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  Cardiology

  High physical activity levels may counter serious health harms of poor sleep

  Written by Charlie King | 28 Jul 2021

  Those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer, the findings indicate,… read more.

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  Pain

  After outpatient surgery, NSAIDs top codeine for pain control with less side-effects

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 26 Jul 2021

  When prescribed following outpatient surgery, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen provide better pain control with less side-effects than the opioid codeine. Researchers reported these findings on June… read more.

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  'In Discussion With'

  Ivermectin – the unfolding story

  Written by Christine Clark | 24 Jul 2021

  IMI has been reporting on ivermectin since December 2020, keeping our readers and viewers up-to-date with research and practice developments. To mark World Ivermectin Day (24th July 2021),… read more.

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  COVID-19

  EMA boost for COVID-19 vaccine production

  Written by Charlie King | 19 Jul 2021

  The European Medicines Agency has approved additional manufacturing capacity for two companies producing vaccines against COVID-19. The news comes as European countries continue to roll out vaccines amid… read more.

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  Pharmacology

  Dessicated liposome technology improves vaccine stability

  Written by Charlie King | 13 Jul 2021

  Mountain Valley MD, Ontario, Canada The results of the first study to evaluate the stability of Trivalent Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (tIPV) formulated in desiccated liposomes (QuIcksometm) has yielded… read more.

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  COVID-19

  SARS-CoV-2 infection starts in nasal ciliated cells

  Written by Charlie King | 10 Jul 2021

  Journal of Clinical Investigation The discovery that multiciliated cells in the nasal epithelium are the first cells to be targeted in early COVID-19 infection might provide the rationale… read more.

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  'In Discussion With'

  The impact of ivermectin use in Zimbabwe

  Written by Christine Clark | 19 Apr 2021

  The use of ivermectin for prophylaxis and treatment of covid-19 in Zimbabwe has resulted in a 10-fold reduction in mortality. IMI interviewed Dr Jackie Stone, a family medicine physician in based in Harare, Zimbabwe to find out more.