Hispanic immigrants of working age at highest risk of dying from COVID-19

Hispanic immigrants of working age—20 to 54 years old—are over 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than U.S.-born men and women who are not Hispanic, according to a USC study of California death certificate data from 2020. The study, published Monday in the Annals of Epidemiology, highlights California’s urgent need to bring vaccinations, treatments and other interventions to […]

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University Taking Aim at Racial Disparities in COVID Vaccine Trials

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Although recent months have seen the arrival of several promising vaccines to combat COVID-19, many researchers have been concerned about the shortage of Black and Latino volunteers in their pivotal trials. Minority groups have long been underrepresented in clinical research. The pandemic’s inequitable fallout has heightened […]

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A first-time look at how COVID hit every town in New Jersey

A new report issued by the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers University–Camden unmasks the broad, regional impact of COVID-19 upon New Jersey municipalities during two waves in 2020. The report, “Municipal Variations in COVID-19 Case Rates in New Jersey,” is posted here. Rather than focus on county-level COVID case data, the Rutgers University–Camden research institute explores […]

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Cells age prematurely in those with depression, study suggests

Depression may accelerate aging at the cellular level and lead to premature death, according to a new study. Major depressive disorder (MDD) has previously been found to be a risk factor for many different aging-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and osteoporosis; it’s also been associated with early mortality. So researchers have hypothesized that depression may  prompt a biological […]

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Dr Amir reveals how many days should pass after jab symptoms appear for blood clotting

GMB: Dr Amir Khan discusses blood clot symptoms When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The national temperature should have […]

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South Africa SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 easily escapes Sputnik vaccine

The current pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has undergone numerous mutations in its genome to emerge as different variants. As of now, a dozen vaccines have received emergency use authorization, and many countries around the world have initiated mass vaccination campaigns. A new preprint research paper […]

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