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Researchers at the INT-IRCCS "Fondazione Pascale" Cancer Center in Naples, Italy, have conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the humoral immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 spike mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2/Pfizer) in two cohorts of healthcare workers: those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 and those who were not. The study,
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to clinical trials, affecting vulnerable populations such as cancer patients. According to recent research, the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), poses a global health threat to cancer patients. Financial support for this research came from
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Researchers from the University of Calgary have conducted a systematic review to determine if individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at a higher risk of COVID-19 or its adverse consequences. The study found that although CF patients generally experience acute exacerbations of lung disease from infectious agents, COVID-19 incidence estimates
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The RIVM National Institute for Health and Environment has conducted a research on the health risks associated with the increased use of hand gel with ethanol. According to the study, while the use of hand gel with ethanol does not increase the risk of colon cancer or reduced fertility, it
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have investigated the effectiveness of AI-powered models in detecting COVID-19 from chest X-ray images. The study, titled "Detecting Sars-cov-2 From Chest X-ray Using Artificial Intelligence," proposes and tests six modified deep learning models to identify patients with COVID-19 symptoms. The results, which
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A recent study published in Nature Medicine has shed light on the cell-type-specific expression of COVID-19 severity genes across various human tissues and demographics. The research, conducted by a team of scientists at the Broad Institute, utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze the expression of genes associated with the entry
China
In the midst of a growing concern about a suspected SARS case in Guangzhou, residents are showing confidence in the government's ability to handle the situation. The suspected case, a 32-year-old freelance television journalist, remained quarantined in stable condition at local No. 8 People's Hospital. Health
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The World Health Organization and the Chinese government are taking precautionary measures to confirm a suspected case of SARS in a 32-year-old television producer in southern China. The man is recovering well from pneumonia, which may be caused by SARS, in a hospital in Guangzhou. The WHO has sent medical
