Scientists from Scripps Research and Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules that help shield HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more complete understanding of why antibodies react to some spots on the virus but not others,… Read More »
The coronavirus crept into Heartland Health Care Center, a nursing home in Moline, Ill., on the last day of July, when a member of the nursing staff tested positive. It was an ominous sign: The virus can spread through a nursing home in a flash. Older people — who are often sick and frail and… Read More »
Dive Brief: Physicians face an uncertain employment environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins, a company of AMN Healthcare. The report estimates that the demand for physicians — which has always been intense — declined by about 30% in recent weeks. While it expects… Read More »
The death of a schoolboy who collapsed after cheese was thrown at him was “unprecedented”, an inquest has heard. Karanbir Cheema, 13, died after having a severe reaction at his school in west London on 28 June 2017. Specialist Dr Adam Fox said severe reactions from skin contact were “very, very uncommon” and he was… Read More »