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Moderna vaccine price hike a 4,000% mark-up above cost Responding to news that Moderna is considering raising the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to between $110 and $130 per dose in the United States, Julia Kosgei, Policy Co-Lead for the People’s Vaccine Alliance, said:  “Billions of taxpayer dollars went into the development of mRNA vaccines. This vaccine isn’t just Moderna’s, it was developed in collaboration with a government agency based on decades of publicly-funded research. It is the people’s vaccine – and it should be available and affordable for everyone, everywhere.  “Experts have estimated that a dose of the Moderna...

MJ and Overton launch first research impact tool focused on health and social care BMJ and Overton collaborate to advance the real-world impact of health and medical research January 2023, London, UK – Today, leading healthcare knowledge provider BMJ, announces the launch of a new research impact tool, BMJ Impact Analytics, developed in collaboration with pioneering start-up Overton. BMJ Impact Analytics is the only impact tool focused on health and social care.  BMJ Impact Analytics will help funders, academic institutions, and corporate organisations discover where their research has been cited in clinical guidance and health policies worldwide. It uniquely shows direct links to patient outcomes...

Discovering factors affecting ascending aortic dilatation improves identification of high-risk patients Prediction of aortic dissection or rupture of the thoracic aortic aneurysm is a challenge, and more accurate identification of high-risk patients and timing of repair surgery are required. A new collaborative study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital indicates that magnetic resonance imaging-derived wall shear stress values predict pathological changes in the aortic wall in patients with ascending aortic dilatation. The findings could be used for the identification of high-risk patients in the future. In ascending aortic dilatation, the aorta progressively dilates due to the...

Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work Publicado: 14 diciembre 2022 14:14 CET Autoría Michael W. Russell Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the process of developing alternative approaches to vaccines to improve their effectiveness, including how they’re administered. Immunologist and microbiologist Michael W. Russell of the University at Buffalo explains how nasal vaccines work, and where they are in...

Patients suffering with hard-to-treat depression may get relief from noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation Autoría Patricia Junquera Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Florida International University Not only is depression a debilitating disease, but it is also widespread. Approximately 20 million adult Americans experience at least one episode of depression per year. Millions of them take medication to treat their depression. But for many, the medications don’t work: Either they have minimal or no effect, or the side effects are intolerable. These patients have what is called treatment-resistant depression. One promising treatment for such patients is a type of brain...