Evidence for safety of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

Researchers in the United States and Israel have conducted a study demonstrating the safety of administering a third (booster) dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine to protect against infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Self-reported and physiological reactions to the third BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 (booster) vaccine dose. […]

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Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, study finds

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The number of people who reported using methamphetamine during this time did not increase as steeply, but the analysis found that populations with […]

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UMass Lowell researcher awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to shed light on Alzheimer's disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.7 million to a UMass Lowell researcher studying how Alzheimer's disease evolves. Funded by the NIH's National Institute on Aging, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Prof. Joyita Dutta aims to develop models that predict the progression of tau tangles in the brain. While tau is an important protein that helps stabilize the brain's […]

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ONC awards $73M toward public health IT workforce efforts

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT this week awarded $73 million as part of its Public Health Informatics and Technology Workforce Development Program.   Funded by the American Rescue Plan, the PHIT Workforce Program aims to build up the U.S. public health IT workforce, especially among members of currently underrepresented groups.   “We’re excited to hit the […]

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Abiraterone Also Ups Survival in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Abiraterone should feature in the new standard of care for nonmetastatic prostate cancer, in addition to having recently been hailed as such for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Both calls were made by experts in presentations at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting 2021. The latest claim is for the combination of abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) and androgen deprivation […]

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Ultrasonic Flow Meter Ideal for Ultra-Pure Water Applications

Designed primarily for ultra-pure water dispensing applications requiring a high degree of cleanliness, clean bore flow measurement devices such as Titan Enterprises’ Metraflow® ultrasonic flowmeter, offer the ideal solution. Ultra-pure water – water that has been purified to very strict specifications – is an important component for industries across specialist markets where impurities can cause product contamination or impact process […]

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