Category: healthcare

Innate And Adaptive Immunity In The Human Intestine

Covid-19 affects many organs throughout the body, including those of our gastrointestinal tract. Here we give an overview of the various immune processes in charge of protecting our gut in the face of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Global Health Is Broken, But Young People Plan To Repair It

How do you think the world is tackling crises like pandemics and climate change? Poorly, irresponsibly, inequitably, and lacking in urgency and global solidarity, were the responses I got from young people in global health. But they are keen to fix the…

Deaths Outpaced Births In A Record 73% Of U.S. Counties In 2021 As Covid Raged

In a reversal of historical trends, Americans moved from larger, more populated areas to smaller and less populated ones, with 65.6% of counties reporting net positive domestic migration for 2021, the Census Bureau reported.

InnovationRx: AI Uncertainty; Plus, Moderna’s Vaccine For Kids

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Long-Term Antibiotic Use Impacts Gut Microbiome, Linked With Cognitive Decline In Older Adults

In a new study published in PLOS One, researchers found that long-term antibiotic use in midlife might be associated with cognitive decline in later life due to gut microbiome changes.

Antibodies Team Up Against Omicron

Here we address Omicron’s evasion of monoclonal antibody neutralization and how to overcome this viral trait.

Amazon’s New Partnership With Teladoc Is A Huge Milestone For Telemedicine

Undoubtedly, this is the first of many more similar partnerships to come.

Moderna Will Seek Emergency Use Approval For Low-Dose Covid Vaccine In Kids Under 6

If approved, it will be the first Covid-19 vaccine available to children under the age of five in the U.S.

Philips Is Betting Big On Digital Health

Digital health solutions will transform the future of care delivery.

Hillary Clinton Tested Positive For Covid But Is ‘Feeling Fine’

Hillary Clinton tested positive for Covid and has shown “some mild cold symptoms,” she said.