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A new approach for handling insulin could revolutionize diabetes treatment for millions of peopleFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:57 PM Tags: Health, News, Africa, US, Trends, Diabetes, Healthcare, South Sudan, Who, Kenya, World Health Organization, Somalia, Msf, Afp, Bashar, Dadaab 57 people like this. Like COVID-19 CG tracks local SARS-CoV-2 mutations by geographical locationFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:55 PM Genomic surveillance of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has varied across countries. England's increased coronavirus sequencing helped it uncover the B.1.1.7 variant last fall. In contrast, countries such as the United States have reported little sequencing data.Tags: Health, England, United States 11 people like this. Like New evidence of SARS-CoV-2 spreading on planesFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:40 PM New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases analyzed a case showing in-flight transmission of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) despite passengers getting tested before departing to New Zealand.Tags: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases 43 people like this. Like Australia news live: Morrison says cabinet minister has 'vigorously denied' rape allegations – follow liveFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:14 PM Prime minister pledges $450m for aged care after royal commission final report. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to start by 8 March• Australian ‘myth-busting’ unit established to take on Covid misinformation• Follow the global Covid liveblog• Can Australia vaccinate the entire adult population by October? 4.07am GMT So maybe we should briefly recap.The prime minister Scott Morrison announced the release of the Royal Commission into aged ...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Coalition, Australian politics, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Labor party, Scott Morrison, Morrison, Royal Commission, Coronavirus 2 people like this. Like New SARS-CoV-2 B.1.526 variant emerges in New YorkFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:12 PM New York has the first case of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant called B.1.526, picked up by genomic surveillance research from Columbia University. The findings come after reports of other variants have been reported worldwide — B.1.1.7 in the United Kingdom, B.1.351 in South Africa, and P.1/P.2 in Brazil.Tags: Health, New York, South Africa, United Kingdom, Columbia University 40 people like this. Like Free-ranging minks exhibit high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in UtahFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:49 PM Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on mink farms in Utah, United States. They surveyed around farms for evidence of exposure and found high SARS-CoV-2 titers, suggesting a possible viral transmission pathway to native wildlife.Tags: Health, Utah, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Utah United States 50 people like this. Like Time to implement measures preventing future viral zoonosesFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:38 PM Now, researchers at the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland recommend measures to prevent future zoonotic outbreaks. They emphasized the importance of viral surveillance and research on new viral strains as primary strategies to combat these infections.Tags: Health, Poland, Katowice, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, University of Silesia 34 people like this. Like Australia news live: Morrison speaks to media as aged care royal commission report released – follow liveFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:34 PM Drug regulator to begin batch-testing Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in Australia on Sunday. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to start by 8 March• Australian ‘myth-busting’ unit established to take on Covid misinformation• Follow the global Covid liveblog• Can Australia vaccinate the entire adult population by October? 3.26am GMT There’s a kind of weird dynamic going on at this press conference. A few journalists are attempting to ask Scot...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Coalition, Australian politics, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Labor party, Scott Morrison, Morrison, Coronavirus, COVID 45 people like this. Like Australia news live: Morrison to speak to media ahead of release of aged care royal commission report – follow liveFebruary 28, 2021 at 9:34 PM Drug regulator to begin batch-testing Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in Australia on Sunday. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to start by 8 March• Australian ‘myth-busting’ unit established to take on Covid misinformation• Follow the global Covid liveblog• Can Australia vaccinate the entire adult population by October? 2.34am GMT Should be plenty of time for the journalists to read it before the prime minister’s press conference begins in ...