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The allocation of COVID-19 vaccinations in 29 countries at the beginning of 2021

Medical Xpress

A research team from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) has analyzed vaccination schedules published by 29 countries at the turn of 2020 and 2021, including members of the EU, UK, and Israel, with respect to the order in which they provided vaccination for different groups of citizens.

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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent

GeriPal

They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58661-1 Journal information: Nature Communications Provided by National Taiwan University Citation : Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment (2025, June 16) retrieved 16 June 2025 from [link] This document is subject to copyright. Your feedback is important to us.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The content is provided for information purposes only. Citation : Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction (2025, June 16) retrieved 16 June 2025 from [link] This document is subject to copyright. Your feedback is important to us. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages.

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Episode 188: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 10 – Counterspaces in Medicine: Creating Safe Spaces and Redefining Value

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Cultivate tools to sustain a career in traditional and alternative health careers Cultural norms rooted in white supremacy and capitalism create an environment that extracts goods, time, and energy from people without providing a source from which to renew those resources. 2020, January 08). How can they help you in your next step?

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Factors associated with transmission across three waves of SARS-COV-2 in a community-based study of households with children [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Oregon School District, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA, between October 28, 2020, and May 16, 2022. Intervention/Instrument: All household members provided self-collected nasal specimens on days 0, 7, and 14 for SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-PCR. behavior, vaccination) to reduce future transmission risk.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. 29% (n=86) of the participants were undecided about getting vaccinated.