Italy’s Mandatory Health Pass Not Boosting Jabs as Hoped, Data Shows
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s attempt to boost vaccinations by making a contested health pass necessary to go to work is not having the desired effect, […]
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Pfizer vaccine 90% effective against hospitalization for six months
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective against hospitalization from all variants – including Delta – for first six months after receiving shots, study […]
Read moreLittle Benefit From Adding Aspiration to Thrombectomy for Stroke
A first-line thrombectomy approach that combines contact aspiration and stent retrieval techniques does not significantly improve the reperfusion rate compared to stent retrieval alone in […]
Read moreAwareness of, referral to HIV PrEP low among Hispanics
(HealthDay)—About one in four Hispanic persons tested for HIV are aware of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and about one in five of those eligible for referral […]
Read moreDeveloping treatment for vision loss through transplant of photoreceptor precursors
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of genetically and clinically homogeneous illnesses characterized by progressive retinal damage leading to vision loss. The global incidence […]
Read moreMinority children are more likely than white children to die after surgery
Minority children die after surgery at higher rates than white children regardless of socioeconomic status (SES), according to a first-of-its-kind study being presented at the […]
Read moreResearchers find sense of purpose associated with better memory
Add an improved memory to the list of the many benefits that accompany having a sense of purpose in life. A new study led by […]
Read moreMerck Seeks FDA Authorization for Antiviral COVID-19 Pill
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Drugmaker Merck announced Monday that it submitted an application to the […]
Read moreSARS-CoV-2 emerging variants display enhanced syncytia formation
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected during an outbreak in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since the emergence of this virus, […]
Read moreGoing solo on public health will not come cheap for Tri-County’s remaining two members
Public health is about to get more expensive in Adams and Arapahoe counties, as the rapid unraveling of the Tri-County Health Department forces both metro […]
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