SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sao Paulo state announced tough measures on Wednesday to slow a snowballing coronavirus outbreak that has sparked international concern, prompting Brazil’s government to end its spat with Pfizer and agree to a 100-million-dose vaccine deal. Taken together, the partial lockdown in Sao Paulo and the deal with Pfizer Inc highlight mounting concerns about Brazil’s […]
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Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) affects up to 28% of the general population and is most commonly caused by sleep disorders, poor sleep habits, and sedatives. People with EDS may feel drowsy, have trouble staying awake during the day, or complain about a general lack of energy, which can result in compromised job performance or car accidents. Solriamfetol (Sunosi) is the […]
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If your skin itches, you usually check for a bug bite, dry skin, lutheran schools in west allis or a rash, all of which can — for the most part — be easily identified and treated. But what does it mean when the roof of your mouth itches? It’s a stranger sensation than feeling an itch on your back or […]
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There has been a marked increase in the time to antibiotic administration for ICU patients with sepsis across Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, but there is no evidence that they are being given inappropriately, according to new findings. Accelerating time-to-antibiotics in sepsis means that patients will be treated earlier, but it could also result in more patients receiving antibiotics, including those […]
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As of 1 March, researchers can request access to two COVID-19 vaccine datasets through the HDR Innovation Gateway, set up by the national institute for health data science, HDR UK. The datasets available are the England COVID-19 Immunisation dataset and the Welsh COVID-19 Vaccination dataset. England’s COVID Immunisation dataset is now available through the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service. […]
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The rate of cardiovascular risk factors among Hispanic/Latino people living in the U.S. is very high, and while they are often aware of their health conditions, less than half of the Hispanic/Latino adults with history of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) had healthy blood pressure and cholesterol, and about half had healthy blood sugar levels, according to new research […]
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Direct Electron, a leading producer of next-generation direct detection cameras for transmission electron microscopes (TEM), allied advanced manufacturing today announces Apollo, a revolutionary new event-based direct detection camera for electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). Based on a next generation sensor and camera architecture delivering electron counting in hardware, Apollo is the highest throughput direct detector for cryo-EM. Image credit: Direct Electron, LP […]
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Regulators in the U.K. and four other countries plan to fast-track the development of modified COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that drugmakers are able to move swiftly in targeting emerging variants of the disease. Previously authorized vaccines that are modified to target new variants “will not need a brand new approval or ‘lengthy’ clinical studies,” Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory […]
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A rapid microbiological point-of-care test to diagnose respiratory infections has proved popular with GPs and could reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care, according to a National Institute for Health Research funded study by researchers at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol. There are high rates of antibiotic prescribing in primary care and the UK government has called […]
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