Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Coronavirus cases in Italy are on the rise again, in large part due to the more infectious British variant, a top virologist warned in a newspaper interview published Sunday. His comments came as Italians in several cities ignored official appeals to stay at home to go out and enjoy the unusually…
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged caution on Sunday in the face of rising coronavirus infection numbers, just as schools across the country prepare to reopen. "The virus isn't making it easy for us," Spahn told German broadcaster ARD. "We're seeing that the numbers are climbing again. That's annoying, and it…
More evidence has emerged linking sleep deficiency, dementia, and mortality. "Sleep disturbance and insufficiency have been shown to be associated with both the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease and with all-cause mortality," wrote Rebecca S. Robbins, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues. However, research on this topic has yielded conflicting results, and…
A scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus budding from a cell (African green monkey kidney epithelial cell line). Credit: NIAID The delivery to Guinea of vaccines against the Ebola virus has been delayed because of fog disrupting flights to the capital Conakry, a health official said Sunday. The World Health Organization (WHO) had announced that…
The American Academy of Dermatology has announced a 3-year, multifaceted initiative to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion not only within the academy itself, but also in the profession of dermatology overall. "Last year's events surrounding social justice issues and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority communities underscored an urgent need for the academy to…
Survival rates for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases have improved significantly in recent years, and there is growing evidence that treatments for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension can also benefit this group. In an article published online Feb. 3, 2021, in Arthritis & Rheumatology, researchers report the outcomes of a meta-analysis…
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 may be causing long-term symptoms in children, according to a preprint posted on MedArxiv. The study, which has yet to be peer reviewed, provides preliminary evidence that children can suffer from long-COVID as can adults, with symptoms lasting for months…
Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites, if set up nationwide on a massive scale, could significantly speed up the number of Americans vaccinated, according to new research that provides a detailed model for how to do it. Based on the suggested model, 350 million doses could be given in 100 days, says study co-author Sunderesh Heragu, PhD,…