Adults and children with COVID-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the need for mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Malnutrition hampers the proper functioning of the immune system and is known to increase the risk of severe infections for other viruses, but […]
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s health care system is collapsing due to the coronavirus, with intensive care departments full and doctors overburdened by a rapid outbreak of cases and deaths, the health ministry said on Thursday. Tunisia recorded near 10,000 new coronavirus cases and 134 deaths on Wednesday, a daily record since the start of the […]
Coronavirus death age is often higher than life expectancy: data Senior political analyst Brit Hume weighs in on the handling of the coronavirus pandemic on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ A top official at the World Health Organization said Thursday that COVID-19 mutations will likely lead to a surge in cases this fall, prompting parts of the […]
DEPOK, Indonesia, July 6 (Reuters) – Indonesian volunteer biker Sebastian Dwiyantoro and his team have been particularly busy helping ambulances navigate heavy traffic in Jakarta’s satellite city of Depok to get COVID-19 patients to hospital as infections soar in the country. The volunteers ride motorbikes in front of the ambulances, the deafening noise of the […]
A new survey by Kingston University in collaboration with London South Bank University (LSBU) has found that COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome is still causing many people to struggle with reintegration into daily life. The new UK-wide survey of 975 people, conducted in late June, comes in the week the government set out plans to remove most […]
Dr. Saphier: MRNA vaccines will likely offer good protection against new lambda COVID-19 variant Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses the lambda variant of COVID-19, which now makes up the majority of coronavirus cases in South America A county in northern California announced last week that it revised the method in how it registered coronavirus deaths that […]
BREAKING NEWS: Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine DOES work against variants including Indian ‘Delta’ strain after lab tests Moderna Inc looked at blood samples of eight patients one week after they received their second COVID-19 vaccine dose The vaccine generated high levels of neutralizing antibodies against all variants tested, including the Indian ‘Delta’ variant This […]
Patients with a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma had a widely variable response to COVID-19 vaccines—in some cases, no detectable response—pointing to the need for antibody testing and precautions for these patients after vaccination, according to a study that will be published in Cancer Cell this week. Mount Sinai researchers found that multiple […]
Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the Delta variant, while several Asian nations also tightened curbs to contain growing outbreaks. While many wealthy countries have brought down infections through rapid vaccinations, outbreaks are still raging from Bangladesh and Indonesia to South America, […]
As we celebrate ‘Pride Month’, the reality is that the LGBTQIA+ community remains on the outskirts of most narratives By Dr Sukriti Chauhan, Shireen Yachu and Kiran Butola The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown have gravely impacted the socio-economic development, public health and social dynamics of society. While many view it as a ‘great equalizer’, […]
