Lockdowns may affect children’s fitness

Research has found that strict lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 might be responsible for delaying normal cardiorespiratory development in children. The study, the first to examine the topic, is published in the European Journal of Pediatrics. It was carried out by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and a team of academics from Spain, led by […]

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces a stronger antibody response when given at an extended interval

Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the Public Health England, UK, have recently investigated the dynamics of immune responses in elderly people who have received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at a standard or extended interval. The study findings reveal that an extended interval vaccination can enhance the humoral immune response by 3.5-fold. The […]

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Are You Familiar with AFib Symptoms and the Increased Risk of Stroke Associated with the Condition?

MRNA VS. CONVENTIONAL VACCINES Meet our new Chief Patient Officer, Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron Working Together to Empower Women Reducing Health Disparities in Latino Communities Pfizer Women’s Resource Group Universal vs. Single Payer Healthcare Learn about some symptoms of AFib with the No Time to Wait campaign, which aims in part to raise awareness about symptoms of the condition and the […]

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Predicting blood clots before they happen in pediatric patients

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots or venous thromboembolisms (VTEs). The study uses advanced predictive analytics to inform medical teams of patients at risk for blood clots before they happen. “Hospital-associated blood clots are an increasing cause […]

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IOC head Bach pledges to ease Olympic burden on Tokyo's medical system

FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the Executive Board virtual meeting at the Olympic house in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 12, 2021. Greg Martin/IOC/Handout via REUTERSTOKYO (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach pledged that he would ease the burden on local medical systems during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during opening remarks at an […]

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