Low Incident of False Positive Test Results from Rapid Antigen Tests
University of Toronto | Jan 17, 2022
A Canadian study showed the incidence of false positives in a large sample was low
Infectious Disease
Model May Help Improve Treatments, Clinical Trials of Patients with COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital | Jan 17, 2022
Model reveals certain biological markers that differ based on patient characteristics and response to treatment
What We Know about the Ways COVID-19 Can Impact Pregnant Women and Their Babies
Children's National Hospital | Jan 14, 2022
Adverse pregnancy outcomes may vary with specific circulating variants
Markers of Brain Cell Damage Higher in Patients with COVID-19 than Alzheimer’s
NYU Langone Health | Jan 13, 2022
Higher levels of seven markers of brain damage in COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms than those without them
Using Artificial Intelligence to Guide the Search for the Next SARS-Like Virus
Georgetown University Medical Center | Jan 11, 2022
AI could predict which viruses could infect humans, which animals host them, and where they could emerge
Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Is Required for Protection against Omicron
Massachusetts General Hospital | Jan 10, 2022
Traditional regimens of COVID-19 vaccines do not neutralize the fast-spreading Omicron variant
FDA Shortens Interval for Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Jan 10, 2022
This brings consistency in the timing for administration of a booster dose among the available mRNA vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccination Associated with Increase in Menstrual Cycle Length
National Institutes of Health | Jan 07, 2022
Those receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine had a potential, temporary increase in cycle length of one day
Elizabeth Holmes, Former CEO of Theranos, Convicted of Fraud
Ian Black, MsComm, MSc | Jan 06, 2022
After a months-long trial, Holmes has been found guilty of defrauding investors
The Danger of COVID-19 Coinfections
Pallavi Upadhyay, PhD | Jan 05, 2022
COVID-19 patients with coinfections have higher mortality rates than those with single infections