An interesting study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Shimabukuro and others dated April 21st 2021 researches this issue. They argue that many pregnant women in the United States had received the mRNA vaccines such as the Pfizer or...
Last week, United States Health Agencies recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine because of several extremely rare reports of blood clots. Only six people have this condition out of 7 million, so the risk of a clot occurring is...
A study by Geraldes published in The Lancet April 22nd 2021 looks at the fact that there is a higher fatality rate from COVID-19 in patients with cancer in the United Kingdom than in Europe. The study echoed concerns expressed by oncologists early in the...
End of Lockdown, drinking & Hangovers Dr Sanjay Mehta of The London General Practice features in the press discussing hangovers. The reopening of pubs, bars and restaurants has led to an increase in drinking and therefore hangovers! Why do we get hangovers? What...
BBC news explored this virus. What is the Indian Coronavirus Variant? Viruses mutate all the time and produce different versions or variants of themselves. Most of these mutations are insignificant and some make the viruses even less dangerous, but others can...
An interesting article published by Fauville and others from Stanford University looked at this intriguing question. There is little data on “Zoom fatigue”, the exhaustion that follows video conferencing mechanisms. The researchers tested associations...
