This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAuthor of first study of Israel’s vaccination programme to be peer-reviewed hails ‘surprising’ resultsFirst published on Wed 24 Feb 2021 20.13 ESTThe first major real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be independently reviewed has shown that the jab is as good as the trials promised, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.A study of 1.2 million people in Israel, which has vaccinated most of its population with the Pfizer vaccine over the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAuthor of first study of Israel’s vaccination programme to be peer-reviewed hails ‘surprising’ resultsFirst published on Wed 24 Feb 2021 20.13 ESTThe first major real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be independently reviewed has shown that the jab is as good as the trials promised, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.A study of 1.2 million people in Israel, which has vaccinated most of its population with the Pfizer vaccine over the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPeople’s Vaccine Alliance says profits inappropriate when poorer countries are struggling to get accessLast modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 19.03 EDTThree of the leading Covid vaccine manufacturers have paid out $26bn in dividends and stock buyouts to shareholders in the last year – enough to cover the cost of vaccinating the population of Africa, say campaigners.The argues that the profits made by the companies are inappropriate when most of the world cannot get the vaccines they need, which are expensive and in short...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPeople’s Vaccine Alliance says profits inappropriate when poorer countries are struggling to get accessLast modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 19.03 EDTThree of the leading Covid vaccine manufacturers have paid out $26bn in dividends and stock buyouts to shareholders in the last year – enough to cover the cost of vaccinating the population of Africa, say campaigners.The argues that the profits made by the companies are inappropriate when most of the world cannot get the vaccines they need, which are expensive and in short...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldVaccine developed by scientists at Jenner Institute, Oxford, shows up to 77% efficacy in trial over 12 monthsLast modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 07.53 EDTA vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in , holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small children every year.The vaccine, developed by scientists at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months.The...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldVaccine developed by scientists at Jenner Institute, Oxford, shows up to 77% efficacy in trial over 12 monthsLast modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 07.53 EDTA vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in , holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small children every year.The vaccine, developed by scientists at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months.The...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUsing ipatasertib, researchers say some brain cancers could potentially be made vulnerable to immunotherapy agentLast modified on Sun 11 Apr 2021 15.01 EDTTwo people with advanced brain cancer of the sort that led to the death of the MP Tessa Jowell have responded well in a small trial to an experimental combination of chemo and immunotherapy drugs. In one case, the life-threatening tumour seems to have disappeared.Doctors at the Institute of Research and the Royal Marsden hospital in London cautioned that this was very...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUsing ipatasertib, researchers say some brain cancers could potentially be made vulnerable to immunotherapy agentLast modified on Sun 11 Apr 2021 15.01 EDTTwo people with advanced brain cancer of the sort that led to the death of the MP Tessa Jowell have responded well in a small trial to an experimental combination of chemo and immunotherapy drugs. In one case, the life-threatening tumour seems to have disappeared.Doctors at the Institute of Research and the Royal Marsden hospital in London cautioned that this was very...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he supports patent waiver to help countries make and sell cheap vaccine copiesLast modified on Fri 5 Mar 2021 23.36 ESTThe normal rules of business that protect the profits of vaccine manufacturers will have to be set aside if that is what it takes to ensure everybody is immunised against the coronavirus, according to the director general of the ., Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world needs to be “on a war footing”. Before a key meeting of the World Trade Organization next week...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he supports patent waiver to help countries make and sell cheap vaccine copiesLast modified on Fri 5 Mar 2021 23.36 ESTThe normal rules of business that protect the profits of vaccine manufacturers will have to be set aside if that is what it takes to ensure everybody is immunised against the coronavirus, according to the director general of the ., Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world needs to be “on a war footing”. Before a key meeting of the World Trade Organization next week...