Patient Case Strongly Suggests Link Between Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine and Bell’s Palsy
The patient experienced facial palsy after each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies – one after…
The patient experienced facial palsy after each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies – one after…
New study examines vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in 10 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. New research published in Nature Medicine…
Small UCSF study indicates vaccine safety for pregnant and lactating women. Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a…
Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. Researchers from the University of…
A UC San Francisco study has found that the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19 among non-hospitalized…
An important lesson for vaccine design. Australian scientists researching how our immune system responds to COVID-19 have revealed that those infected by early variants in…
The idea that cannabis is a ‘gateway drug’ to more harmful substances such as opioids is controversial, yet has substantially impacted drug policy, education, and…
More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE). The report shows that 163 of the…
University of Birmingham scientists are among more than 100 experts who have signed a letter published in The Lancet accusing the UK government of conducting…
Results from a TGen-led international study suggest that SARS-CoV-2 takes advantage of genetic changes among patients with pre-existing lung diseases. The results of a study…
A new study from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), published in the journal Lancet Oncology, has found an association between alcohol…
Should we delay COVID-19 vaccination in children? The net benefit of vaccinating children is unclear, and vulnerable people worldwide should be prioritized instead, say experts…
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factors. An estimated 43 percent of the variability in U.S. COVID-19 mortality is linked with…
New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, reveals raw dog food to be…
A team of researchers has submitted the system to the Cough Sound Track of the Diagnosing COVID-19 using Acoustics (DiCOVA) Challenge. The COVID-19 crisis has…
Instant COVID Sensor to Prevent Outbreaks and Protect Communities RMIT University is collaborating with partners including Australian biomedical start-up Soterius on the biosensor, which can…
New research from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University shows that openness about the effectiveness and side effects of vaccines bolster confidence in the health authorities,…
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are set to become the mainstay of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the year progresses, according to recently released government…