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Coalition, Australian politics, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Labor party, Scott Morrison, Morrison, Royal Commission, Coronavirus, COVID, Nino Bucci 24 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 modulates host cell central carbon metabolism for reproductionFebruary 28, 2021 at 8:56 PM A team of scientists from Sweden and India has recently characterized the host cell metabolic alterations associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Their findings reveal that SARS-CoV-2 modulates the host cell's central carbon metabolism to facilitate replication and infection propagation.Tags: Health, Sweden, India 9 people like this. Like New method to enhance images of the SARS-CoV-2 virusFebruary 28, 2021 at 8:35 PM Researchers report a method of removing noise from high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images using probabilistic generative models.Tags: Health 39 people like this. Like Commonly used sweeteners may promote antibiotic resistanceFebruary 28, 2021 at 8:14 PM Researchers in Australia have conducted a study showing that commonly used nonnutritive sweeteners can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes in the intestine.Tags: Health, Australia 43 people like this. Like How residents can create a positive clinical learning environment [PODCAST]February 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Residency, Pestana, PA NP, Hospital-Based Medicine, CRNA 54 people like this. Like New study assesses COVID-19 risk among UK healthcare workersFebruary 28, 2021 at 7:56 PM Researchers in the UK have reported the protocol for a longitudinal study investigating the risk of adverse physical and mental health outcomes related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers from different ethnic groups.Tags: Health, UK 15 people like this. Like Coronavirus: False vaccine claims debunkedFebruary 28, 2021 at 7:18 PM Misleading claims about coronavirus vaccines have been spreading online.Tags: Health 23 people like this. Like The Latest: First US J&J vaccine doses shipping Sunday nightFebruary 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced that the entire stockpile of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will go out immediately. J&J will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end of March and 100 million total by the end of June.
Though the new shot is easier...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Cdc, Washington, France, White House, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa 6 people like this. Like LA County, city, school-district sites gear up for Monday’s massive new wave of vaccine-seekersFebruary 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM With an estimated 1.2 million more people eligible for coronavirus vaccines on Monday, March 1, Los Angeles County will operate with its largest-ever infrastructure for delivering the sought-after inoculations this week.
But health officials said residents will have to be patient while vaccine supplies remain thin and sporadic, and while staff are being trained to tighten up procedures to ensure only eligible people receive shots. County health officials expressed hope that conditions will impro...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Microsoft, California, Cdc, Government, Paul Simon, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, South Africa, United Kingdom, Community, Lausd 35 people like this. Like Australia news live: AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to be tested ahead of rollout next weekFebruary 28, 2021 at 4:34 PM Drug regulator to begin batch-testing Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in Australia on Sunday. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to start by 8 March• Australian ‘myth-busting’ unit established to take on Covid misinformation• Follow the global Covid liveblog• Can Australia vaccinate the entire adult population by October? 9.32pm GMT An utterly compelling court hearing will start in Hobart this morning: the final appeal of Sue Neill-Fraser, wh...Tags: Health, Australia, Youtube, Australia news, Coalition, Australian politics, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Labor party, Tasmania, Hobart, Chappell, Bob Chappell, Neill Fraser, Coronavirus, COVID 40 people like this. Like Eight women at the forefront of the world’s COVID-19 responseFebruary 28, 2021 at 2:36 PM  Tags: Health, Europe, UK, Indonesia, Germany, India, Time, Virus, Afghanistan, Unesco, Innovation, West Africa, Kenya, World Health Organization, Un, Health Care 64 people like this. Like Are novelists already writing about the Covid era? An author investigatesFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:19 PM Tags: Health, Art, Books, Death, New York, News, Writing, Los Angeles, Trends, New York Times, Healthcare, Cosby, Literature, Albert Camus, Jodi Picoult, Nyu 92 people like this. Like Fight or flight? Why some people flee and others stand their groundFebruary 28, 2021 at 2:50 PM  Tags: Psychology, Politics, California, India, Mit, Chicago, Sociology, Innovation, Violence, University Of Chicago, Delhi, National Science Foundation, Punjab, Arthur, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Sikh 71 people like this. Like Emergency departments need to claim their role in the social safety netFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM Tags: Health, Policy, Emergency Medicine, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA 70 people like this. Like The Latest: US panel endorses 3rd vaccine option from J&JFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:53 PM By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A U.S. advisory panel has endorsed the new one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson as a third option to bolster the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted overwhelmingly to recommend the vaccine for adults 18 years old and up. The ruling followed emergency clearance of the vaccine by U.S. regulators a day earlier.
