There’s new evidence that fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 are more resistant to antibody treatments and vaccines. Researchers assessed variants first identified in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Brazil and found that they can evade antibodies that work well against the original version of the coronavirus that triggered the pandemic. This… read on > read on >
Some people given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may develop a reaction at the injection site that can first appear more than a week after they get the shot, research shows. A minority of patients may experience a large, red, sometimes raised, itchy or painful skin reaction, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in… read on > read on >
While strokes strike many Americans, a new study shows the risk is particularly high among American Indians. Researchers already knew that American Indians had the highest risk of atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat (“arrhythmia”) that can increase the risk of blood clots and stroke. The new study found that American Indians had a… read on > read on >
(Healthday News) — In a finding that suggests overweight people should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, a new report released Thursday shows the risk of death from coronavirus infection is about 10 times higher in countries where most of the population is overweight. The World Obesity Federation report found that 88 percent of deaths due… read on > read on >
If your teen seems disinterested in school, new research suggests there’s a good chance that things will get better over time. “Our results point to a more hopeful picture for students who start out with lower levels of motivation,” said study senior author Kui Xie, a professor of educational studies at Ohio State University in… read on > read on >
Women with type 1 diabetes may have a shorter length of time to conceive and bear children compared to those without the disease, new research suggests. The hormone insulin plays an important part in regulating female reproductive function, and people with type 1 diabetes don’t make enough insulin on their own. But little was known… read on > read on >
The first U.S. case of a Brazilian COVID-19 variant that doctors fear can re-infect the previously sick surfaced in Minnesota in early January 2021, and the more infectious variant has since been found in four other states, a new government report says. Known as the P.1 variant, it first appeared in a Minnesotan who’d recently… read on > read on >
(Healthday News) — The United States is now poised to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. The announcement, which came during a brief speech at the White House, accelerates the country’s vaccination goals by two months. “As a consequence of the stepped-up process… read on > read on >
Ever been caught in small-talk you secretly wanted to end? So has nearly everyone else, according to new research that finds that both partners in a conversation often want it to end sooner than it does. The flip side is often true, as well. Study author Adam Mastroianni said that his team was “surprised to… read on > read on >
Wider use of prescription generic drugs could save Medicare nearly $2 billion a year, researchers say. The new analysis of Medicare Part D prescription drug claims for 2017 used a random 20% of beneficiaries, 224 drugs with one or more generic substitutes and at least 1,000 claims. Medicare Part D accounts for roughly one-third of… read on > read on >
