In this study the authors investigated the effect of vaccination of health care workers in Scotland on the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among members of their households.
Biomedical Alliance in Europe Calls for Strong Health Funding in Next EC Multiannual Financial Framework
November 6, 2025
BioMed Alliance and 17 other civil society organisations call on policy makers to ensure that the next multiannual EU budget will be fit-for-purpose to address current and future health threats.
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Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine through 6 Months
October 13, 2021In this ongoing trial, the authors randomly assigned 44,165 participants aged 16 or older and 2,264 participants aged 12-15 to receive two 30-μg doses, at 21 days apart, of BNT162b2 or placebo. -
EAN was able to welcome 46 participants from 15 countries - Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine - to Loutraki.
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Clinical perception and management of Parkinson’s disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian experience
October 8, 2021The objective of this study was to explore the perceived impact of confinement in patients with Parkinson's disease and document the effects of gender and living environment. -
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Association Between Psychological Distress, Cognitive Complaints, and Neuropsychological Status After a Severe COVID-19 Episode: A Cross-Sectional Study
October 8, 2021This study aimed to explore the associations of objective cognitive performances and psychological distress with cognitive complaints in COVID-19 survivors. -
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Parkinson’s Disease Individuals Hospitalized with COVID-19 in a New York City Hospital System
October 8, 2021The objective of this study was to determine clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalised PD individuals infected with COVID-19. -
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Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: Risk Factors for 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents with COVID-19
October 8, 2021The objective of this study was to determine whether previously identified risk factors for 30-day mortality in Dutch NH residents with COVID-19 are unique to COVID-19. -
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Alzheimer’s disease in elderly COVID-19 patients: potential mechanisms and preventive measures
October 8, 2021In this review, the authors summarize possible mechanisms by which infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19, may cause AD in elderly COVID-19 patients and describe preventive measures to mitigate risk. -
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Lessons learned from patients with neurological diseases at the time of COVID-19: the EFNA-EAN survey
October 8, 2021The European Federation of Neurological Associations, in partnership with the NeuroCOVID-19 taskforce of the European Academy of Neurology, has investigated the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with neurological diseases, as well as the hopes and fears of these patients about the post-pandemic phase. -
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Fewer COVID-19-associated strokes and reduced severity during the second COVID-19 wave. The madrid stroke network
October 8, 2021The aims of this study were to analyze the characteristics and outcomes of patients with stroke admitted during the second COVID-19 wave and to evaluate the differences in the stroke care provision compared with the first wave. -
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Declining mortality of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
October 8, 2021The aim of this study was to evaluate whether mortality of patients with CVST-VITT has decreased over time. -
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Neurologic Safety Monitoring of COVID-19 Vaccines: Lessons From the Past to Inform the Present
October 8, 2021In this article the authors review neurological conditions seen in the context of prior vaccinations and the current data to date on select COVID-19 vaccines. -
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Experience of Community Neurologists Providing Care for Patients With Neurodegenerative Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 8, 2021This study describes the perspectives and experiences of community neurologists providing care for patients with neurodegenerative illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial
October 8, 2021In this study the authors conducted an open-label, randomized controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults with COVID-19 receiving oxygen within 12 d of respiratory symptom onset (NCT04348656). -
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Cellular and humoral immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis on anti-CD20 therapy
October 8, 2021In this article the authors investigated induction of antigen-specific antibody, B cell and T cell responses longitudinally in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on anti-CD20 antibody monotherapy (n = 20) compared with healthy controls (n = 10) after BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 mRNA vaccination.









