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Immunity after COVID-19 illness may last at least 1 year

Long-term data from northern Italy—an area hit hard during the early days of the pandemic—suggests that reinfection after recovery from COVID-19 infection is very rare, and immunity in former patients could be long-lasting. “Natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 appears to confer a protective effect for at least a year, which is similar to the protection reported […]

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After lull, cases spread in Vietnam’s cities, provinces

After over a month with no local infections, Vietnam has recorded 176 confirmed coronavirus cases from several outbreaks that have spread to 19 provinces during the past 10 days, the Health Ministry said. The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, which has been at the front line treating COVID-19 patients, has been sealed off […]

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Drunk friends left with swollen penises after injecting with cream

Two drunk friends were left with swollen penises after injecting each other with a cream they heard could give them extra girth French men, both in their thirties, were inspired by dodgy YouTube ‘tutorial’ Injected their penises with anti-hematoma cream – sometimes used to treat piles Medics in Strasbourg believe cream clogged the lymph vessels […]

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Deep Learning model to maximize lifespan after liver transplant

Researchers from University Health Network have developed and validated an innovative deep learning model to predict a patient’s long-term outcome after receiving a liver transplant. First of its kind in the field of Transplantation, this model is the result from a collaboration between the Ajmera Transplant Centre and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. The study, published […]