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Factors and Reasons for Non-vaccination among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single-centre, Cross-sectional Study
Conclusion These findings, which demonstrated that the factors and reasons for non-vaccination varied by vaccine type, suggest that individualised strategies should be used to promote vaccination in this population.PMID:36575017 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.1067-22
Source: Herpes - December 27, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hirofumi Miyake Ryuichi Minoda Sada Atsushi Manabe Yukio Tsugihashi Kazuhiro Hatta Source Type: research

Dermatomyositis Following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
J Korean Med Sci. 2022 Feb 7;37(5):e32. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e32.ABSTRACTDermatomyositis (DM) is one of the uncommon multi-organ idiopathic inflammatory myopathies that has been reported following the hepatitis B, Influenza, tetanus toxoid, H1N1, and BCG vaccines. However, an association with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is yet to be reported. In this case, we present the case of a 43-year-old Asian Indian female who was diagnosed with DM 10 days after receiving the second dosage of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, in the absence of any additional triggering factors. The diagnosis was established...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - February 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wesam Gouda Anwar Albasri Faisal Alsaqabi Humoud Y Al Sabah Marwan Alkandari Hassan Abdelnaby Source Type: research

Zinc and Respiratory Viral Infections: Important Trace Element in Anti-viral Response and Immune Regulation
In conclusion, zinc has anti-viral properties and is important in defending against respiratory viral infections and regulating the immune response in the respiratory tract.PMID:34368933 | DOI:10.1007/s12011-021-02859-z
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - August 9, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: Fatemeh Sadeghsoltani Iraj Mohammadzadeh Mir-Meghdad Safari Parisa Hassanpour Melika Izadpanah Durdi Qujeq Soheila Moein Mostafa Vaghari-Tabari Source Type: research

Vaccines, Antibodies and Drug Libraries. The Possible COVID-19 Treatments Researchers Are Excited About
In early April, about four months after a new, highly infectious coronavirus was first identified in China, an international group of scientists reported encouraging results from a study of an experimental drug for treating the viral disease known as COVID-19. It was a small study, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, but showed that remdesivir, an unapproved drug that was originally developed to fight Ebola, helped 68% of patients with severe breathing problems due to COVID-19 to improve; 60% of those who relied on a ventilator to breathe and took the drug were able to wean themselves off the machines after 18...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
One of the worst symptoms of any plague is uncertainty—who it will strike, when it will end, why it began. Merely understanding a pandemic does not stop it, but an informed public can help curb its impact and slow its spread. It can also provide a certain ease of mind in a decidedly uneasy time. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic from TIME’s readers, along with the best and most current answers science can provide. A note about our sourcing: While there are many, many studies underway investigating COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes the illn...
Source: TIME: Health - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Source Type: news