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Research Highlights: Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a potential route of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein damaging the heart. In study evaluating mice and human heart cells, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inflamed the heart muscle cells, which can lead to heart injury. Embargoed until 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET, Monday, July 25, 2022 (NewMediaWire) – July 25, 2022 – CHICAGO Heart damage is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, leading many to wonder how the virus affects the… Source link

The reaction to a potential COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough for young children out of Moderna (MRNA) may have some traders scratching their heads. Shares of the biotech fell 3% on Wednesday on positive interim data released by Moderna for its coronavirus vaccine for children under six years old. Moderna said the shots were about 44% effective in preventing Omicron in children six months up to two years old. “We believe these latest results from the KidCOVE study are good news for parents of… Source link

MILAN, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Italy reported 39 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the same number as the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections inched up to 3,908 from 3,882. Italy has registered 131,802 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the ninth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.74 million cases to date. Patients in hospital with COVID-19 – not… Source link

Liberty University has joined a handful of colleges that have been forced to shift to online learning as the fall semester kicks off due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia has ordered a campus-wide quarantine that will go into effect on Aug. 30 and expire on Sept. 10. Prior to the fall semester beginning on Aug. 24, the school did not have a mask or vaccine mandate in place. “To me, it’s just been a very unsafe environment,” Robert… Source link

The number of COVID cases in the U.S. has now surpassed 37 million, with the Delta variant currently accounting for more than 98% of newly confirmed cases in the country.  Unlike during the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic, there are significantly more children being hospitalized for COVID-19 infections amid the latest surge. “That really scares me,” Dr. James Simmons, an L.A.-based hospitalist nurse practitioner, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Kiddos who aren’t… Source link

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said many of its businesses are enjoying strong recoveries from the early depths of the coronavirus pandemic, fueling rebounds in profits and revenue. The company Buffett has run since 1965 also signaled the billionaire’s confidence in its future by repurchasing $6 billion of its own shares in the second quarter, even as its stock price regularly set new highs. Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire’s manufacturing,… Source link

A nurse works on a patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) on January 7, 2020. Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images A 90-year-old Belgian woman died in March after contracting two coronavirus strains at the same time. The woman, who had both the UK and South African variant, died five days after getting sick. Researchers say the case is the first of its kind, but warn there could be more. See more stories on Insider’s business page. A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in… Source link

The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout has led to roughly 145.3 million Americans receiving at least one dose and 104.8 million who are fully vaccinated. But the country is now approaching an impasse, with a large share of adults who are now eligible for the vaccine simply choosing not to get it. “The last three months were people who really, really wanted the vaccine and were going to do anything to get it,” Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an NJ-based emergency medicine physician, said on Yahoo Finance… Source link

The U.S. coronavirus vaccine rollout is an ongoing success story. Nevertheless, the number of daily confirmed cases remains over 50,000 and is rising again. “We’re definitely in a different spot than we were a few months ago,” Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious diseases physician based out of Ann Arbor, Mich., said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “But the thing is, we’re beginning to see this big surge. And who are the people that are coming into the hospital? It’s unvaccinated… Source link

Bloomberg Just How Big and Important Is Sanjeev Gupta’s Metals Empire? (Bloomberg) — Sanjeev Gupta is fighting to save his sprawling empire after Greensill Capital, its biggest lender, collapsed into administration.While the markets for GFG Alliance’s steel mills and aluminum smelters are buoyant, a court filing revealed on Monday that Gupta’s group had told Greensill in February that it would be insolvent without its funding.That casts a shadow over operations that employ about 35,000… Source link