April 2021 - Prosperity Internal Medicine

Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel

Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel Thai authorities struggled to contain a growing coronavirus outbreak just days before the country’s traditional Songkran New Year’s holiday, when millions of people travel. Go to Source

Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries

Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries As many as 60 countries, including some of the world’s poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June. Go to Source

No ‘causal’ link found yet between J&J vaccine and blood clots: US health authorities

No ‘causal’ link found yet between J&J vaccine and blood clots: US health authorities Top US health authorities said Friday they have not yet found a “causal” link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID shot and blood clots, as the EU drug regulator probed possible instances among those who have received the vaccine. Go to Source

Trudeau calls for Canada regions to tighten COVID restrictions

Trudeau calls for Canada regions to tighten COVID restrictions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called on Canada’s provinces to tighten public health measures as an accelerating vaccination program fails to keep pace with surging coronavirus infections. Go to Source

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat

Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who don’t or can’t. However, the mechanisms by which these risks are reduced for lactating women are still not fully understood. […]

Brain disease transmitted by tick bites may be treatable

Brain disease transmitted by tick bites may be treatable Tick-borne encephalitis is a disease just as nasty as it sounds. Once bitten by an infected tick, some people develop flu-like symptoms that resolve quietly but leave behind rampant neurological disease—brain swelling, memory loss, and cognitive decline. Cases are on the rise in Central Europe and […]

Men with low health literacy less likely to choose active surveillance for prostate cancer after tumor profiling

Men with low health literacy less likely to choose active surveillance for prostate cancer after tumor profiling Tumor gene profiling is a tool that can help patients with a cancer diagnosis make informed decisions about treatment. In predominantly white populations, among men with early stage, favorable-risk prostate cancer, these tools have been shown to increase […]

Researchers on pandemic restrictions: Increase compliance instead of investing in numerous restrictions

Researchers on pandemic restrictions: Increase compliance instead of investing in numerous restrictions Responses from 9,500 inhabitants in 11 countries in a study financed by the EU have given the researchers an insight into how governments should act to stop the spread of the virus. Go to Source

Possible ‘missing link’ detected in COVID-19 patients

Possible ‘missing link’ detected in COVID-19 patients A newly published UC Davis research paper pinpoints what could be “the missing link” in why some COVID-19 patients recover and some don’t. Go to Source

NHS Digital selects Scandit’s clinical quality computer vision technology to digitise the Covid-testing process

NHS Digital selects Scandit’s clinical quality computer vision technology to digitise the Covid-testing process Scandit’s technology will now also be made available free to any hospital or NHS organisation for Covid-related services, such as test tracking, PPE tracking and patient care. Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, April 8th 2021: Scandit, the leading technology platform for mobile computer […]