By Newswise Nearly 30% of Americans skipped needed medical care in the past three months due to cost, the highest reported number since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a threefold increase from March to October, according to the latest survey from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization West Health and Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm. […]
New study adds more evidence for omicron immune evasion
By Newswise A new study from Columbia researchers, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Hong Kong, adds more evidence that the omicron variant can evade the immune protection conferred by vaccines and natural infection and suggests the need for new vaccines and treatments that anticipate how the virus may soon evolve. The findings, […]
Shark antibody-like proteins neutralize COVID-19 virus, help prepare for future coronaviruses
By Newswise Small, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs — derived from the immune systems of sharks — can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study published Dec. 16. The new VNARs will not be immediately available as a treatment in people, […]
Keeping allergy and asthma symptoms under control in the New Year
By Newswise New Year’s resolutions can feel overwhelming, and guilt-inducing if you can’t keep them. This year, why not assign yourself a few tasks to keep your allergy and asthma symptoms under control in 2022, while making sure you don’t get COVID-19? “The best way to tackle health challenges is in small bits, and that […]
UC San Diego breaks ground on revitalization of Hillcrest campus
By Newswise A celebratory groundbreaking event Friday marks the beginning of a comprehensive revitalization project of UC San Diego’s Hillcrest campus, which upon completion will feature state-of-the-art facilities, expanded patient care services, and technologies, and other community amenities to promote wellbeing. Construction for the UC San Diego Long Range Development Plan encompasses approximately 60 acres and the […]
County public health reports 46 confirmed shigella cases in San Diego county
By County News Center San Diego, CA–County public health officials report an ongoing outbreak of shigella in San Diego county now stands at 46 confirmed and five probable cases. Public health’s continuing investigation shows the onset of illness dates between Aug. 16 and Nov. 21 with the new cases occurring between Nov.15 and Nov. 21, […]
Antibodies discovered at Vanderbilt for Prevention of COVID-19 granted FDA emergency use authorization
By Newswise The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination that protects against COVID-19, discovered last year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). A number of medical conditions result in immune compromise, from treatments for many cancers to organ transplantation. The combination of […]
The Medical Minute: You got your mother’s blue eyes. Will you get her breast cancer, too?
By Newswise Sometimes, when you look in the mirror you find your family looking back. It can be a source of pride – in some families, chins, noses, earlobes – even the way your brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles talk and laugh all seem to pass from generation to generation. But the possibility you might […]
Pfizer and BioNTech provide update on Omicron variant
B–Pfizer Incorporated and BioNTech SE Wednesday announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating those serum antibodies induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant after three doses. Sera obtained from vaccines one month after receiving the booster vaccination (third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine) neutralized the Omicron variant to levels that are comparable to those […]
People over 40 with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized
By Newswise Washington, D.C.–Adults with type 1 diabetes need to be extra cautious of COVID-19 as they are more likely to be hospitalized and die, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. People with diabetes are at higher risk for COVID-19-related complications, especially if they are […]