Spike in obesity among pre-schoolers during pandemic
A new study, published in the European Journal of Public Health based on data from 25,049 children aged three to five, shows an increase in obesity during the COVID-19… read more.
A new study, published in the European Journal of Public Health based on data from 25,049 children aged three to five, shows an increase in obesity during the COVID-19… read more.
When assessing repurposed drugs in a pandemic situation, the totality of evidence should be considered rather than RCTs alone; had this been done the pandemic could have been… read more.
The TOGETHER trial was widely reported as showing that ivermectin was not effective in covid-19, but a straightforward analysis of the results reveals a 59 per cent reduction… read more.
The best time to administer ivermectin is at the beginning of a covid-19 infection so that virus is killed and disease progression averted, according to Colleen Aldous, Professor… read more.
Professor Colleen Aldous is a research professor at the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. She recently described the SAIVE trial of… read more.
For frontline healthcare workers, the mental health impact from the pandemic is extending beyond career burnout. Much of the attention on the mental toll suffered by frontline workers… read more.
Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation… read more.
Most symptoms or conditions that develop after mild covid-19 infection linger for several months but return to normal within a year, finds a large study from Israel published… read more.
Global willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine increased from 75.2% in 2021 to 79.1% in 2022, according to a new survey of 23 countries that represent more than 60% of… read more.
A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria — called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine — demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults living in Burkina… read more.
A group of international researchers is calling for revised guidelines to help improve access to hepatitis B treatment in Africa. Hepatitis B is a highly endemic virus in Africa… read more.
Methenamine hippurate could be as effective as antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a recent alert from the National Institute for Health and Care… read more.