Chinese research team has identified potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19

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Mainland research teams have identified potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19

On March 15, a reporter from Science and Technology Daily learned from Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine that recently, the team of Zhang Zhongde, vice president of the school and vice president of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), and Professor Qin Jun's team of Beijing Proteome Research Center to discover potential therapeutic targets for new crown pneumonia were published in the English edition of Science in China: Life Sciences. The study identified a protein CALLBL that has not been included in the commonly used database of bioinformatics annotations, but is only highly expressed in the urine of patients with COVID-19, and hypothesized that the immunomodulatory metabolite iconic acid could be used as a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19. (Science and Technology Daily)

Announced by the Israeli Ministry of Health

Discovery of a new variant strain of the new coronavirus

The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement on March 16 local time saying that a variant of the new coronavirus that had not been reported in other parts of the world and combined the characteristics of the Opmi Kejung subtype variant strains BA.1 and BA.2 was found in travelers entering the country. Israel's health ministry said the new variant was detected a few days ago on two travelers entering Israel, but the symptoms showed were so mild that they did not require special treatment.

Ash, director general of the Israeli Ministry of Health, said in an interview with local media on the 16th that it is not clear what the new variant strain may bring. (CCTV News Client)

Ruijin Hospital completed the first domestic unit

Single-hole intraperitoneal surgery robotic surgery

According to the news of Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine on March 15, on March 8, Ruijin Hospital completed the first single-hole surgical robot operation with complete independent intellectual property rights in mainland China, which is the first application of domestic single-hole robot in the field of surgery.

The person who underwent the operation was a 62-year-old man from the northeast who was hospitalized for sigmoid colon cancer. On the same day, after more than 2 hours of surgery, the tumor of the elderly was completely removed, the surrounding lymph nodes were also completely scanned, the wound had only a "small hole", and the amount of bleeding was only 10ml. (Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine)

A person with a positive nucleic acid test in Wuxi was filed and investigated

Two trips to and from a place outside the province were not reported, and inspectors did not take the initiative to report it, and they also sneaked out many times, causing the risk of the spread of new crown pneumonia. On the evening of March 15, the Xinwu Branch of the Public Security Bureau of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, reported that Li Mouxu, a local person who had tested positive for nucleic acids, was suspected of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and had been investigated by the police and investigated for criminal responsibility. (Xinwu Branch of Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau)

The State Food and Drug Administration has approved it

12 new coronavirus antigen test reagents

On March 15, after review by the State Food and Drug Administration, two new coronavirus antigen detection reagent products were approved. As of March 16, the NmPA has approved 12 new coronavirus antigen detection reagent products. The drug supervision and management department will strengthen the post-market supervision of relevant products to protect the safety of patients' equipment. (State Food and Drug Administration)

120 health school students in Langfang went to the frontline of the fight against the epidemic

On March 15, 120 students from Langfang Health Vocational College in Hebei Province wore armor and threw themselves into the frontline of the fight against the epidemic. According to the Yanzhao Metropolis Daily, the expedition was made by the school's second-year students, with an average age of less than 20 years old. Through their school studies, they have mastered professional knowledge and skills such as sterility, disinfection, and isolation. (Yanzhao Metropolis Daily)

Guangdong residents can buy Class B over-the-counter drugs at convenience stores

From March 15, the "Implementation Plan for the Pilot Work of comprehensive reform of Class B over-the-counter drugs operated in Guangdong Province" was officially implemented, and the public can enjoy the convenience of purchasing drugs for 24 hours in the pilot convenience stores in the future, and purchase commonly used Class B over-the-counter drugs such as summer mulberry chrysanthemum granules. On the same day, Guangzhou and Dongguan took the lead in issuing the "Drug Business License" for the first batch of pilot units to operate Class B over-the-counter drugs in large chain convenience stores in the province, marking the full launch and implementation of the pilot reform of cross-border integration of Class B non-prescription drugs in Guangdong. (Yangcheng Evening News)

Shandong issued a document to strengthen the supervision and management of medical insurance funds

Recently, the Shandong Provincial Government issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Medical Security Fund of Shandong Province (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), which came into effect on May 1. The "Measures" propose that any organization or individual has the right to report and complain about illegal acts infringing on the medical security fund, and the relevant departments and units shall promptly handle it in accordance with law, and rewards will be given in accordance with regulations for real-name reports and verification of the truth.

The "Measures" also stipulate that in terms of the scope of payment, the personal account of the basic medical insurance of employees can be used to pay for the medical expenses borne by individuals arising from the insured persons themselves and their spouses, parents and children seeking medical treatment at designated medical institutions, as well as the expenses borne by individuals arising from the purchase of drugs, medical devices and medical consumables. (Dazhong Daily)

Suspected that the green channel has not been opened,

The girl died while in medical care

On March 11, a 4-year-old girl in Changchun, Jilin Province, went to the Nong'an County People's Hospital in Changchun City for medical treatment due to acute laryngitis, but due to her serious condition, the doctor did not open a green channel for the patient in time, resulting in the child's death. On March 16, Ms. Liu, a family member, responded, "The green channel does not require nucleic acid reporting, and you can directly see a doctor." The hospital has a green channel, and he (the doctor) did not prescribe it to me, which led to the death of the child, and of course he is responsible. Ms. Liu also said that the mediation has been completed, and the compensation plan given by the hospital is more reasonable. (Boiling Point Video)

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