[ad_1] Ubisoft has outlined the future of Rainbow Six Siege as the competitive multiplayer shooter enters its sixth year. The company said that Siege, which has more than 70 million registered players, is undergoing major changes to the core game over the course of this year, as well as new …
Read More »Pfizer Injection Results Show Vaccination Can Stop Covid Spread: Israeli Study
[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech said they are working on a real-world analysis of data from Israel. The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine appeared to prevent the vast majority of recipients in Israel from becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication that immunization will slow transmission of the coronavirus. …
Read More »Russia notified the WHO of the first case of H5N8 bird flu transmitted from birds to humans – MercoPress
[ad_1] Russia notified WHO first case of H5N8 bird flu transmitted from birds to humans Sunday, February 21, 2021 – 17:14 UTC The head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said scientists from the Vektor lab had isolated the genetic material of the strain from seven workers on a …
Read More »Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans
[ad_1] Russia said on Saturday that its scientists had detected the world’s first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of bird flu from birds to humans and had alerted the WHO. Anna Popova, head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said in televised statements that scientists from the Vektor lab …
Read More »Israel Finds BioNTech / Pfizer Vaccine Reduces Virus Transmission
[ad_1] The Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by BioNTech and Pfizer has been very effective in preventing infection in Israel, according to the first real-world data showing that vaccination stops transmission of the virus. Results compiled by Israel’s Ministry of Health, and seen by the Financial Times, showed that the vaccine was …
Read More »50% of patients with mild and moderate COVID have symptoms after 6 months – study
[ad_1] Nearly 50% of people who contract mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 still experience symptoms six months later, according to a new study published by Israeli researchers, to be published this month in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, evaluated 103 people over the age of 18 who …
Read More »Almost a third of Covid-19 survivors have symptoms, some up to 9 months later, new study finds
[ad_1] BEVERLY, MA – AUGUST 6: Kate Porter works on her laptop in her living room in Beverly, MA on August 6 … [+] 2020. Porter contracted Covid-19 on March 17 and still suffers from a fever, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance and terrible fatigue. She is among the group …
Read More »A study found heart damage in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital
[ad_1] The lesion was detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at least a month after discharge, according to new findings published Thursday in the European Heart Journal.Damage includes inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis), scarring or death of heart tissue (infarction), restriction of blood supply to the heart (ischemia), and …
Read More »UN: Tigray malnutrition ‘very critical’, response woefully poor | Human rights news
[ad_1] Reports from humanitarian workers in the conflict-affected region of Ethiopia indicate an increase in acute malnutrition as insecurity, bureaucracy and the presence of various armed actors hamper humanitarian efforts. A new United Nations report has sounded the alarm about a “very critical malnutrition situation” unfolding in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray …
Read More »30% of people with COVID-19 experience symptoms up to 9 months later
[ad_1] Nearly a third of people with COVID-19 experience persistent symptoms for up to nine months after their diagnosis, even if they initially had a mild case, a small new study suggests. The study researchers, from the University of Washington, analyzed information from 177 people in the Seattle area with …
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