Up to 3,500 cancer patients in England will die early due to coronavirus, study claims
Researchers led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine modelled what effect the disruption of cancer services will have on health outcomes by 2025. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus UK: Herd immunity could develop from 10% infected
Researchers led by Dr Gabriela Gomes of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine suggested that immunity among the people most likely to spread the virus would protect others. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine Dr. Peter Hotez speaks with CNN's John Berman and Alisyn Camerota about the current state of the coronavirus in our nation, and what he perceives as a misinformation campaign by the Whtte House. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Streamlining acute malnutrition treatment brings same recovery in children at lower cost
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) A new streamlined approach to treating acute malnutrition is as effective as standard treatment but will free up funds to reach more children with life-saving care, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
How We Can Ensure the Safety of Our Health Workers
Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS.By Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Jul 8 2020 (IPS) Recently, Barcelona’s Liceu opera opened its 2020-2021 season by serenading a full house of plants with classical music. The plants will then be given to over 2,200 health workers who serve at the frontlines to battle the pandemic. The performance was both an appreciation for the workers and it also celebrated the return to normalcy following the devastations caused by COVID-19.
It is commendable that health workers are being celebrated this way. However, from the beginning of this pandemic, health workers have been victims. For instance, Li Wenlian...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Headlines Health COVID-19 Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Announces European Commission Approval for Janssen ’s Preventive Ebola Vaccine
Discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have taken place to define the required data set for filing US licensure. About Janssen’s Ebola Vaccine Regimen The Janssen preventive Ebola vaccine regimen, Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo, utilizes a non-replicating viral vector strategy in which viruses – in this case adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) – are genetically modified so that they cannot replicate in human cells. In addition, these vectors carry the genetic code of several Ebola virus proteins in order to trigger an immune response.Janssen’s vaccine regimen ori...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - July 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Dangerous tick-borne bacterium extremely rare in New Jersey
(Rutgers University) There's some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers researchers examined more than 3,000 ticks in the Garden State and found only one carrying Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But cases of tick-borne spotted fevers have increased east of the Mississippi River, and more research is needed to understand why, according to a study in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 25, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Testing ALL of Britain for coronavirus every week 'could prevent second lockdown'
Researchers led by one at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said that doing 10million tests per day in the UK could 'quite quickly' stamp out Britain's Covid-19 epidemic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women Leadership Is Key to Successful Post-COVID-19 Era, Says Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair meets with graduates from the Asian University for Women (AUW) at the Rohingya refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 40 women from the university are involved in humanitarian work in the area. By Cecilia RussellLondon, Cox’s Bazaar, Johannesburg, Jun 17 2020 (IPS) The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns falls heavily on the shoulders of women even in the global north. Women take the brunt of housework and caretaking duties, homes schooling, working from home and perhaps looking after elderly parents, says Cherie Blair.
“Imagine you’re a woman in the Rohingya refugee camp (near Cox’s Bazar, Ba...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cecilia Russell Tags: Asia-Pacific Economy & Trade Featured Gender Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Labour Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy Women's Health Source Type: news
UK failure to lock down earlier cost many lives, top scientist says
Sage member also says Covid-19 ‘definitely not over’ and urges caution in easing lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the UK government ’s leading scientific advisers has said the failure to enter lockdown sooner “has cost a lot of lives” and that Britain should not relax its guard, as ministers push ahead with an accelerated programme of easing restrictions.Prof John Edmunds, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the coronavirus epidemic was “definitely not over” and cautioned that loosening measures too quickly could mean infect...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rowena Mason Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Medical research UK news Health Society Source Type: news
‘ Genuine Evidence Of Improvement ’ : Remdesivir Helped Some Coronavirus Patients In Study
(CNN) — A five-day course of the antiviral drug remdesivir sped recovery in moderately ill patients with pneumonia from Covid-19, drugmaker Gilead Sciences announced in a statement Monday.
It’s more evidence that the drug can help patients, however outside experts are not calling this a “game changer” quite yet.
Coronavirus patients who were hospitalized, but not sick enough to need oxygen from a ventilator, were more likely to recover after a five-day course of remdesivir than those given the current standard of care alone, Gilead said.
The results from the Phase III clinical trial on the drug have...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health CNN Coronavirus remdesivir Source Type: news
K number: what is the coronavirus metric that could be crucial as lockdown eases?
The K value sheds light on how the transmission rate varies and can help identify clustersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen deciding how and when lockdown restrictions will be lifted across the UK, the government has said theR value, denoting how many people on average one infected person will themselves infect, is crucial. But experts say another metric is becoming increasingly important: K.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Science Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology World news Epidemics London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Janssen ’s Investigational Preventive Ebola Vaccine Regimen
Discussions with the FDA are ongoing to define the required data set for filing Janssen’s Ebola vaccine regimen under the FDA’s Animal Rule licensure pathway. About Janssen’s Ebola Vaccine Regimen The Janssen investigational preventive Ebola vaccine regimen (Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo) utilizes a viral vector strategy in which viruses – in this case adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) – are genetically modified so that they cannot replicate in human cells. In addition, these vectors are modified to safely carry the genetic code of an Ebola virus protein in order to trigger an immun...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 29, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Remdesivir drug to be available for selected NHS Covid-19 patients
Drug pioneered for Ebola to be used in UK under emergency medicines provisionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA drug that reduces recovery time from Covid-19 will be made available to a number of NHS patients in “probably the biggest step forward in the treatment of coronavirus” since the pandemic began, the UK health secretary has said.Matt Hancock on Tuesday welcomed the authorisation of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, which has been shown to reduce recovery time for patients in hospital with Covid-19 from 15 days to 11 days.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Coronavirus outbreak UK news Drugs NHS UCL (University College London) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science US news China World news Source Type: news
Coronavirus symptoms: The symptoms that may linger for weeks if not months
CORONAVIRUS mysteries still persist, such as why some people experience debilitating symptoms that linger for weeks and months after first appearing. Writing in the BMJ, a professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has detailed his stubborn symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
