As new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 emerge, a slew of new studies suggest that some may be able to evade immune responses triggered by a previous infection or by a vaccine. That worry has already prompted some vaccine makers to look for ways to tweak their shots to keep up with these troublesome newcomers. Researchers had been concerned that mutations in a viral protein that helps the coronavirus break into cells could dampen the immune response against the virus. The new studies suggest that some viral variants may escape at least some of that immunity, which could put people who have been vaccinated or who have already recovered from a bout of COVID-19 at risk of getting infected.
To make 2021 as great as last year was terrible, many people made wonderful New Year’s resolutions about health, wealth, relationships, projects, ambitions.
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While the suicide rate has increased overall in the U.S. in the last 2 decades, a new study reported that the rate of cancer-related suicide has decreased during this same time period.
Looking at the 1999-2018 Multiple Cause of Death database, Xuesong Han, PhD, of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues found that the average annual percentage change (AAPC) of age-adjusted cancer-related suicide rates decreased by 2.8%, as compared with a 1.7% increase in suicide rates overall.
The database contains a single underlying cause of deaths and up to 20 contributing causes. Including deaths of people ages 15 and older, the researchers identified 738,743 suicides from 1999-2018, 0.9% of which listed cancer as a contributing cause. Of the cancer-related suicides, the most common diagnoses were lung cancer (18.2%), prostate cancer (15.4%), and colorectal cancer (9.1%).
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MORROW COUNTY â Police are still searching for the husband of a woman who was shot on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Heppner and later died at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, according to officials.
The victimâs husband, David Bowles, 43, is a person of interest in the investigation, and police say he should be considered armed and dangerous.
âSince the time of the shooting, he hasnât been located or found yet,â Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson said. âSo heâs somebody I know law enforcement is trying to talk to to find out the whole process and what happened. Weâve interviewed many other witnesses, but we still need to talk to David Bowles.â