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Moderna vaccine production continues in EU amid contamination probe

BRUSSELS/TOKYO (Reuters) -Production of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a plant in Spain can continue, the European Union drugs regulator said on Friday, while it carries out its investigation of a suspected metallic contamination incident. Japan on Thursday suspended the use of 1.63 million doses here shipped to 863 vaccination centres nationwide, more than a week

‘Prescription’ to sit less, move more advised for mildly high blood pressure and cholesterol

A “prescription” to sit less and move more is the optimal first treatment choice for reducing mild to moderately elevated blood pressure and blood cholesterol in otherwise healthy adults, according to the new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. “The current American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosing

Can a personalized approach more accurately allocate cardiac devices?

A novel project testing the value of personalized treatment and applying artificial intelligence (AI) to better select patients for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is outlined today at EHRA 2021, the online annual congress of the ESC’s European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Sudden cardiac death accounts for approximately one in five fatalities and is usually