Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines prime T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2 variants, study finds

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that T cells from people who have recovered from COVID-19 or received the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are still able to recognize several concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants. Their new study, published online on July 1, 2021 in Cell Reports Medicine, shows that both CD4+ “helper” T… Read More: Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines prime T cells to fight SARS-CoV-2… »

U.S. News hospital rankings to include new categories, examine equity

Dive Brief: U.S. News & World Report’s annual best hospitals rankings will include a number of new categories and other tweaks when the 2021-2022 list comes out July 27, according to a statement released Wednesday. The publication is ranking hospitals on seven new procedures and conditions, including heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, diabetes, kidney failure, hip… Read More: U.S. News hospital rankings to include new categories, examine equity »

‘Pole dancing gave me my body confidence back after baby number three’

I am a bad dancer. This fact has been a part of my DNA since I abandoned ballet at five years old. I know everyone abandons ballet — except for the obvious few — but the retired child ballerinas usually take up something eventually: hockey, GAA. But my being bad at ballet led me neatly… Read More: ‘Pole dancing gave me my body confidence back after baby… »