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Including social determinants of health in sepsis readmission models could improve their predictive ability, a new study shows.   For the study, published this past week in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association, University of California, San Diego researchers used data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us research program cohort.  

Every day, vital information about your health is flushed down the toilet – literally. Bowel movements contain a veritable treasure trove of biomarkers that can uncover a wide array of conditions, from things you lack in your diet to deadly diseases, including COVID-19. “Assessing fecal matter can help doctors detect certain types of cancers, give

Indian surgeon plans to transplant womb into a TRANS woman in world-first op that could pave way for biological men to get pregnant Dr Narendra Kaushik plans to do op at gender reassignment clinic in New Delhi Only one documented case ever of womb being inserted into a biological man  But it was fatal and

A recent study posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessed the efficacy of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) primary series vaccination, additional initial dose, or booster shot against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in the nursing home. Study: Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster

Infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) provides immunity against seasonal human coronaviruses (HCoVs). Whether SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a boost in the preexisting HCoV-specific antibodies or elicits cross-reactive β-CoV antibodies that target conserved epitopes is unknown.  A study published in the journal Science Advances uses electron microscopy-based polyclonal epitope mapping (EMPEM) methodology to elucidate the

The 34 menopause warning signs that GPs must recognise: Campaigners warn that symptoms go way beyond sleeping issues and hot flushes and say women are often misdiagnosed Hot flushes, low mood and difficulty sleeping are common side effects But there are more than 30 that could indicate oestrogen levels are dropping  Mandatory menopause training could

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a new tool to help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer. The tool, known as CancerVar, incorporates machine learning frameworks to go beyond merely identifying somatic cancer mutations and interpret the potential significance of those mutations in terms of cancer diagnosis, prognosis,

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Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests. People living in communities affected by disasters in sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to experience depression, with women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible, analysis suggests. Climate change is one of the most defining sustainable development challenges in the region

A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D treadmill. The room is completely dark, and yet, an electrode recording visual neurons in the fly’s brain relays a mysterious stream of neural activity, rising and falling like a sinusoidal wave. When Eugenia Chiappe, a neuroscientist at the Champalimaud Foundation in

A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden found that oligodendrocytes, a cell type in the central nervous system known to be targeted in multiple sclerosis (MS), arise in the human brain earlier in development than mainly thought. The findings were published in the journal Developmental Cell. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin, an

COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: if-;or when-;they get hit by the coronavirus, just how bad will it be? Will they breeze through with little more than a sore throat-;or will it saddle them with long-term complications, perhaps even

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers have developed and validated a symptom-burden questionnaire for long COVID, or SBQ-LC, with extensive input from patients suffering from the condition. The questionnaire can be used to evaluate the impact of interventions in clinical trials and inform best practice in clinical management, Dr. Sarah Hughes of the University of

Paddy Doherty provides health update after heart attack We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The mouth is one of the most

Food allergies are a serious and life-threatening condition that is estimated to affect 4-8% of children and 6-8% of adults in the United States. It occurs when one’s immune system reacts to an ingested food. Reactions can range from mild hives to abdominal pain to severe anaphylaxis, which can include itching and swelling of the

Though warmer temperatures bring excitement for more water activities, they also can bring worries about safety surrounding those activities. An infectious diseases expert at Baylor College of Medicine shares what you need to know about a rare but often feared health concern: flesh-eating bacteria. “Flesh-eating bacteria refers to an infection that spreads so rapidly that

In the past two years, COVID-19 has provoked anxiety throughout the world for people worried they and their loved ones would get the virus and suffer tragic consequences. Two new studies in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), showed the different effects

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state employees will get an extra day of vacation for receiving a COVID-19 booster, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday as state government uses a new incentive to increase vaccination rates. Cooper signed an executive order that provides the leave to permanent, probationary or time-limited workers whose Cabinet-level agencies report

Researchers analyzed hundreds of studies to identify a diet that optimizes human health and longevity. They found that diets low in animal protein and high in complex carbohydrates that include periods of fasting are most beneficial for long-term health and life span. However, the researchers note that their findings simply provide a foundation for understanding