Additional COVID vaccine helps protect transplant patients

Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a new study shows. The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, shows that even after vaccination, patients taking immunosuppressive medications to prevent rejection of an organ transplant have higher risk for severe COVID-19 than those with […]

Vir Das jokes about Will Smith’s India Visit

On April 23, 2022, Will Smith, who slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage was spotted at a private airport in Mumbai. Comedian Vir Das shared a comic ‘welcome’ post for Will and joked that in India, he will learn to slap comedians with legal cases, instead of his hands. With his post, Vir indirectly mentioned the legal cases […]

Differences in children’s behavior predict midlife health behaviors, study finds

A recent study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä and the Gerontology Research Center (Finland) investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behaviour to midlife health behaviour decades later. Socioemotional behaviour at age 8 predicted health behaviour both directly and indirectly through education. There are a wide variety of factors behind health behaviour and […]

Ms Marvel’s official Poster features art by Pakistani Artist

Fans have been anxiously waiting for Ms Marvel, Marvel’s upcoming series on its first-ever Pakistani Muslim superhero, Kamala Khan. While the buzz around the upcoming show has been rife, Marvel has now released its official poster. And what’s more, it features artwork by a Pakistani artist. Shehzil Malik took to Instagram and shared that her artwork was chosen by Marvel […]

Clinical pharmacy services in the dermatology biologics clinic

Kläre Bryant, advanced clinical pharmacist in dermatology at Liverpool University Hospitals, was a recently-qualified independent prescriber when she managed the switch to biosimilar infliximab for the cohort of dermatology patients who were receiving the drug. Clinics for patients receiving biologic and other systemic treatment were the next logical step for her. Over time her role in the clinics has developed […]