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMatt Hancock urges public to follow rules as Imperial College London data shows the decline in infection has slowedLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 07.32 ESTThe coronavirus is still around and dangerous and people should keep to the rules, the health secretary has warned, as new data showed a slowing in the decline of infections and a possible slight increase in London, the south-east and the Midlands.The latest REACT1 study, which collects swab samples from people around the country on a continuous basis, found a drop...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMatt Hancock urges public to follow rules as Imperial College London data shows the decline in infection has slowedLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 07.32 ESTThe coronavirus is still around and dangerous and people should keep to the rules, the health secretary has warned, as new data showed a slowing in the decline of infections and a possible slight increase in London, the south-east and the Midlands.The latest REACT1 study, which collects swab samples from people around the country on a continuous basis, found a drop...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernments urged to prioritise obese people for vaccinations over greater risk of death from coronavirusLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 04.43 ESTCountries with high levels of overweight people, such as the UK and the US, have the highest death rates from Covid-19, a landmark report reveals, prompting calls for governments to urgently tackle obesity, as well as prioritising overweight people for vaccinations.About 2.2 million of the 2.5 million deaths from Covid were in countries with high levels of overweight people,...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernments urged to prioritise obese people for vaccinations over greater risk of death from coronavirusLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 04.43 ESTCountries with high levels of overweight people, such as the UK and the US, have the highest death rates from Covid-19, a landmark report reveals, prompting calls for governments to urgently tackle obesity, as well as prioritising overweight people for vaccinations.About 2.2 million of the 2.5 million deaths from Covid were in countries with high levels of overweight people,...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldScientists call for more genetic sequencing of emerging variants like P1 to bring pandemic under controlFirst published on Tue 2 Mar 2021 08.59 ESTThe coronavirus variant originally found in Manaus in and detected in six cases in the UK was able to infect 25% to 61% of the people in the Amazonian city who might have expected to be immune after a first bout of Covid, researchers say.The extent to which P1 can evade the immune system, and potentially vaccines, emerged as the UK health secretary said the hunt for one...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldScientists call for more genetic sequencing of emerging variants like P1 to bring pandemic under controlFirst published on Tue 2 Mar 2021 08.59 ESTThe coronavirus variant originally found in Manaus in and detected in six cases in the UK was able to infect 25% to 61% of the people in the Amazonian city who might have expected to be immune after a first bout of Covid, researchers say.The extent to which P1 can evade the immune system, and potentially vaccines, emerged as the UK health secretary said the hunt for one...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernment has ordered 60m doses of jab, which appears to work well against Kent variantFirst published on Thu 28 Jan 2021 18.56 ESTAnother vaccine against Covid, trialled in the UK , has shown nearly 90% efficacy and the ability to work against the UK and South African variants of the virus.The UK vaccines taskforce has bought 60m doses of the Novavax vaccine, one of seven in its portfolio, and it will be manufactured on Teesside in the UK. If it is given emergency authorisation by the UK regulator, it could boost the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernment has ordered 60m doses of jab, which appears to work well against Kent variantFirst published on Thu 28 Jan 2021 18.56 ESTAnother vaccine against Covid, trialled in the UK , has shown nearly 90% efficacy and the ability to work against the UK and South African variants of the virus.The UK vaccines taskforce has bought 60m doses of the Novavax vaccine, one of seven in its portfolio, and it will be manufactured on Teesside in the UK. If it is given emergency authorisation by the UK regulator, it could boost the...WW…

Antidepressants can save lives. At best, they work. At worst, they are a sticking plaster, hopefully enabling people to hold it all together until they get other help in the form of talking therapies. Either way, they are not supposed to be long-term medication. NICE guidance anticipates people will usually stop taking taking them 6 months after the depression has lifted. Often, however, they are prescribed for long periods of time. [See footnote]Whether depression is now better diagnosed or we live in sad times, more and more people are taking the pills and the weeks extend into months and...…Antidepressants can save lives. At best, they work. At worst, they are a sticking plaster, hopefully enabling people to hold it all together until they get other help in the form of talking therapies. Either way, they are not supposed to be long-term medication. NICE guidance anticipates people will usually stop taking taking them 6 months after the depression has lifted. Often, however, they are prescribed for long periods of time. [See footnote]Whether depression is now better diagnosed or we live in sad times, more and more people are taking the pills and the weeks extend into months and...WW…