Bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue after blood, with about two million bone transplants performed worldwide each year—but often with only moderate therapeutic success. Cell-based therapies could provide an alternative approach to transplantation. Together with colleagues from Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU) Salzburg, researchers at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) have now demonstrated that human […]

Efforts to encourage vaccination might do well to take advantage of the positive feelings and actions between different social groups, according to a study of attitudes toward vaccines among supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement. The study by UCLA psychologists, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, found that across all racial, ethnic and income groups, people who […]

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New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase in positive test rates. Published in AIDS Patient Care and STDs, the study aimed to understand how the pandemic affected infection screening in safety-net settings given rising STI and HIV cases and […]

‘Covid’s official end date announced’: Brits jokingly celebrate death of NHS’s hated virus app as health chiefs kill off final remaining pieces from pandemic-era Brits are labelling the death of the NHS Covid app as an end to an era   Many memes were posted online to both celebrate and criticise the decision Brits have jokingly celebrated the end of the […]

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In a recent study published in the iScience journal, researchers examined the potential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination and disease on changes in the menstrual cycle. Study: A retrospective case-control study on menstrual cycle changes following COVID-19 vaccination and disease. Image Credit: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com Background Considerable public apprehension has arisen regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on menstrual cycles, which may […]

A study published in Cell Reports Medicine describes that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines induce strong T cell response in blood cancer patients, irrespective of antibody response and B cell numbers. Study: Robust SARS-CoV-2 T cell responses with common TCRαβ motifs towards COVID-19 vaccines in haematological malignancy patients impacting B cell immunity. Image Credit: M-Foto/Shutterstock Background Patients with blood cancers […]

Warning over string of fatal overdoses from online pharmacies selling dangerous slimming pills and opioids Medication bought through online pharmacies have led to the deaths in the UK Online drugs include opioid acetylfentanyl- 15 times more potent than morphine READ MORE: High street pharmacies are on red alert over stocks Dangerous drugs are still being ‘freely marketed’ online despite a series […]

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), diagnostic errors in neuroradiology were associated with longer interpretation times, higher shift volumes, and weekend interpretation. Noting that their findings should be considered when designing workflow-related interventions that would reduce such interpretative errors, “the identified risk factors for diagnostic error in neuroradiology could be used to […]