Month: January 2022

MENDON, Mass. (AP) — A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival. The family of D.J. Ferguson said in a crowdfunding appeal this week that officials at Brigham and Women’s Hospital told the 31-year-old father of two that he was ineligible for the procedure because he hasn’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus. “We are literally in a corner right now. This is extremely time sensitive,” the family said in its fundraising appeal, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars. “This is not just a political issue. People need to have a choice!” D.J.’s mother, Tracey Ferguson, ins...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (CNS) -- An active mother of three from Mission Viejo with multiple sclerosis, but who was managing the disease fine, died from COVID-19 because her health care provider denied her a vaccine and then monoclonal antibody treatment when she fell ill, her attorneys said Tuesday. The attorneys for the family of 45-year-old Nerissa Regnier, who died Dec. 16, are ramping up a wrongful death lawsuit. They announced details at a news conference on Wednesday. Regnier is survived by her husband, Devin Regnier, and her three children, ages 14, 16 and 29. "She was a very healthy mother of three managing her MS," said attorney Annee Della Donna. In February, Regnier was placed on a new regimen of medication for her MS, which suppressed her immune system, Della Donna said. RELATE...

A new study suggests that getting infected by the novel coronavirus before or after COVID-19 vaccination can create so-called “super immunity” from COVID-19 — although experts don’t want you trying to deliberately catch the coronavirus. The news: Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University found that getting a vaccine shot after recovering from coronavirus provides protection similar to getting COVID-19 after vaccination, which has been noted to create “super immunity.” In both scenarios, antibodies were 10 times or more as strong as antibodies in those who were vaccinated but never caught COVID-19. Flashback: The Oregon Health & Science University previously published a study for the Journal of the American Medical Association that found breakthrough infecti...

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With a more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation. Taking daily vitamin D supplements — or a combination of vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil — appears to carry a lower risk of developing autoimmune disease, with a more pronounced effect after two years, finds a trial of older US adults published by The BMJ today (January 26, 2022). The researchers say the clinical importance of these findings is high, “given that these are well-tolerated, non-toxic supplements, and that there are no other known effective therapies to reduce rates of autoimmune diseases.” Autoimmune disease happens when the body’s natural defense system mistakenly attacks normal cells. Common conditions include rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and thyroid diseases, which increase with age, particula...