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Covid jab skipped by 44%, entire UK study finds

A Covid booster vaccine is prepared by a nurse in spring 2022

More than 7,000 hospital admissions could have been prevented in summer 2022 with full protection.

Vigilant monitoring is needed to manage cardiac risks in patients using antipsychotics, doctors say

The use of the antipsychotic drugs quetiapine and haloperidol is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) caused by drug-induced QT prolongation, reports a new study. Caution is advised to manage cardiac risks in patients prescribed these medications, the authors of the study and an accompanying editorial say.

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate the design process for new drugs.

What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains

Curious Kids ^[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.^[2]. What would happen if all the diseases in the world hit us at the exact same time? –

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