Category: Health

French scientists using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) journal. While the virus primarily attacks the lungs, it has been linked with eye abnormalities like conjunctivitis and retinopathy. Eye abnormalities visible on MRI exams have been reported, but there is… Continue reading Scientists find new complication in patients with severe COVID

The Medical Territorial Units Management Association (TABIB) has clarified whether foreign citizens living in Azerbaijan will be vaccinated against coronavirus. The agency told “QİA.AZ” that the initial stage envisages vaccination of only citizens of the country. Azerbaijan has started the vaccination process with the CoronoVac jab produced by SinoVac since January 18. Vaccination of people aged 50… Continue reading TABIB comments on vaccination of foreign citizens in Azerbaijan

The risk of COVID outbreaks will remain despite vaccinations, Director of the World Health Organization’s Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals Katherine O’Brien said, “QİA.AZ” informs. “High share of the population vaccinated doesn’t mean that we are all safe,” O’Brien said. The WHO representative gave an example of measles. “Outbreaks of the disease have continued to occur in… Continue reading WHO: Risk of COVID outbreaks remains despite vaccination

Millions of people in Japan won’t receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as planned due to a shortage of specialist syringes – an oversight that could frustrate the country’s inoculation program, “QİA.AZ” informs referring to The Guardian. Standard syringes in use in Japan are unable to extract the sixth and final dose from each vial manufactured by the US drugmaker,… Continue reading Japan says part of Pfizer vaccines may be discarded

The Medical Territorial Units Management Association (TABIB) has unveiled possible side effects of the coronavirus vaccine. “QİA.AZ” informs, citing TABIB, that headaches, muscle aches, fever, etc., such symptoms are not an adverse effect but an expected outcome and indication of the body’s response to the vaccine medically. “The vaccine company does not recommend that the vaccine… Continue reading TABIB unveils side effects of COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have discovered another variant of coronavirus in the UK, which has already spread to a total of 10 countries, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to The Guardian. This type of coronavirus is called B1525, Scottish scientists said. This variant has also been found in Denmark, Nigeria, the US, Ghana, France, Australia, Canada, and… Continue reading Another COVID variant detected in UK

The list of drugs designed to treat rare diseases Azerbaijan has been expanded. According to “QİA.AZ”, the decision in this regard has been adopted by chairman of the Ministry of Health board, Ogtay Shiraliyev. Zolgensma, a drug produced by a US company, has been included to the list, raising the number of medications on the list to 108.… Continue reading Azerbaijan expands drug list for treatment of rare diseases

The Chinese vaccine is more effective against mutant viruses, said Professor Hasan Murat Gündüz, a member of the Council under the Ministry of Health and chief physician of the Balcali Hospital of the Medical Faculty of Çukurova University, “QİA.AZ” informs, citing Sputnik Turkiye. “Other Western countries are already leaning towards this inactivated jab. In short, this is an advantage for… Continue reading Turkish scientist: Chinese vaccine more effective against mutated virus

Vaccination of government officials against the COVID-19 infection has started in Azerbaijan today. According to “QİA.AZ”, heads of various government agencies and others got their vaccine dose as part of the measure to curb the spread of the pathogen.

At the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan, a team led by Takashi Tsuji has been working on ways to regenerate lost hair from stem cells, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to EurekAlert. In an important step, a new study identifies a population of hair follicle stem cells in the skin and a recipe for normal cyclical regeneration… Continue reading Japan scientists develop new method of combating baldness