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6 months to live or die: How long should an alcoholic liver disease patient wait for a transplant?

The night before Brian Gorzney planned to check into rehab for alcohol use, he began vomiting blood. First at 2 a.m. Then 5. And again at 11.

12 Oct 2021

The neurological effects of COVID-19

What is the relationship between COVID-19 and the brain? A new review published in Tropical Biomedicine summarizes the key findings on how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe COVID-19 infection, disrupts brain activity and produces a range of long-term neurological disorders.

10 Oct 2021

Study traces the evolution of hepatitis B virus since prehistoric times

A study published in the journal Science traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity. Domingo Carlos Salazar García, researcher from the Prehistory, Archeology and Ancient History Department of the University of Valencia, has participated in this study led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Germany).

8 Oct 2021

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation's more than 250 organ transplant centers.

8 Oct 2021

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Needle exchanges are targeted by eco-rooted lawsuits. A new California law will stop that.

For more than 30 years, public health officials and nonprofits in California have provided clean hypodermic needles to people who use them to inject drugs.

6 Oct 2021

Mandatory vaccines for health care workers might upend nurses’ training

Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December. For her clinical training this fall, she's working 12-hour shifts on weekends with medical-surgical patients at a hospital.

4 Oct 2021

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to assist people who want to stop smoking, and new antimicrobials to treat serious bacterial and fungal infections.

1 Oct 2021

New drug combination effectively suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection

More countries with greater resources are opening up for a more normal life. But COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus are still a significant threat in large parts of the world.

30 Sep 2021

Two proteins joined together using a free-standing, rigid link

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI are the first to have joined two proteins together by means of a free-standing, rigid link. The structural element holds the two protein molecules together at a defined distance and angle, much the way a barbell handle connects two weights.

29 Sep 2021

COVID Moonshot receives key funding to accelerate drug discovery efforts

The COVID Moonshot, a non-profit, open-science consortium of scientists from around the world dedicated to the discovery of globally affordable and easily-manufactured antiviral drugs against COVID-19 and future viral pandemics has received key funding of £8 million from Wellcome, on behalf of the Covid-19 Therapeutics Accelerator.

28 Sep 2021

3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot

Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot.

25 Sep 2021

Hepatitis B in newborns is a public health issue in the Pacific islands

The Pacific island nations are falling back on immunization targets, especially those for diseases spread through mother-to-child transmission, according to WHO officials.

24 Sep 2021

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to the emergency room.

24 Sep 2021

Study reveals strong connection between infection rates and strains of authoritarianism

According to psychologists, in addition to our physiological immune system, we also have a behavioral one: an unconscious code of conduct that helps us stay disease-free, including fear and avoidance of unfamiliar - and so possibly infected - people.

22 Sep 2021

Researchers provide structural insights into HCV receptor binding and entry

In a new paper published in Nature, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, describe the structure of a key protein on the surface of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and how it interacts with its receptor found on some human cells.

21 Sep 2021

Hepatitis C News and Research

Latest Hepatitis C News and Research

6 months to live or die: How long should an alcoholic liver disease patient wait for a transplant?

The neurological effects of COVID-19

Study traces the evolution of hepatitis B virus since prehistoric times

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

Needle exchanges are targeted by eco-rooted lawsuits. A new California law will stop that.

Mandatory vaccines for health care workers might upend nurses’ training

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

New drug combination effectively suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection

Two proteins joined together using a free-standing, rigid link

COVID Moonshot receives key funding to accelerate drug discovery efforts

3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot

Hepatitis B in newborns is a public health issue in the Pacific islands

A daily pill to treat covid could be just months away, scientists say

Study reveals strong connection between infection rates and strains of authoritarianism

Researchers provide structural insights into HCV receptor binding and entry

Maintenance dialysis patients may need additional shots of COVID-19 vaccines

Study shows efficacy of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in individuals with obesity

Digital spatial profiling of individual glomeruli from HIV and COVID-19 patients

Does SARS-CoV-2 contamination in operating and birthing room settings pose risks for health care workers?

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