Denmark stops AstraZeneca vax rollout
Though the SARS-CoV-2 virus primary target is said to be the respiratory system, the damage caused by the pathogen has not spared the other organs of the body. Now, a new study by researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has reported that while the coronavirus does not infect the brain directly, it can still inflict considerable neurological damage.
According to the paper, which is the largest published report detailing COVID-19 brain autopsies involving over 40 patients, there were no signs of the virus in the brain cells of the afflicted. However, it is likely that the inflammation triggered by the virus in the brain s blood vessels or other parts of the body, can cause neurological changes in the brain.
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NEW YORK, NY (April 16, 2021) SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, according to a new study from neuropathologists, neurologists, and neuroradiologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. There s been considerable debate about whether this virus infects the brain, but we were unable to find any signs of virus inside brain cells of more than 40 COVID-19 patients, says James E. Goldman, MD, PhD, professor of pathology & cell biology (in psychiatry), who led the study with Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD, professor of pathology & cell biology, and Kiran T. Thakur, MD, the Winifred Mercer Pitkin Assistant Professor of Neurology.
Diet and Cancer: Part II By Alfred I. Neugut | April 15, 2021
Why do we assume that diet plays such a major role in cancer etiology? And by “we,” I don’t refer to just the lay public, but to scientists as well. At least the initial idea stems from global variations in cancer incidence. Certain cancers occur at high rates in the US and Europe breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer while these same cancers, at least decades ago when these hypotheses were formulated, occurred at much lower rates in countries in east Asia, notably Japan. Other cancers, like gastric and esophageal cancer, had a reverse pattern.
Rolling Stone The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause, Explained
Is it unsafe? Will this cause the country’s vaccination effort to collapse? We asked the experts
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UPDATE (4/14, 6:15 p.m. ET): The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held an emergency meeting today to discuss the safety concerns associated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. While the meeting didn’t end with recommendations for a specific course of action other than continuing the pause to allow for more time to look into the side effect a representative from Johnson & Johnson presented updated safety information. There have now been seven reported cases of the rare blood clots in women who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. Additionally, the company’s data indicate two instances of this side effect occurring during the clinical trials: one in a woman who received the placebo, and one in a
Cardiologist Raymond Givens at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he is associate director of the cardiac intensive care units.
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When cardiologist Raymond Givens read the article in the Journal of the American Heart Association last year, it stopped him in his tracks. Written by a fellow cardiologist, it claimed educational affirmative action programs were promoting underprepared Black and Hispanic trainees who would not gain admission to top medical schools or become the best doctors. While the article was widely condemned as racist and error-filled and was swiftly retracted by the journal, its publication left Givens with a host of questions.