March 25, 2021 — Rachel Levine has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary of health, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. The vote Wednesday was 52-48 and the result was mostly along party lines. Only two Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of … Read more
Prof Sarah Gilbert, co-designer of the vaccine, said: “In many different countries and across age groups, the vaccine is providing a high level of protection against Covid-19 and we hope this will lead to even more widespread use of the vaccine in the global attempts to bring the pandemic to an end.” Source link
“Given the extremely rare rate of occurrence of these events, the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine, with the latest data suggesting an 80% reduction in hospitalisation and death from Covid disease, far outweigh any possible risks of the vaccine in the risk groups currently targeted in the UK,” he said. Source link
March 10, 2021 — The Apple Women’s Health Study released preliminary data on Tuesday that showed a wide range of menstrual symptoms reported by users, including the most common ones — cramps, bloating, and fatigue. The iOS Health app added period-tracking in 2019, and researchers hope the data will advance understanding around women’s health … Read more
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that Ahmedabad will be hosting the Day-Night Pink ball Test match when England tours India early next year. England are scheduled to tour India in the beginning of 2021 (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS BCCI president Ganguly said that Ahmedabad will be hosting the Day-Night Test match against England next year … Read more
BJP MLA Surendra Singh has confirmed that the accused in the Ballia shooting case, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, worked with the saffron party and also said the incident was “unfortunate”. BJP MLA Surendra Singh (in saffron kurta) with Dhirendra Pratap Singh, accused in the Ballia shooting case (Source: Facebook) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Surendra Singh … Read more
Covid-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said as it acknowledged concerns voiced by public health experts about the airborne transmission of the virus. The agency had published similar warning weeks back but took it down after it sparked debate … Read more
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as white Americans, researchers report. For the study, an international team collected data on about 6 million people but found no differences in the number who died 30 days after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. … Read more
August 24, 2020 — Researchers in Hong Kong say they’ve confirmed that a person can be infected with COVID-19 twice. There have been sporadic accounts on social media sites of people who say they’ve gotten COVID twice. But scientists have been skeptical about that possibility, saying there’s no evidence it happens. The new proof comes … Read more