Author: Claudinne Miller
Medical Express Better access to vaccines could have prevented more than 50% of COVID-19 deaths in 20 lower income countries, according to a new paper in Nature Communications co-authored by Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani. The estimation that “thousands and thousands” of lives were lost to vaccine inequity was a “punch in the stomach,” says Vespignani, director of […]
Jun 14, 2023
I Studied Five Countries’ Health Care Systems. We Need to Get More Creative With Ours.
NYT Opinion Although we just experienced a pandemic in which over one million Americans died, health care reform doesn’t seem to be a top political issue in the United States right now. That’s a mistake. The American health care system is broken. We are one of the few developed countries that does not have universal coverage. We […]
Jun 14, 2023
More than 11,000 animals have died from bird flu in Chile
cooperativa The authorities corroborated the death of 9,853 sea lions, 1,555 Humboldt penguins, 27 chungungos, 21 spiny porpoises, 14 Chilean dolphins and one mane. Senapesca made a balance this Monday on the advance of bird flu in Chile, detailing that a total of 11,471 specimens have died as a result of this influenza. Of this universe, the […]
Jun 14, 2023
Some Who Lost Sense Of Smell From Covid May Never Get It Fully Back
Boston Globe Millions of Americans stricken with COVID-19 in 2021 may not have fully recovered their senses of smell and taste after contracting the virus, according to a study from researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The study, published recently in The Laryngoscope, a peer-reviewed medical journal, culled data from the CDC’s National Health Interview […]
Jun 14, 2023
Malaria Parasite Found in Medici Organ
Archeology.org Evidence of the parasite that causes a virulent type of malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) has been detected in a 500-year-old organ stored in a terracotta jar bearing the Medici family crest by researchers led by Albert Zink of Italy’s Institute for Mummy Studies, according to a Live Science report. Zink and his colleagues were working to match […]
Jun 14, 2023
The sheep have finally arrived to our farm! Let me introduce you to the new crew… These are Southdown Babydoll sheep, they grow to be about 24″ tall and perfect for mowing the lawn in our vineyard. Right now they are enjoying the fresh greens in our pasture, and getting used to the new surroundings. […]
Jun 14, 2023
NIH Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, monoclonal antibodies played an important role in treating some people with severe disease. A combination of antibodies was also approved as a prevention strategy for people with certain immune system problems. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, the spike protein it uses to enter human cells has changed […]
Jun 14, 2023
Marburg Virus Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania Declared Over
Homeland Security Today In response to a request from the GREG, CDC deployed staff with expertise in viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) and laboratorians to set up a mobile lab. On February 13, 2023, the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, the country’s first outbreak of the disease. Cases were […]
Jun 14, 2023
Updated Covid vaccines need to target XBB omicron variants this fall, FDA staff says
CNBC U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Monday said updated Covid boosters should target XBB omicron subvariants for the upcoming fall and winter vaccination campaign. The U.S. should use a monovalent vaccine targeting either XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, or XBB.2.3, collectively the dominant strains nationwide, the staff said in a briefing document. The FDA staff made the conclusion ahead of a meeting on Thursday, […]
Jun 14, 2023
New study reveals TikTok’s spread of COVID-19 misinformation
PhysOrg A new study recently published in the International Journal of Communication reveals how TikTok’s unique features have been used to spread COVID-19 misinformation. Unlike Twitter, which uses a text format, the micro-video format of TikTok makes it more difficult to detect deceptive information. That’s why I lean towards qualitative methods for deeply understanding how misinformation is […]
Jun 14, 2023