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Learning from COVID-19: Why We Cannot Afford Collective Amnesia

Learning from COVID-19: Why We Cannot Afford Collective Amnesia

Now, more than half a decade later, many people are eager to move on and forget the disruptions caused by lockdowns, social distancing, and relentless health protocols.

Learning from COVID-19: Why We Cannot Afford Collective Amnesia

Now, more than half a decade later, many people are eager to move on and forget the disruptions caused by lockdowns, social distancing, and relentless health protocols.
A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea

A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV

by Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyThis graphic shows how HIV can get trapped in an endosome, or pocket, on a CD4+T cell (centre cell). Researchers previously thought this was a dea
I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to

I feel sick. How do I know if I have the flu, COVID, RSV or something else?

by Natasha Yates,The ConversationCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsYou wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to
Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).

Simple test for COVID-19 could prioritize treatments for individuals most at risk

by Flinders UniversitySROC curve with 95% confidence region and prediction region for the SII towards prediction of severe disease or mortality. Credit:Frontiers in Immunology(2023).
UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man's Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug Highlights Broken Health System

UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man's Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug Highlights Broken Health System

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism.

UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man's Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug Highlights Broken Health System

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism.
Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs

Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs

by University of California - San DiegoHeLa cells expressing PHLPP (left), the segment with the nuclear localization signal (middle), and that same segment mutated (right). Credit: UC San Diego S

Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs

by University of California - San DiegoHeLa cells expressing PHLPP (left), the segment with the nuclear localization signal (middle), and that same segment mutated (right). Credit: UC San Diego S
Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

byStevens Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen an individual visits their doctor, they aren't supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms,

Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right

byStevens Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen an individual visits their doctor, they aren't supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms,
EU shortage of arthritis drugs due to use as treatment for severe COVID-19 cases

EU shortage of arthritis drugs due to use as treatment for severe COVID-19 cases

by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, wishes to highlight increasing shortages of

EU shortage of arthritis drugs due to use as treatment for severe COVID-19 cases

by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, wishes to highlight increasing shortages of
Researchers find facemask impacts are leading source of higher severity impacts in professional American football

Researchers find facemask impacts are leading source of higher severity impacts in professional American football

byChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly one-third of concussions in professional American football are due to impacts from the facemask, a part of the he

Researchers find facemask impacts are leading source of higher severity impacts in professional American football

byChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly one-third of concussions in professional American football are due to impacts from the facemask, a part of the he
New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230

New optical method measures blood plasma viscosity to assess COVID-19 severity

byMedical University of ViennaBrillouin light scattering (BLS) in pure liquids and blood plasma. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.23230
New mechanisms of arthritis may be caused by mosquito-borne viruses

New mechanisms of arthritis may be caused by mosquito-borne viruses

by Griffith UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome therapies successful in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may help us better understand how to treat people with debilitating mosquito

New mechanisms of arthritis may be caused by mosquito-borne viruses

by Griffith UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome therapies successful in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may help us better understand how to treat people with debilitating mosquito
Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

by Tess Malone,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines d

Researchers develop more broadly protective coronavirus vaccine

by Tess Malone,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have been searching for the optimal coronavirus vaccine since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The mRNA vaccines d