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The Omicron variant of concern (VOC) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, displacing earlier variants worldwide. It caused large numbers of breakthrough infections even in those people who had hybrid immunity (“generated through a combination of vaccination and infection”). Serological studies indicated this was associated with suboptimal immune reactions in […]

Functions like sensing and pacing in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) tend to resist interference from the energy fields generated by MRI, as long as device programming is properly adjusted before the scan. That applies even to patients with older “legacy” devices implanted before the 2015 advent of MRI-conditional ICDs despite, in practice, prevalent but misguided […]

Testing plays a crucial role in humanity’s strategy to mitigate the effects of widespread COVID-19 infection. However, given multiple options for testing and the emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant, how do we choose which test to use? A study led by Osaka University recently found that the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests (RATs) […]

This isn’t cause for concern, you can stop clutching your pearls, I promise everything is alright. If you’re all caught up with the latest tech news (or my TikTok feed), you know that OpenAI just got a $10 billion investment from Microsoft. Which means everyone’s new favorite AI toy, ChatGPT, now has some serious backing […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) after at least two lines of systemic therapy, including a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. Pirtobrutinib is the first and only non-covalent BTK inhibitor approved for use in this MCL setting, manufacturer Eli […]

Are you looking to accelerate your liquid handling protocols? To combat the issue of tedious volume adjustments, look no further than EVOLVE manual pipettes! INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away 15 EVOLVE starter packs in an exciting prize draw. Choose your ideal pipette size – covering a range of volumes from 0.2 µl to 5000 µl […]

Corporate lifestyle and communication. Multiracial Coworkers Communicating Standing Near Table During Business Meeting In Modern Office. In this day and age making sales is harder than ever, with a cost of living crisis in the UK and several places feeling the pinch post-lockdown. But how do you effectively create a customer relationship without rushing in? […]

The US Food and Drug Administration approved elacestrant (Orserdu, Stemline Therapeutics, Inc) for postmenopausal women or men with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer that progressed on at least one line of endocrine therapy. The agency also approved the Guardant360 CDx assay as a companion diagnostic to identify breast cancer patients who meet […]

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers used a machine-learning (ML)-based model to identify non-human CoVs (coronaviruses) that might cause human infections. Study: Using machine learning to detect coronaviruses potentially infectious to humans. Image Credit: NicoElNino/Shutterstock Background Experimental data is considered ideal for determining the host infectivity of a virus; […]

Newly released figures showing a rise in the number of men with advanced prostate cancer have laid bare long-simmering resentment among patient advocates who feel the nation’s leading cancer group has largely ignored their concerns for years. The American Cancer Society this month revealed what it called “alarming” news about prostate cancer: After two decades […]