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A significant number of patients reported a deterioration in their hearing when questioned eight weeks after discharge from a hospital admission for COVID-19, according to University of Manchester audiologists, in a study supported by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center (BRC). One hundred and twenty one of the adults admitted to Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, […]
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Health authorities are urging safe food handling and slaughter during Eid al-Adha, as livestock sales and meat donations have been encouraged to move online to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at markets. The World Health Organization has called for strict rules around animal slaughter ahead of this weekend’s global celebrations for Eid Al-Adha—meaning festival of sacrifice. While the source of […]
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Drug use can increase the risks associated with COVID-19 infection, and at the same time, the social and psychological risks of the pandemic can intensify drug use. Recovering from addiction is literally a life-and-death struggle in the best of times. In a pandemic, it’s even worse. “Recovery from addiction involves reducing stress by connecting with others and sharing challenges and […]
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Dr. Siegel on race to treat coronavirus symptoms Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on what can be done to protect people before a vaccine is approved. A Chicago woman who last month became the nation's first COVID-19 patient to undergo a double lung transplant said Thursday that she woke up days later, unaware about the surgery and unable […]
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High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. You could be at risk of hypertension if you regularly have smelly urine, it’s been claimed. High blood pressure – which is also known as hypertension – puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs. The condition could lead to […]
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In a report in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics researchers at Augusta University and PerkinElmer Genomics describe a cheaper, rapid, and accurate pooling strategy for the RT-PCR-based detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. This assay has a significant impact on large-scale population screening in the wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive strain on […]
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(HealthDay)—Delayed treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) with antibiotics is associated with an increased risk for hospital admissions, according to a study published online June 29 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Tjeerd Pieter van Staa, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues evaluated the clinical safety of delayed antibiotic prescribing for URTI using electronic […]
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(HealthDay)—Nirsevimab prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infections in healthy preterm infants, while maternal RSV fusion (F) protein nanoparticle vaccination did not meet the prespecified criterion for efficacy, according to two studies published in the July 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. M. Pamela Griffin, M.D., from AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and colleagues randomly assigned […]
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To determine immunity to SARS-Cov-2 and the effectiveness of potential vaccines, the amount of neutralizing antibodies in the blood of recovered or vaccinated individuals must be determined. A traditional neutralization test usually takes two to three days and must be carried out with infectious coronaviruses in a laboratory complying to biosafety level 3. A Swiss-German research team from Bern and […]
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Chocolate consumption lowers heart risk Chocolate has not just the reputation to be healthy. However, in recent years, scientific studies have shown that the consumption of the popular Snack can have positive effects on the body. A new study shows that chocolate consumption is good for the heart. At least once a week chocolate to eat is associated with a […]
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