Members of the group emphasized that all three vaccines now av...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Cdc, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized 20 people like this. Like Australia news live: AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested ahead of rollout next weekFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:31 PM Drug regulator to begin batch-testing Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in Australia on Sunday. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to start by 8 March• Australian ‘myth-busting’ unit established to take on Covid misinformation• Follow the global Covid liveblog• Can Australia vaccinate the entire adult population by October? 8.31pm GMT Good morning all, it’s 1 March, 2021. Let’s see what’s happening today:The federal health minister Greg Hunt ha...Tags: Health, Australia, Australia news, Coalition, Australian politics, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Labor party, Greg Hunt, Coronavirus, COVID 47 people like this. Like The Latest: Utah cancels vaccine dates for thousandsFebruary 28, 2021 at 1:25 PM By The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is canceling about 7,200 coronavirus vaccine appointments after an error in the state health department’s registration website allowed people without qualifying conditions to register for the shots.
Department spokesman Tom Hudachko said in a statement that the error allowed residents who are not 65 or older or who don’t have an underlying medical condition to sign up.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday those appointments are being canceled.
Peopl...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Utah, Business, England, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized, US 6 people like this. Like Pfizer vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, says studyFebruary 28, 2021 at 1:18 PM Healthcare workers with obesity found to produce only about half the antibodies healthy people do Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. Italian researchers have discovered that healthcare workers with obesity produced only about half the amount of antibodies in response to a second dose of the jab compared with healthy people. Although it is too soon to know what this means for the effi...Tags: Health, Europe, Obesity, Society, World news, Italy, Pharmaceuticals industry, Vaccines and immunisation, Pfizer, Coronavirus How harmful is bushfire smoke during pregnancy?February 28, 2021 at 11:30 AM During the black summer bushfires Sonya gave birth six weeks early. Afterwards, when her doctor told her that bushfire smoke may have had something to do with it, she was shocked – she had not been warned that this was possible. Isabelle Oderberg explains how bushfire smoke and air pollution are harmful during pregnancy, and argues for better health information for pregnant womenRead Isabelle Oderberg’s article here: Continue reading...Tags: Health, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Australia news, Health & wellbeing, Bushfires, Sonya, Isabelle Oderberg 19 people like this. Like The Latest: Brazil’s capital returns to COVID-19 lockdownFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:19 AM By The Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s capital has entered a two-week lockdown, joining several states in adopting measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as intensive care beds begin to fill in some important cities.
At least eight Brazilian states adopted curfews over the past week due to the rise in cases and deaths from COVID-19. Thursday was Brazil’s deadliest day since the beginning of the pandemic, with 1,541 deaths confirmed from the virus. So far 254,000 people have died ov...Tags: Health, Facebook, Europe, Business, England, Milan, London, Washington, France, China, Germany, Iraq, Russia, Berlin, Africa, Uncategorized 30 people like this. Like Green pass: how are Covid vaccine passports working for Israel?February 28, 2021 at 11:17 AM As hotels and gyms reopen in Israel, governments elsewhere are considering a similar certificate scheme – raising ethical concernsFour key questions on a Covid certification scheme in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the UK and other governments consider whether to give Covid-vaccinated people certificates that allow entry to bars, hotels, and swimming pools, one country, Israel, has already deployed its “green pass”.The state of nine million, which has admin...Tags: Health, UK, Science, Israel, World news, Middle East and North Africa, Infectious Diseases, Palestinian territories, Gaza, Vaccines and immunisation, Coronavirus 8 people like this. Like 4 practices to help you separate work from home while working remotely, according to a psychotherapistFebruary 28, 2021 at 11:47 AM Tags: Trends, Strategy, Work Life Balance, Remote Work, Mental Health, Nordic, Therapist, Amy Morin, WFH, BI-freelancer, Contributor 2019 113 people like this. Like |
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