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  1. Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 1059 AEST, 1259 NZST

    Annals of Internal Medicine

    Long COVID is a persistence of symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness and insomnia after a person has recovered from COVID-19. ... According to the researchers, these observations are important Read more about Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

    InternationalSouthmead Hospital, UK

  2. Vaccines becoming more acceptable in the US - especially in Black and Hispanic populations

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0958 AEST, 1158 NZST

    JAMA

    The decrease, in late 2020 and early 2021, occurred in tandem with regulatory approval of COVID-19 vaccines and the mass vaccination rollout. ... The authors say more needs to be done to build public Read more about Vaccines becoming more acceptable in the US - especially in Black and Hispanic populations

    InternationalMaynooth University (Ireland), University of Liverpool (UK)

  3. EXPERT REACTION: NZ & Aus are exporting more sugary drinks to the Pacific - and paying rising healthcare costs

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0913 AEST, 1113 NZST

    BMC Nutrition

    3 kg per person each year from 2000 to 2015. New Zealand and the USA gained the most financially from these exports. ... The authors say the results highlight the irony that Kiwi and Aussie taxpayers are Read more about EXPERT REACTION: NZ & Aus are exporting more sugary drinks to the Pacific - and paying rising healthcare costs

    Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; InternationalAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Deakin University, Monash University (Australia)

  4. Healthcare workers may have been 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 during 2020

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0901 AEST, 1101 NZST

    ERJ Open Research

    An international study of 2,063 Scottish health and social care workers found that they were three times more likely to get COVID-19, but one in five of the workers ... community. Among the 300 healthcare Read more about Healthcare workers may have been 3 times more likely to get COVID-19 during 2020

    InternationalUniversity of Dundee, Scotland

  5. Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    Sound could be used to combat feelings of loneliness, including during COVID-19-related lockdowns and quarantine, according to new research from James Cook University. ... This research is particularly Read more about Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!

    Australia; QLD; WAJames Cook University | Curtin University | Grenoble Ecole de Management, University of California (Merced), University of Jyväskylä

  6. NZ communicated well on COVID-19 testing, finds experiment

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0749 AEST, 0949 NZST

    BMJ Open

    New Zealand Ministry of Health messaging around how to interpret COVID-19 test results was far more effective than the UK and US, according to a first-of-its-kind online ... The authors suggest other Read more about NZ communicated well on COVID-19 testing, finds experiment

    New Zealand; InternationalUniversity of Cambridge, UK

  7. New drugs to fight COVID-19 developed

    Publicly released: Tue 25 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    Nature Cell Discovery

    The two early intervention drugs target how human cells respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, instead of the virus itself. ... The discovery of the peptide-based drugs was made possible after the researchers Read more about New drugs to fight COVID-19 developed

    Australia; QLDQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

  8. Metabolic hormone ‘leptin’ linked to vaccine response

    Publicly released: Mon 24 May 2021 at 1900 AEST, 2100 NZST

    Nature Communications

    The researchers are keen to test responses to the COVID-19 vaccines to determine biomarkers that could identify those people at risk of not generating a strong vaccine response. ... During the era of the Read more about Metabolic hormone ‘leptin’ linked to vaccine response

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  9. Triage rules needed for health workers

    Publicly released: Mon 24 May 2021 at 1100 AEST, 1300 NZST

    MJA

    A warning has been issued that Australian health workers face legal risks if they make triage decisions during a disaster – and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the problem sharply into Read more about Triage rules needed for health workers

    Australia; QLDJames Cook University

  10. Branding the jab: the secret weapon to increase vaccination rates

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 1600 AEST, 1800 NZST

    As the global race for COVID-19 vaccination continues, new research from the University of South Australia shows that the uptake of vaccines could be vastly improved if approved vaccine brands Read more about Branding the jab: the secret weapon to increase vaccination rates

