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Could the COVID-19 vaccination rollout protect against future coronavirus outbreaks?

06/10/2021 Health News

A new study suggests that the rollout of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be significant not only in preventing infections by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) but other endemic and pandemic-potential coronaviruses (CoVs) as well. Study: SARS coronavirus vaccines protect against different coronaviruses. Image Credit: Rido / Shutterstock A preprint version of the […]

Cancer symptoms: The shape of your poo may indicate a growing bowel tumour

06/10/2021 Health News

Dr Hilary Jones discusses bowel cancer awareness acronym 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. A persistent, unexplained change in […]

High number of GPs wanted to leave before COVID, finds survey

06/10/2021 Health News

The number of GPs who say they were likely to quit direct patient care within five years was 37%, even before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey carried out by University of Manchester researchers. The figure was 63% in GPs over 50. Even among younger GPs (under the age of 50), more than one in every ten (11%) […]

Breast cancer risk in African-Americans tied to genetic variations

06/10/2021 Health News

Two gene variants found in African American women may explain why they are more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) than white women of European ancestry, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study findings may have implications for developing better risk assessment tools for TNBC in African American women and for understanding why […]

EU's von der Leyen urges unfettered investigation into origins of COVID-19

06/10/2021 Health News

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France June 9, 2021. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERSBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said it was necessary to know the origins of COVID-19 and investigators need to have full access to sites which […]

Major study of diabetes trends shows Americans’ blood sugar control is getting worse

06/10/2021 Health News

Blood sugar control among adults with diabetes in the United States declined significantly in the past decade, according to a nationwide study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings highlight the ongoing challenges of controlling one of the nation’s most prevalent chronic health conditions. The researchers, whose findings will appear online June 9 in […]

New X-ray scanner could could revolutionize cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection

06/10/2021 Health News

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not just the shape of an object but its molecular composition. With unprecedented resolution and accuracy, the technology could revolutionize a wide range of fields such as cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection and geology. Many of the ideas behind the prototype were originally conceived in the pursuit […]

Man accused of stealing vaccine cards from inoculation site

06/10/2021 Health News

LOS ANGELES — A Nevada man was charged Wednesday with stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards from a COVID-19 vaccination center near Los Angeles, prosecutors said. Muhammad Rauf Ahmed was a contract worker at the Pomona Fairplex site when the theft occurred in April, the LA County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Ahmed, 45, faces one felony […]

Houston Hospital Suspends Workers Over Vaccine Compliance

06/09/2021 Health News

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Houston Methodist Hospital has suspended almost 200 of its workers who are resisting a mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The hospital announced on Tuesday that 24,947 workers — more than 99% of its employees — were fully vaccinated against COVID, following the hospital’s pathbreaking policy […]

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