Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a review of the current benefits and challenges to using multiplex PCR panels for the detection of microbial…
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Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A third of people hospitalized with COVID-19 have “abnormalities” in multiple organs months after getting infected, a UK study said on Saturday, potentially shedding light on…
Australia probes COVID-19 response
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australia announced Thursday an inquiry into its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to fortress-like travel restrictions, rolling lockdowns and a sluggish initial vaccine rollout.…
Moderna reveals new highly targeted COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1283
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Moderna has developed a new and improved version of its COVID-19 vaccine. The unique formulation (mRNA-1283) reduces the vaccine’s content from the full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein…
Syphilis transmission networks and antimicrobial resistance in England uncovered using genomics
Photomicrograph of skin biopsy showing secondary syphilis. Spirochete organisms are stained bright red by the Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical stain. 400x magnification. Credit: Jerad M. Gardner, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,…
Protect yourself and loved ones with the new RSV vaccines
Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain National medicine regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently approved the world’s first vaccines to prevent…
Here’s what to know this fall and winter
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As colder weather sets in, COVID rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene. Here’s what you need…
Sickle cell disease continues to face underfunding and lack of research, say researchers
Healthy blood cell (left) and sickled blood cell (right). Credit: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Since its discovery in 1910, sickle cell disease has been considered a death sentence for…
Color of phlegm can predict outcomes for patients with the lung disease, bronchiectasis
Different coloured sputum used as indicators of the degree of inflammation in the lungs. Credit: Dr Megan Crichton The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis…
Making sure you don’t get RSV this winter: An expert offers tips
by Todd A. Mahr, MD, Executive Medical Director, American College Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that affects people of all ages,…
