Monthly Archives: January 2023

by Ingrid Hein, Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 12, 2023 Omicron-targeting bivalent boosters likely conferred no extra protection against COVID-19 over the original mRNA products due to immune imprinting, according to vaccine expert Paul Offit, MD, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.And by the time 10% of the U.S. population had received one of the […]

SPOTLIGHT –In the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, authors offer some strategies to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection in this patient population as well as the US government changes course on COVID-19 vaccine policy. In light of the emergent Omicron variants circulating across the United States as well as the FDA’s decision on Thursday to withdraw […]

The Memphis police chief who is now tasked with investigating the killing of Tyre Nichols was previously fired from her job for dismissing allegations in a child pornography case. Cerelyn ‘CJ’ Davis was kicked out of the Atlanta Police Department in 2008 for her role in the botched investigation of sergeant Tonya Crane’s husband Terrill […]

CDC: XBB.1.5 Grows in U.S. as COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations …  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Membership of Australia’s outlaw motorcycle clubs is being transformed by a new breed of ‘criminal entrepreneurs’ motivated by drug trade profits and prepared to collaborate with rivals, a leading researcher claims.  A recent spate of violent shootings by individuals with bikie links has exposed the changing nature of how the gangs operate.  Professor of Criminology […]

SPOTLIGHT –SARS-CoV-2 infections cause microbiome dysbiosis in patient and possibly an increase in opportunistic pathogens and a decrease in beneficial bacteria. SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghiSARS-CoV-2 infections are known to cause disruptions in the gut microbiota.A team, led by SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical […]

In a tribute to her daughter released through Essex Police, Christy Gendron said:  ‘My darling daughter, Ashley. My youngest child. ‘Right from the day you were born, you made me proud to be your mommy. You couldn’t help being adorable. ‘I watched you grow up alongside your sister – my most beautiful, most precious treasures. […]

Though Novavax, Inc. NVAX is one of a handful of vaccine makers that has secured authorizations for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the company still struggles to establish a foothold in the target market.Novavax developed its own novel coronavirus vaccine NVX-CoV2373, a protein-based vaccine that utilizes the company’s proprietary nanoparticle technology. The […]

As killer uncle Stuart Campbell refuses to reveal the whereabouts of his niece and is denied parole, MailOnline takes a look at some other murder cases where a body had not been found.  Historically it has proved very difficult to convict murderers if no body has been discovered.  But there are cases where confessions and witnesses have […]

Facing the New Covid-19 Reality | NEJM  nejm.orgsource