Africa: R21 Anti-Malaria Vaccine Is a Game Changer - Scientist Who Helped Design It Reflects On 30 Years of Research, and What It Promises
[The Conversation Africa] Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- A majority of pregnant individuals or those trying to become pregnant were interested in getting a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine once it became available, a nationwide survey found.
Of 1,528 respondents... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Why It ’ s Important to ‘ Meet People Where They Are ’ When Improving U.S. Healthcare
The Covid-19 pandemic made issues with access to medical care apparent. At the Time100 Summit on Wednesday, three healthcare officials discussed how the concept of meeting people where they are could help improve the whole industry.
Dr. Toyin Ajayi, the CEO and co-founder of Cityblock Health, Dr. Raj Panjabi, a former White House senior director and special assistant to President Joe Biden, and Dr. Luther T. Clark, the deputy chief patient officer at Merck, each pointed to their own versions of bringing health care to people in a conversation moderated by TIME Senior Health Correspondent Alice Park. (Merck is a 20...
Source: TIME: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Zorthian Tags: Uncategorized News desk edits sponsorshipblock T100Titans2024 Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Among Children Plummets Within Months: CDC Study
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Children who received an original COVID-19 vaccine have little protection against hospitalization just months after vaccination, according to a new study from the U.S.…#cdcstudyauthored #zacharystieber #epochtimes #cdc #modernacovid19 #laurazambrano #rna #pfizer #novavax #janeorient (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Revealed: The diet to eat just before you have a flu shot...as study suggests nutrition change could makes vaccines more effective
Obese people are more likely to develop severe flu complications, even with vaccines. Researchers found that dieting before getting vaccinated make mice better at fighting off the virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine Safety and DMT for Highly Active MS: New Data Vaccine Safety and DMT for Highly Active MS: New Data
Many clinicians delay CD20 treatment until vaccine schedules are complete. A study suggests that this precaution may not be necessary.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Only myocarditis/pericarditis and seizures occurred at higher rates in adolescents and children vaccinated for COVID-19 when compared with historical rates of those outcomes, according to an analysis of safety data from the FDA... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X
(MedPage Today) -- The Community Notes feature, an open-source misinformation countermeasure introduced to X (formerly Twitter) in 2022, was successful in correcting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in viral posts, a study suggested.
Out of the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Liberia Launches Anti-Malaria Vaccine for Children 5-18 Months Today
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia is taking a significant step forward in its fight against malaria with the official launch of an anti-malaria vaccine for children aged 5 to 18 months. The launch ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Cestos City, Rivercess County. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Eritrea: An Important Milestone in Health - Related Efforts and Progress
[Shabait] Editor's note: this is the first article in a two-part series related to Eritrea's national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The following article unpacks the nation's commitment to youth and highlights how vaccination programs contribute to the country's child mortality reductions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Eritrea Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Ghana: 3 Scientists Receive $35,000 to Research Into Vaccines to Combat Emerging Diseases
[Ghanaian Times] As part of Ghana's post COVID-19 recovery process, the government has awarded a $35,000 grant to three scientists to research into possible vaccines to combat emerging infectious diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Nationwide Children's tops $250M in tech commercialization income
"Our office is engaging more with everything from vaccines and immunity to behavioral health, and understanding ways we can help those researchers with translation of their efforts to public impact." (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news
DHS Honors Wisconsin Health Care Providers with the Wisconsin BigShot Awards
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded its annual Wisconsin BigShot awards to 208 Wisconsin health care providers for their efforts to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, and pertussis. The BigShot award recognizes and celebrates providers who are leading the way in protecting children ’s health by ensuring their pediatric patients are up to date on their routine childhood vaccinations, based on 2023 immunization data...(see release)Claire.YunkerApril 23, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 23, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Claire.Yunker Source Type: news
COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People
(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines stimulated mucosal immunity in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but generated only a tiny amount of immunity in people who had never been infected, according to a cohort study using data from... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities awards funds to Georgia communities to help prevent one of the most common forms of cancer
Healthy Savannah, East Georgia Cancer Coalition, and Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential join CHC to focus on vaccination equity to prevent cervical cancer in Macon, Savannah, Augusta, and the surrounding areas. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CHC:... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT LIC Source Type: news
