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Russian COVID-19 vaccine’s immune response — First release of trials’ results
Russian scientists have published the first report on their coronavirus vaccine, saying early tests showed signs of an immune response. According to a BBC...
SA Health Department launches digital contract tracing app
The national Health Department has launched the COVID Alert SA app, which informs people if they have been in contact with someone who has...
First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients
Heart patients hospitalised with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to the BRACE CORONA trial...
Germany's Qiagen launches 15-minute COVID-19 antigen test
German diagnostic test maker Qiagen has announced that it planned to launch a COVID-19 antigen test that can provide results in 15 minutes and...
Financial analysts win $2.5m award for exposing medical firm fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $2.5m last week to two external analysts who exposed Orthofix Medical for financial wrongdoing. A Jurist...
Secondhand smoke heightens risk of child hospitalisation – Cincinnati study
Children in the United States who are exposed to tobacco have much higher rates of hospital admissions after visiting emergency departments or urgent care...
Cannabis Bill parliamentary hearings: Call for submissions
In anticipation of parliamentary hearings on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, the National Assembly’s justice & correctional services committee has called for written...
E-cigarettes are no better than alternative aids to quit smoking – US study
People who use e-cigarettes to help them stop smoking are no more likely to be abstinent a year later than those who use alternative...
Post-COVID syndrome severely damages children's hearts — systematic review
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need...
EC will refurbish hospitals and clinics rather than build anew
The Eastern Cape provincial government has been forced to fast track the refurbishment of many rural hospitals to capacitate them to deal with the...