State Use Provisions for Patent Law, and Expropriations: Some Comparative Law Guidelines for South Africa during the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
This article views section 4 of the Patents Act 57... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
TWiV 850: COVID-19 clinical update #96 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #96, Daniel Griffin reviews Omicron in South Africa, rapid antigen tests, viral coinfections, isolation and quarantine, saliva preferred for Omicron, risk factors for severe disease in vaccinated, Paxlovid dosing, and long COVID. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 850 (58 MB .mp3, 48 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 13, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation Long Covid monoclonal antibody pandemic SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern viruses Source Type: blogs
Omicron Is Coming: Can We Live With It?
Ryan Bourne andJeffrey A. SingerThe U.S. is about to be hit by a huge wave of infections from the COVID-19 omicron variant. Thoughit ’s unclear yet whether omicron isnaturally less severe than, say, the delta variant, South African and British case data shows just how quickly it spreads, with significant vaccine evasion and widespread anecdotal reports of COVID-19 reinfections.UK recorded daily cases, for example, have risen quickly to theirhighest level in the pandemic, despite not counting any reinfections as new cases. These numbers vastly understate true daily infections, because not all those infected test and there...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne, Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Is Omicron a sheep in wolf ’s clothing?
Make no mistake, the newest variant in the COVID-19 family is far more contagious than any of the others. Will it cause a drastic surge in the pandemic? Or could it have a mitigating influence? First identified in South Africa on November 11, Omicron quickly became the dominant variant in that country. In October, DeltaRead more …Is Omicron a sheep in wolf’s clothing? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/gayle-woodson" rel="tag" > Gayle Woodson, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID Source Type: blogs
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain, now resolved, has 2 undetectable troponins. CT Coronary Angiogram?
Written by Pendell MeyersA man in his 50s presented to the ED with chest pain described as pressure, without radiation, acute onset about three hours prior to arrival. He had had stuttering less severe versions of this pain all week that usually went away after a few minutes. He also had diaphoresis and dyspnea. He had extensive family history of CAD with CABG ' s in the mid 50s for multiple relatives, but he had no personal known history of CAD. It is unclear whether he had pain at the time of triage, but notes describe that his pain had subsided by the time of EM physician evaluation:Triage at approximately 21...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 6, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
It ’ s not all Greek to me
By now, we’ve all heard the phrase “variant of concern” referring to a new form of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Technically, these variants have mutations that alter how well the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus infects our cells. If the new form of the virus is of concern it is usually because the mutations in the spike protein on the surface of the virus are likely to make it more infectious, faster spreading and/or to worse symptoms or lead to more deaths.
The national and international health organisations assess new variants of which there are known to be hu...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Waive the IP Rights and Save Lives
Srividhya Ragavan (Texas A&M University), Waive the IP Rights and Save Lives, S. Ctr. Publ ’ns (2021): In October of 2020, when India and South Africa proposed a waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement, it was meant to increase... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 3, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Omicron (B.1.1529 COVID variant )
Last updated 1430 UK time 24th December 2021. Items added that day flagged NEW.Research literature and scientific informationPubMedLess sensitive strategy (finds 100 items as of 21st December - found 28 on 13th)More sensitive strategy - same as strategy above but have added Omicron lineages, BA.1 and BA.2(finds 140 items as of 21st December - found 67 on 13th. Note: results include work on any aspect of COVID from UK postcodes BA1 and BA2).PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Query Select aspect (diagnosis, treatment, etc.) from the drop down boxPreprintsCOVID preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv (sorted...
Source: Browsing - November 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Omicron (B.1.1529) COVID variant
Last updated 1245 UK time 17th December 2021. Items added that day are flagged NEW.Research literature and scientific informationPubMedUPDATED -Both strategies amended 13th December to find Omikron.Less sensitive strategy (finding 28 items as of 13th December)More sensitive strategy - to find the two Omicron lineages, BA.1 and BA.2 as well (finds 67 items as of 13th December, but including any COVID work from UK postcodes BA1 and BA2...)PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Query (finds one relevant item as of 13th December)PreprintsCOVID preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv (sorted by date so newest first).Twit...
Source: Browsing - November 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Please remain calm
The world seems to be freaking out over the report of a new Covid-19 variant from South Africa. European countries are banning travel from southern Africa, financial markets are cratering, and of course it ' s all Joe Biden ' s fault. Here ' s a reasonably measured explanation from the AP. The facts are:We don ' t actually know if this variant is any more transmissible than Delta, nor whether it is any less susceptible to immunity from vaccination or previous infection.There is no evidence that it causes more severe disease.The virus constantly mutates and new variants will continue to be found. If anything, thi...
Source: Stayin' Alive - November 26, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 Vaccine Patch Does Not Require Cold Chain Transport
Researchers at the University of Queensland and Vaxxas, a medtech company, announced the development of a high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) that can deliver a COVID-19 vaccine through the skin without the need for needles. While such minimally invasive vaccine technology is to be welcomed, the major breakthrough is the temperature stability of the vaccine. The researchers were able to stabilize the formulation on the patch so that it can last for one month at room temperature and one week at 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), meaning that the new vaccine technology could help to overcome the cold chain transport hurdles.
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Source: Medgadget - November 1, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
In “Riding” Abortion, Is Greg Abbott Driving Texas Toward Divestiture?
By MIKE MAGEE
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been on a tear lately, and his central theme appears to be “revanchism.” Faced with declining demographics, he is retaliating against enemies and newcomers alike, aligning himself with slippery politicians and vigilantes. As they say in Texas, “He’s on a first-name basis with the bottom of the deck”, and the game he’s playing appears to be “South Africa – 1950.”
The formal establishment of apartheid in South Africa occurred in 1948, though racial injustice had been baked in centuries earlier. Violence and intimidation, embedded in legislation su...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Politics Abortion Frederick Haynes III greg abbot Mike Magee South Africa Texas Source Type: blogs
Every year I " do " Christopher Columbus
It no longer seems necessary since my view is suddenly becoming generally accepted. Buthere ' s an interesting piece on the origins of the observance. I don ' t think many people appreciate the stigma and discrimination once faced by Italian immigrants to the U.S. Like many the Irish and people from elsewhere in Southern and Eastern Europe, they didn ' t become " white " for at least a couple of generations. So the observance of Columbus day was important to the Italian-American community as a recognition that they are real Americans.However, as a federal holiday which carries symbolism for all Americans, it ' s a very bad...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 11, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Biden ’s Visa Ban for Africans
David J. BierThe Biden administrationis planning to roll out a new policy in November that denies the right to travel or immigrate to the United States to anyone in the world who is unvaccinated. It will replace various nonsensical travel bans on Europeans, Chinese, Iranians, Brazilians, South Africans, and Indians, but a majority of the world (57 percent) has not received even a single shot of any of the vaccines, andonly 1.9 percent of people in low ‐income countries have received at least one dose. This includes pretty much the entire continent of Africa.Currently, everyone —vaccinated or not—traveling to ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 20, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
