Laboratory medicine has historically been poorly understood, undervalued, and often overlooked. Over the past two and a half years, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for a greater appreciation for laboratory medicine, and a…
A study from the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital characterises for the first time the microbial profile that appears to protect young children from severe forms of the disease
Omicron 5: three years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic we are still dealing with a contagious and extremely mutable virus: from Alpha to the more significant Delta and then Omicron
Omicron vaccine? In anticipation of another COVID-19 surge, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended vaccine makers to update their booster shots to include components of the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5
Are vaccinated people less prone to Long Covid? This question is answered by the study funded by the Humanitas Foundation for Research, conducted by Prof. Maria Rescigno, head of the Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology and Microbiota at…
In the week of 15-21 June, there were 255,442 new Covid cases in Italy. There was also an increase in ordinary admissions, +14.4%, and in intensive care, +12.6%
COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, a new modelling by World Health Organization (WHO) finds
World No Tobacco Day, the correlation between smokers and Covid. Covid infection particularly affects the lungs and in severe cases can develop into pneumonia