Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, a new study from Penn Medicine published online today in JNCI Cancer Spectrum shows. Past reports have established an increased risk of severe disease and death for sick or hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-19 compared […]
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NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 outcome in large international study
In the first systematic large-scale evaluation of the UK National Early Warning Risk Score (NEWS) 2 as a scoring system for predicting severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients, researchers at King’s College London have found poor-to-moderate accuracy for identifying patients at risk of being transferred to intensive care units (ICUs) or dying after 14 days of […]
What you need to know about COVID-19 variants
New strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are emerging around the world, and evidence suggests that these new viruses—including a strain identified in the United Kingdom that seems to spread more quickly than others—have been circulating within the United States. For help understanding the implications of these new strains of the virus that causes COVID-19, the […]
CDC describes COVID-19 trends in nursing home residents, staff
(HealthDay)—Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing homes, the rates of COVID-19 increased in June and July, then decreased by September, and increased again by late November, paralleling trends in surrounding communities, according to research published in the Jan. 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality […]
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine induces immune response after 1 dose: study
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday published early data for its coronavirus vaccine, showing a lasting immune response and tolerability among trial volunteers. According to the findings, published in the New England Journal of […]
Gorillas at San Diego park catch COVID-19
Multiple gorillas at a San Diego zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, in what appears to be the first cases of captive great apes contracting the virus, according to news reports. On Monday (Jan. 11), officials with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park said that eight of their gorillas are believed to be infected with […]
COVID-19 drug prospects boosted by discovery of short form of coronavirus’s ‘entry point’
A shadow over the promising inhaled interferon beta COVID-19 therapy has been cleared with the discovery that although it appears to increase levels of ACE2 protein—coronavirus’ key entry point into nose and lung cells—it predominantly increases levels of a short version of that protein, which the virus cannot bind to. The virus that causes COVID-19, […]
China reports highest COVID-19 figures since July
China reported 63 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday—the highest single-day tally since July—as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the virus in a city of 11 million near Beijing. The virus first emerged in central China in late 2019, but since then authorities have largely brought the situation under control through travel restrictions, […]
Amid disconnect in COVID-19 vaccinations and rollout, Fauci hopes states 'gain momentum' in 2021
Some Americans haven’t felt the effects of stimulus aid, $2G check a very popular stance: Rep. Comer Rep. Jim Comer weighs in on the stimulus standoff on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ Amid a complex, difficult mass immunization effort nationwide, the spotlight has shifted to the clear disconnect between a militant-style cadence of vaccine distibution, and the efforts […]
Dr. Fauci said he had few side effects after taking the Moderna coronavirus vaccine and said it’s ‘as good or better than an influenza vaccine’
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday to discuss his experience with receiving the first dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. Fauci said that he experienced few side effects from the dose, other than a "little bit of an ache in my arm that lasted maybe 24 hours." He also expressed concern […]