Read the original article. The natural immune protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection offers considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic coronavirus than two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a large Israeli study that some scientists wish came with a «Don’t try […]
Read original article. A preprint paper by the prestigious Oxford University Clinical Research Group, published Aug. 10 in The Lancet, found vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the load of COVID-19 viruses in their nostrils compared to the unvaccinated. A groundbreaking preprint paper by the prestigious Oxford University Clinical Research Group, […]
James Merlino, chief clinical transformation officer of the Cleveland Clinic The old saying in crisis is “never let the opportunity go to waste.” We’ve learned a couple things. One is that this has reemphasized the importance of safety. We’re doing thermal screening for healthcare providers. We’re testing any patient who’s […]
Tech tool helps men manage emotional health. Men tend to have a more difficult time opening up, seeking help and coping with their mental health than women. That is no less true in the pandemic and the resulting recession. A study released last month commissioned by Movember and carried out […]
$80m Raised Will Further the Development of Psilocybin Therapy LONDON, April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — COMPASS Pathways, a mental health care company, announced today that it has completed a successful $80m Series B investment round. This funding will expand upon COMPASS’s lead programme in psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression, supporting research into […]
Dr. Steven Shapiro, UPMC’s chief medical and scientific officer, participated in a virtual roundtable convened by U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Health Care, on May 6 to explore the issue of reopening the economy. Following are his remarks: I would like to […]
When masks would have helped us fight coronavirus early, our supposed betters misled us. When the stakes are highest, the truth counts the most. Or maybe when things get really serious, that’s when the people really can’t be trusted with the truth. It’s pretty clear which of these two ideas is […]
Italy overtakes Iran with the most deaths outside China as the global toll surges past 3,000. The World Health Organization warned the world was in “uncharted territory” as coronavirus cases continued to spread in the West and Italy announced 27 more people died from the disease. More than 92,000 cases have […]