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Chickenpox in adults
Chickenpox in Adults Belfast Newsletter February 2022 Dr Paul Ettlinger, GP at The London General Practice, features in the Belfast Newsletter online discussing Chickenpox in adults. Chickenpox symptoms in adults can be very similar to that experienced in children...
Symptoms of Stomach Cancer
Symptoms of Stomach CancerExpress Online February 2022 Dr Sanjay Mehta, GP at The London General Practice, contributes to an Express online article looking at possible early signs of stomach cancer. Dr Mehta explains that “Stomach cancer can present with a number of...
The Latest COVID Treatments
An article in the Scientific American by Esther Landhuis reviews the current treatment approaches for COVID-19. As the highly contagious Omicron variant pushes infections to record highs some two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians in the United States...
Can COVID-19 Vaccine be given Intranasally?
An interesting review published by Alu and others in the Lancet February 1st 2022 tries to summarise this issue. Currently licensed COVID-19 vaccines are all designed for intramuscular immunisation. However, vaccination today failed to prevent the virus...
Vaccination in the World’s Top Athletes
An interesting news report published by Burki in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 25Th January 2022 reviews this topic. On January 17th 2022 the Australian Open tennis tournament began. Notably absent was the champion Novak Djokovic. He had had his visa...
How Long does the Antibody Neutralisation Against Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Last Following Two or Three Doses of the Pfizer Vaccine
A study published as a preprint in bioRxiv by Zou and others posted 22nd January 2022 showed that antibodies which work against the Omicron variant are still present four months after receiving a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine. This study is the first...
Why parents don’t catch Covid from children
Not All Parents Catch Covid From Children Liverpool Echo January 2022 Dr Paul Ettinger speaks to the Liverpool Echo discussing why some parents don't always catch Omicron from their children. Dr Ettinger outlines two primary reasons why this can be the case; The...
Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2: What We Know So Far
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) suggest that the BA.2 strain of Omicron may be even more transmissible than the original variant. But the good news is that current vaccines appear to offer the same level of protection against symptomatic...
How are the Beneficial Effects of Metformin Measured?
An article published by Onken and others in Aging Cell 27th November 2021 tries to research this issue. Metformin, the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetes medication, has multiple reported health benefits such as: Lowering the risks of cardiovascular disease...
How Infectious is SARS-CoV-2 When Airborne?
An interesting article published in MedRxiv showed that SARS-CoV-2 loses 90% of its ability to infect within five minutes of becoming airborne. The authors simulated how the virus survived in exhaled air. The findings re-emphasised the...
