Among the reasons given by health personnel for not wanting to be immunized, fears about the vaccines’ safety and the potential side effects stood out Credit:...
Underlying medicines 'do no harm' principle is a deeper claim that it is worse to do harm than to allow harm to happen.
The president wants Americans to be able to celebrate Independence Day with small gatherings. What will it take to get the virus under control by then?...
Study dates emergence to as early as October 2019; simulations suggest in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before causing a pandemic Credit: National Institute...
The European Medicines Agency has said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated with an increased overall risk of developing blood clots.
Researchers aim to find out Credit: Schlegel Villages, Ontario, Canada MONTREAL, MARCH 18, 2021 – Long-term care homes have been at the epicentre of the COVID-19...
Because of the pandemic, we know less about the shape and size of our society than we have for decades.
Biden wants Americans to be able to celebrate the holiday with small gatherings. What will it take to get the virus under control by then? Three...
Pound Slides After BOE Says Won't Tighten Until "Clear Evidence Of Significant Progress On Inflation" The barrage of central bank announcement continued, with the BOE the...
Bad news on the health front; volatile economic data; hopes that the US national 4th of July holiday can be celebrated with a BBQ; and further...
A national coalition of scientists, communicators and health experts is empowering Canadians to work together against online misinformation about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines with #ScienceUpFirst.
Credit: ATS March 17, 2021– A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reveals how socioeconomic factors partially explain the increased...
Joint university research finds some air purifiers may actually increase harmful airborne chemicals Credit: Illinois Tech The market for air purifiers is booming, but a new...
Roche has launched a new test that will help monitor emerging variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In a The post Roche launches test to monitor emerging...
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on March 15 that the past week saw an 11% increase in Covid-19 cases worldwide, raising concerns that measures...
Parental obesity predisposes children to develop diabetes, metabolic issues Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children’s chances...
During a raging pandemic it is obviously worthwhile to use hand sanitisers, particularly when we are unable to wash our hands. But we should minimise their...
From damaging our microbiome to breeding superbugs, sanitisers could seriously harm us in the long run.
Infectious dysentery, usually found in developing countries with poor living conditions, is turning up in Vancouver's most marginalized neighbourhood.
Air Travel Hits Highest Level In A Year Amid Eased Restrictions, TSA Says
Explained: The 3 Major COVID-19 Variants As billions of people gear up for widespread vaccination against COVID-19, another issue has reared its head. Three major COVID-19 variants have...
WHO Says COVID Origins Will Be Found "Within A Few Years" In continuing the 12 month long stand up comedy act that the World Health Organization...
Credit: MacLean OA, et al. (2021), Natural selection in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in bats created a generalist virus and highly capable human pathogen. PLoS Biol...
The pandemic has exposed inequalities in society. There is concern that tying freedoms to vaccinations may further disadvantage vulnerable groups.
Overview: The global capital markets are reversing hard into the weekend. Yesterday's rally lifted US benchmarks to a record high fizzled even though most Asia Pacific...
Novavax Covid-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the UK
Pfizer Inc. & BioNTech SE report that real-world data from Israel suggests their Covid-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning it could significantly...
Plus a round-up of the coronavirus situation around the world marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Listen to Episode 6 of The Conversation...
Project builds on ‘One Health’ testing and disease surveillance collaborations in Arizona Credit: Photo: Courtesy of TGen. PHOENIX, Ariz. — March 10, 2021 — The Translational...
Credit: GUO Meng Recently, Prof. ZHU Shu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of CAS and Prof. Richard A. Flavell from Yale University...