Vaccines for COVID-19 Effective with Cancer Patients, New Study Shows

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.28.2021 23:27 PM

Almost 90 percent of the cancer patients had tested positive with the coronavirus antibodies after they were given shots of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine. In just a span of two weeks, those who obtained the second dose are proven to receive the vaccine well.

New COVID-19 Vaccine on Phase 3 Trials: Sanofi, GSK Announce Involvement of 35,000 Participants

05.28.2021 01:03 AM

European drug manufacturers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline or GSK announced yesterday that they are launching large-scale clinical trials for their new COVID-19 vaccines.

'Swarm Learning': This Artificial Intelligence Can Detect COVID-19, Other Diseases

05.26.2021 21:48 PM

An international research team recently trained artificial intelligence algorithms known as "swarm learning" to identify certain illnesses.

Mild COVID-19 Leaves Infected Patients With Lasting Antibody, Making Reinfection Uncommon

05.26.2021 05:10 AM

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that mild cases of COVID-19 still have immune cells in their bodies pumping out antibodies against the virus months after recovering.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Blood Clots: When to Get Medical Help

05.25.2021 07:20 AM

Reports linking AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine to an extremely rare form of blood clot has spotlighted the symptoms of blood clots. What should you be looking out for?

Blood Oxygen Levels and Pulse Rate Can Now Be Monitored Using Smartphone Camera

05.25.2021 07:00 AM

A mobile application uses a smartphone camera to monitor blood oxygen levels, pulse rate, and respiration. It has 96% accuracy in heartbeats and 98% accuracy in oxygen saturation.

How Much Protection and Efficacy Rate Do You Get From First Dose of Vaccine?

05.25.2021 05:45 AM

The protection rate of the vaccines against COVID-19 kicks in after the first dose. Here is the recent data from the efficacy rate of authorized vaccine variants.

Does COVID-19 Cause Insomnia? Here's How People Can Treat the Lack of Sleep Post Coronavirus

05.24.2021 07:50 AM

Insomnia is a kind of sleep disorder where one fails to catch a proper amount of sleep. Take a look at how is it related to COVID-19 and check out a few symptoms of it here.

COVID-19 Detecting Dog Knows When You Have the Virus With 90% Accuracy

05.24.2021 07:40 AM

A new study recently showed that COVID-19-detecting dogs can identify more than 90 percent of COVID-19 infections even if a person is asymptomatic.

Black Fungus Unlikely to Develop in People Without COVID-19, Those With High Blood Sugar at Higher Risk

05.24.2021 05:10 AM

Experts said, there's no need for healthy people, specifically those who are not infected with COVID-19 as they are not likely to develop black fungus.

Eating Disorders in Teens and Adults Prevalent This Pandemic, Experts Warn Its Life-Threatening

05.24.2021 00:49 AM

There is an expansion of the waiting list for outpatient treatment these days as eating disorders in teens and adults become more rampant.

Salamander-Sized Amphibian Fossils That Lived 252 Million Years Ago, Excavated Before COVID-19 Crisis

05.22.2021 21:10 PM

Pandemic paleontology means doing all the preparations and analyses of excavated samples at home. Meaning, even this global health crisis did not stop paleontologists from doing their job.

Do COVID-19 Vaccines Contain Metals or Microchip? Viral Magnet Test Videos Claim It’s True

05.22.2021 06:46 AM

Videos of people sticking magnets to where they got their COVID-19 vaccines have recently circulated online to prove that vaccines contain microchips, a theory that holds no truth in it.

Canine Coronavirus: Latest Infection Detected in Child Comes from Dogs

05.21.2021 04:32 AM

Scientists detected a new canine coronavirus in a child with pneumonia, admitted to a hospital in Malaysia in 2018.

White Fungus Infecting COVID-19 Patients in India Could Be More Dangerous Than Black Fungus

05.21.2021 03:51 AM

The white fungus affects the lungs and other body parts, which causes COVID-like symptoms and is said to be worse than the black fungus.

Pandemic Pounds: Tips to Get Back in Shape After Developing Bad Habits from COVID-19 Crisis

05.20.2021 05:30 AM

A lot of people nowadays have gained a lot of the so-called "pandemic pounds." Experts recommend a short-term diet and eating real foods as two effective ways to lose fat fast.

Single-Use COVID Masks Are Recycled, Reborn Into Car Floor Carpets as World Faces Worsening Plastic Pollution

05.19.2021 07:30 AM

Single-use face masks used to prevent transmission of diseases added to the growing problems of plastic pollution so countries have found a way to recycle them by making them into benches, road material, and car floor carpets.

COVID-19 Vaccinated People DON'T Shed Coronavirus Particles and Infect Unvaccinated People; Experts Debunk Fake News

05.19.2021 07:05 AM

COVID-19 vaccinated people don't shed viral particles from the vaccine, be they live virus or spike proteins, scientists say.

COVID-19 Reduces Gray Matter in Frontal Lobe Resulting to Changing Mood, Neurological Disease

05.19.2021 05:40 AM

An ongoing study suggests that neurological disease and covid-19 are possibly associated and can result in frontal lobe cell reduction.

COVID-19 Prevention: Is Cleaning Indoor Air Effective in Fending Off Virus Spread?

05.19.2021 05:00 AM

Along with school and business reopening are mask mandates dropped for fully vaccinated people. Now, some people ask how to attract customers and students while still avoiding the spread of infections as a COVID-19 prevention effort.

Indian COVID-19 Variant Might Be 50% More Transmissible Than UK Version [STUDY]

05.19.2021 04:18 AM

Indian COVID-19 variant is more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 strains, and it would make B.1.617.2 the most contagious one on the planet.