Category: Health
Australian scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian scientists say they have developed the “holy grail” of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. [...] » More
Pfiser-BioNTech to seek authorisation for 3rd Covid shot: statement
Pfiser and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek regulatory authorisation for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine. It comes after initial data from an ongoing trial [...] » More
Dr Fauci States A Big Frustration About People Not Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr Anthony Fauci called out the attempted politicisation in some conservative circles of COVID-19 vaccines, telling people who are hesitant to receive the shot to just [...] » More
CDC investigating death of 13-year-old boy after second covid shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy from Michigan, who died several days after his second coronavirus vaccine. [...] » More
Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?
When it came to coronavirus vaccination, the third time was the charm for Esther Jones, a dialysis nurse in rural Oregon. After two doses of the Pfiser-BioNTech vaccine [...] » More
Pfizer says COVID vaccine is highly effective against Delta variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech >PFE.N< vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, [...] » More
WHO estimates Covid-19 boosters needed yearly for most vulnerable
The World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts that people most vulnerable to COVID-19, such as the elderly, will need to get an annual vaccine booster to be protected against [...] » More
Researchers find biological links between red meat and colorectal cancer
Eating less red meat is standard medical advice for preventing colorectal cancer, but the way it causes cells to mutate has remained unclear, and not all experts were [...] » More
Astra antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in large trial
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Tuesday a late-stage trial failed to provide evidence that its COVID-19 antibody therapy protected people who had contact with an infected person [...] » More
WHO warns virus quicker than vaccines after G7 doses pledge
The WHO warned Monday that Covid-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G7′s vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough. [...] » More
Outgoing U.N. aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
15/Jun/2021 Intellasia| Reuters Outgoing U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the [...] » More
Moderna seeks US authorisation for Covid vaccine in teens
American biotech company Moderna said Thursday it was asking the US Food and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine to be given to [...] » More
US approves shelf-life extension for J&J Covid vaccine: company
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration had authorised an extension for the shelf life of its Covid-19 vaccine from three months to [...] » More
Four decades on, where’s the HIV vaccine?
In the four decades since the first cases of what would come to be known as Aids were documented, scientists have made huge strides in HIV treatment, transforming what was [...] » More
Moderna plans mix of COVID-19 vaccine doses with new Lonza deal
Moderna is gearing up to halve the dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, the US drugmaker said on Wednesday, so that it can also be used to combat variants and inoculate children. It [...] » More
