspicion that dengue increases risk of microcephaly associated with Zika
A pregnant woman infected by Zika virus does not face a greater risk of giving birth…
Routine vaccination rates in Victoria unaffected by COVID-19
Researchers, led by Dr. Frank Beard, Associate Director of the National Center for Immunization Research and…
Europeans face travel woes as Covid reaches Olympic Village
Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration on Saturday as the UK and France overhauled COVID-19 border restrictions…
WHO eyes China lab audits next in COVID origin probe
The World Health Organization said on Friday that the second stage of an investigation into the…