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Australian airline Qantas was fined 90 million Australian dollars ($59 million) for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground staff at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline had already agreed to pay AU$120 million ($78 million) in compensation to its former employees. The penalty is the largest
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Fresh data from a retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics have shed light on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection during controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) on pregnancy and obstetric outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. The study, conducted by researchers from the First Affiliated
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The COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant people has been removed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) immunization schedule, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may revoke authorization for Pfizer's
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Research findings have shown that in Italy, epilepsy surgery volumes have regained their pre-pandemic levels, albeit with a slight loss of complexity, whereas seizure outcome has remained stable. The study, conducted by Federico Vigevano and colleagues from the Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (IRCCS), aimed to investigate the current
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Researchers at the Cancer Research Center in Salamanca, Spain have published a study on the humoral immune response to COVID-19, highlighting the importance of understanding the pathophysiology of viral respiratory infections to improve treatments and diagnostics. The study analyzed autoantibody and acute-phase reactant profiles in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and
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Researchers from the Aga Khan University Medical College have conducted a study examining the trends of myocarditis-related mortality in the United States, revealing a significant increase in mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic
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A recent study published in the Atherosclerosis journal has found that the combination of statin treatment and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels has a stronger association with mortality risk than either factor individually in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The research, conducted by Central Medical Laboratories, involved a prospective, propensity-score-matched, multicenter-cohort study of
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Researchers from the University of Padua in Padua, Italy, have made new findings on the impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in children and adolescents in Norway and Italy. The study, published in the journal Vaccines, analyzed data from 626,537 children and adolescents in Norway and
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Researchers from the Graduate University of Advanced Technology in Iran have made a significant discovery in the fight against COVID-19. By analyzing the inhibitory effects of major phenolic compounds from ginger, including gingerol, paradol, and shogaol, against the main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2, they found that shogaol exhibited the strongest
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Researchers have identified a protective genetic factor against severe COVID-19. A study published in JCI Insight found that the high-affinity CD16A polymorphism, present in approximately 66% of the population, reduces the risk of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and severe disease trajectories in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This genetic variation enhances
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A new report from Semnan University in Iran presents fresh data on nanoparticles, highlighting the importance of efficient respiratory face masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research focuses on fabricating an antiviral respiratory face mask electrospun technology and optimizing its parameters through response surface methodology (RSM). The
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A recent study published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease has investigated the impact of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on the accuracy of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. The research, conducted by a team of scientists from IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, found that
