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Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists

Written by | 21 Feb 2023

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a… read more.

One in two cancer patients may develop long COVID, with risk higher in women

Written by | 12 Feb 2023

More than one in two cancer patients at a US cancer centre experienced symptoms of long COVID-19 for more than six months after initial infection, according to a… read more.

The SAIVE trial for prevention of COVID-19

Written by | 8 Feb 2023

Professor Colleen Aldous is a research professor at in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. She recently described the SAIVE trial… read more.

How the totality of evidence for ivermectin informs clinical practice

Written by | 7 Feb 2023

Colleen Aldous, Professor for Medical Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal explains how the evidence supporting the use of ivermectin for covid-19 came together to tell a compelling story. In… read more.

Spike in obesity among pre-schoolers during pandemic

Written by | 6 Feb 2023

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.

Addressing the totality of evidence for ivermectin

Written by | 6 Feb 2023

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.

TOGETHER trial shows positive effect for ivermectin

Written by | 5 Feb 2023

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.

Ivermectin – is it safe and effective?

Written by | 4 Feb 2023

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.

What makes the SAIVE study so good?

Written by | 3 Feb 2023

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.

New research shows pandemic’s toll on frontline healthcare workers

Written by | 28 Jan 2023

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.

500,000 missed out on blood pressure lowering drugs during pandemic

Written by | 22 Jan 2023

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 long covid effects resolve within a year after mild infection

Written by | 15 Jan 2023

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.

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