Newswise Breaking News Channel: Coronavirus

Surprising Reason That B Cells Benefit From Booster Shots

Rockefeller University — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:55:21 EST

Certain infectious diseases, such as COVID or the flu, evolve constantly, shapeshifting just enough to outmaneuver our immune systems and reinfect us repeatedly. But subsequent reinfections often don't lead to the most severe outcomes--for very good reason. Upon first exposure to a pathogen, our immune systems churn out specially trained B cells, which have learned to identify and eliminate the virus.

Novel Antibody Platform Tackles Viral Mutations

Mount Sinai Health System — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with colleagues in the field, have developed an innovative antibody platform aimed at tackling one of the greatest challenges in treating rapidly evolving viruses like SARS-CoV-2: their ability to mutate and evade existing vaccines and therapies. Their findings, including preclinical studies in mice, introduce the Adaptive Multi-Epitope Targeting and Avidity-Enhanced (AMETA) Nanobody Platform, a new antibody approach for addressing how viruses like SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, evolve to evade vaccines and treatments. Details on the results were published October 23 in the journal Cell.

Curious by Nature: Dr. Olivier Loudig - Breath Cancer Detection

Newswise — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:40:26 EST

Dr. Olivier Loudig, a scientist at the Center for Discovery Innovation, talks about groundbreaking research in non-invasive cancer detection. As public awareness of airborne pathogens has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Loudig explores the hidden health clues found in our breath.

Illinois Virologist Explains What's in the New COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines, the Best Time to Get Them, and Why We Need Them at All.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:25:27 EST

Respiratory Virus Season Is Here, But There Are Effective Ways To Protect Yourself And Your Family

Hackensack Meridian Health — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:55:06 EST

Pitch for effective protection for respiratory viruses

Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Help Treat Long COVID?

Yale School of Medicine — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:55:16 EST

Welcome to Long COVID Dispatches. Our goal is to keep you informed of the best and newest information on Long COVID. My name is Dr. Lisa Sanders, and I'm an internist on the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine and the medical director of Yale New Haven Health's Multidisciplinary Long COVID Care Center.

When Nerve Pain and Numbness Are Linked to Long COVID

Yale School of Medicine — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:45:18 EST

Tweeting During the Pandemic

Universite de Montreal — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:00:05 EST

What can Twitter tell us about how people complied - or not - with public-health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? Quebec researchers Helene Carabin and Jose Denis-Robichaud investigate.

COVID-19 Study Reveals Virus-Induced Inflammation During Pregnancy, Redefines Vertical Transmission

Cleveland Clinic — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:50:07 EST

A Cleveland Clinic-led study published in The EMBO Journal shows that mild and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections can trigger immune responses in a pregnant individual that may cause serious inflammatory responses in the developing fetus.

Mount Sinai Doctors to Present at ID Week 2024

Mount Sinai Health System — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 03:05:00 EST

Experts in infection prevention and control available for interview about research findings and other breaking health topics including the flu, COVID, HIV, mpox, West Nile, and vaccinations

JMU Nursing Professor Can Discuss Flu/COVID Season, Vaccines

James Madison University — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:25:58 EST

Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Your Questions Answered

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:08 EST

While many parents have gotten their children vaccinated, some families have questions about the vaccine's safety and efficacy. We spoke to several experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, including Michael Smit, MD, MSPH, Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and Marisa Glucoft, MPH, Vice President of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, to answer some frequently asked questions.

Mount Sinai Opens State-of-the-Art Center for Patients With Complex Conditions Including Lyme Disease and Long COVID

Mount Sinai Health System — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:00 EST

The Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses will also research new therapies for these conditions

COVID-19 Recommendations for Fall 2024

Corewell Health — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:05:06 EST

Fall is here and with it, comes cold and flu season. With schools back in session and people gathering inside more, COVID will also be a player in this year's circulating respiratory viruses. Corewell Health's infectious disease experts Dr. Russ Lampen and Dr. Nick Gilpin teamed up to answer the most frequently asked questions when it comes to this year's COVID vaccine. You can download an edited package HERE: https://vimeo.com/1009923626/8089770e92?share=copy Or, put together your own story using raw footage HERE: https://vimeo.com/1010598326/33c7177fc1?share=copy Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

History of COVID-19 Doubles Long-term Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

Cleveland Clinic — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:00:00 EST

Cleveland: A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California. The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after diagnosis.

Scientists at The Wistar Institute Discover Novel Series of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors for Potential New COVID-19 Treatments

Wistar Institute — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:05:52 EST

New research from the Salvino lab identifies novel series of MPro inhibitors

School Mask Mandate Study Highlights Challenges of Using Observational Data to Study Effects of Public Health Interventions

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:00 EST

A re-examination of an influential and widely cited study which claimed that school mask mandates led to significantly reduced COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts suggests that the conclusion may be flawed due to challenges inherent in the study methodology.

Penn Nursing Study Finds Link Between Nurse Work Environment Quality and COVID-19 Mortality Disparities

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:30:24 EST

A new Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) study - published in INQUIRY - has found a strong association between the quality of the nurse work environment and COVID-19 mortality rates among socially vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries. The study examined data from 238 acute care hospitals across New York and Illinois.

Expert Available: Is It Okay to Get Your Flu and Covid-19 Shot Together?

Keck Medicine of USC — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:05:22 EST

FAU Researchers Confront New U.S. and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults

Florida Atlantic University — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:30:10 EST

Over the past decade, decreasing vaccination rates now threaten the huge beneficial impacts of vaccinations in the U.S. and globally. Researchers discuss the multifactorial barriers including increasing vaccine hesitancy and new clinical and public health challenges in vaccinations of U.S. adults.