Covid19

Zach Henderson, Chief Commercial Officer, Glooko As with so many aspects of our daily lives, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials was both widespread and monumental. Thousands of trials—an estimated 80% of…

Regulatory agencies in the US and around the world are scrambling to determine the risk of potentially lethal but rare blood clots linked to adenovirus vaccines. Medscape Medical News Source link

People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The findings,…

To better understand the psychological and physical impact caused by the profound consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic - and also inform priorities for interventions and policy changes to address the mental health consequences of the…

Researchers in the United States have validated a feline model of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that closely imitates coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in humans. Source link

Patients who are overweight or obese have more severe COVID-19 and are highly likely to require invasive respiratory support, according to a new international study. Source link

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--COVID-19: AHF Warns Biden Administration, ‘You Are Courting Disaster on Global Vaccines’ Source link

How do you describe a one-in-a-million risk? What’s heparin-induced thrombocytopenia? And why’s it so hard to find drugs for Covid-19? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s…

Videos of people experiencing severe neurological symptoms, including convulsions and difficulty walking, purportedly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, have surfaced on Facebook, YouTube and other social media channels. Source link…

Amid mounting pressure to widen global access to Covid-19 vaccines, the head of the World Trade Organization laid out a series of steps that should be taken by vaccine makers, which have resisted a proposal that has spurred debate over…

A team of scientists reviews the current and potential impact of the biomaterial sciences on the COVID-19 pandemic. Source link

Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University COVID-19 has been associated with increases in opioid overdose deaths, which may be in part because the pandemic limited access to buprenorphine, a treatment used for opioid dependency,…

A new study by researchers at Oxford University examines neurological and psychiatric outcomes in recovered COVID-19 patients six months post-infection. Source link

Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right now, but our spirits remain sunny, nonetheless. Why? We will trot out a bit of insight from the Morning Mayor, who would say, ‘Every new day should…

Almost one third of smokers are smoking more since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.  And 65% of Britain’s smokers report concerns that they are more at risk of the virus as a result of their habit. According…

As older teens and young adults become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination across the country, and younger teens await their turn, new survey data suggest a strong readiness that has grown since fall. Source link

A research project led by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has found that Los Angeles County neighborhoods with poor air quality had the highest death rates from the pandemic. Source link

Redundancy and absence queries were among the top five reasons for dental professionals requesting advice and guidance. This is according to a new survey carried out by the Dental Defence Union (DDU). The COVID-19 pandemic saw a…

Non-essential businesses are now able to use the passport to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result from the last 72 hours. Source link

The U.S. government’s recommended pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is unlikely to be lifted for at least another week or 10 days, after a committee of independent experts declined Wednesday to vote on…