Edited by Satish Kumar M December 03, 2024 95 TOPLINE: Administering the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine during the active phase of COVID-19 may help protect against the development of long COVID. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “[The study] findings suggest that BCG immunotherapy for an existing ailment may be superior to prophylaxis in healthy individuals,” the...
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Further hope for BCG vaccine in stemming type 1 diabetes
by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At the recent 2021 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) presented positive updates on their trials of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine to safely and significantly lower blood sugars. In type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that currently has no cure, T...
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BCG vaccine leads to long-term blood sugar improvement in type 1 diabetes patients
Mass. General study finds novel mechanism underlying stable, durable blood sugar control MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Long-term follow-up of participants in clinical trials of a generic vaccine to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes finds significant clinical benefits, including restoration of near-normal blood sugar levels. Three years after receiving two administrations of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine...
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We’ve come up with a TB test that’s cheaper, quicker and more accurate
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that kills more people due to a bacterial infection than any other disease in the world. In 2016, the World Health Organisation reported over 10 million new infections and 1.7 million deaths. In South Africa, TB remains one of the leading causes of death. Countries with high TB burdens are tackling the...