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia

  11. Antibody testing suggests some ‘probable’ NZ Covid cases weren’t infected

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 1141 AEST, 1341 NZST

    Pathology

    New antibody testing reveals the early 2020 outbreak of COVID-19 in Southland was largely confined to people who had already tested positive, and higher-risk travellers or close contacts of Read more about Antibody testing suggests some ‘probable’ NZ Covid cases weren’t infected

    New ZealandSouthern Community Laboratories, University of Auckland, University of Otago

  12. Community-minded areas more likely to see high mask usage

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 1030 AEST, 1230 NZST

    PNAS

    Community minded people and regions have been more likely to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a US and Chinese study. ... likely than those in individualistic cultures to wear masks Read more about Community-minded areas more likely to see high mask usage

    InternationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

  13. Outbreaks of bird flu in 46 countries

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 0400 AEST, 0600 NZST

    Science

    Emerging H5N8 Avian Influenza Viruses Are a Serious Public Health Concern The emergence and global spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza virus (AIV), a pathogen that has caused Read more about Outbreaks of bird flu in 46 countries

    InternationalShandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences (China), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

  14. Covid jab may be too hard to get for a large group of New Zealanders

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    areas. Key Points· The equitable delivery of COVID-19 vaccines is key to an elimination strategy. ... We mapped the distribution of priority populations, who are at the highest risk of infection and COVID Read more about Covid jab may be too hard to get for a large group of New Zealanders

    New ZealandUniversity of Waikato | Waikato District Health Board

  15. New Zealand’s bowel cancer screening is inequitable, say researchers

    Publicly released: Fri 21 May 2021 at 0001 AEST, 0201 NZST

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    In a Viewpoint, researchers reviewed the epidemiology of bowel cancer, and concluded that more cancers are being missed at present, as the current cut-off fails to account for Māori being Read more about New Zealand’s bowel cancer screening is inequitable, say researchers

    New ZealandUniversity of Otago | University of Auckland | Waikato District Health Board

  16. NDIS barriers for young-onset dementia

    Publicly released: Thu 20 May 2021 at 1300 AEST, 1500 NZST

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

    Flinders University and UNSW Sydney researchers evaluated 151 Australians living with YOD and their care partners who recently entered the disability system. ... Research examining the impacts of COVID-19 Read more about NDIS barriers for young-onset dementia

    Australia; SAFlinders University

  17. Parrot poachers striking while the market's hot

    Publicly released: Thu 20 May 2021 at 0930 AEST, 1130 NZST

    Biological Conservation

    from animals to humans - like COVID and avian flu. ... The researchers found some key reasons parrots were at risk of being poached - with a bird's attractiveness and the ability to sell it on legal Read more about Parrot poachers striking while the market's hot

    Australia; ACTThe Australian National University

  18. Long-term health woes more likely to hit Covid survivors

    Publicly released: Thu 20 May 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    British Medical Journal

    One in seven adults with Covid-19 went on to develop another health condition several months after catching the virus, finds a study of more than 266,000 adults. ... The researchers point out that this Read more about Long-term health woes more likely to hit Covid survivors

    InternationalUnited Health Group and Optum Care (Minnesota and Colorado, US), Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, US)

  19. New Zealand had fewer deaths in 2020 than expected

    Publicly released: Thu 20 May 2021 at 0830 AEST, 1030 NZST

    British Medical Journal

    For example, in both the US and the UK, estimated excess deaths were more than 30% higher than the number of reported covid-19 deaths. ... There is an urgent need to measure this excess morbidity, support Read more about New Zealand had fewer deaths in 2020 than expected

    New Zealand; InternationalUniversity of Oxford (UK), University of Cambridge (UK), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany), National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation), Harvard University (US)

  20. ‘Supercharged’ cells help scientists analyse SARS-CoV-2 variants faster

    Publicly released: Thu 20 May 2021 at 0600 AEST, 0800 NZST

    The scientists have now shared microscopic footage of the process – in their incredible video, you can see the healthy supercharged cells being taken over by the SARS-CoV-2 virus over ... The SARS-COV-2 Read more about ‘Supercharged’ cells help scientists analyse SARS-CoV-2 variants faster

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales | The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society

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