TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 — When temperatures rise, people with multiple sclerosis need to keep cool. Heat sensitivity is a hallmark of the central nervous system disorder. So, what happens when warm weather spikes become more frequent because of climate change? More MS patients end up in the emergency room. A new study found that… Read More: How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger »
APP HELPS NHS STAFF WELLBEING DURING PANDEMIC Mental health app, My Possible Self has developed a mental health digital intervention in partnership with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and NHS Highland. The platform has shown to reduce depression and anxiety and increase wellbeing among health and social care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More: Roundup: EU Commission hosts skills roundtable for healthcare, app reduces… »
A US study has concluded that weight gain is greater by around 2 to 4 kg in HIV-positive people taking bictegravir or dolutegravir as part of their first antiretroviral therapy (ART), compared to their counterparts using other drug regimens. A similar effect was reported in those using the protease inhibitor darunavir. The study led by… Read More: More weight gain in people starting HIV treatment with newer… »
The drug maker Pfizer announced on Monday that an early analysis of its coronavirus vaccine trial suggested the vaccine was robustly effective in preventing Covid-19, a promising development as the world has waited anxiously for any positive news about a pandemic that has killed more than 1.2 million people. Pfizer, which developed the vaccine with… Read More: Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 90%… »