Vine panelists clash over boosters and vaccine status 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 Every eligible over-18 in the UK is
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have published the most comprehensive description to date of the rare genetic disorder known as WAGR syndrome. This new report identified several clinical issues not classically associated with the disease and provides guidance for proper diagnosis, management, and potential treatment options. The findings were recently published in the
High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips 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 High cholesterol is a consequence of many factors
A home-based tunneled peritoneal catheter (PeCa) drainage system provided significant relief for patients with refractory ascites who were not candidates for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). For these patients, the current standard of care is repeated large volume paracentesis, but this can require frequent hospital trips that can be costly and onerous. The PeCa system
Even though there have been practically no cases of clinical infection, wastewater samples show that the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Florida county that is home to the nation’s largest theme park resorts, officials said this week. The omicron variant has quickly surpassed the delta variant in collections
Written by Leah Sinclair Being able to take a break from Covid-19-related news is a luxury – but it’s something I must do to preserve my mental health, writes Stylist’s senior digital writer. I feel a desperate need to escape right now. Escape the news. Escape social media. Even escape certain people who seem scarily preoccupied to
Cannabis plants—which are used to produce industrial hemp, medical marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, among other products—have an inherent ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, making them useful for remediating contaminated sites. But this ability to soak up toxic metals may also make cannabis dangerous for consumers who ingest it. A new meta-analysis,
Confirmed Omicron cases jump by a third overnight: Fauci warns of its ‘extraordinary’ ability to spread, and says cases are doubling every three days as fears grow US will be hit with ‘perfect storm’ TRIPLE whammy of new variant, Delta AND flu Experts warn that Omicron, Delta and the flu may cause simultaneous outbreaks in
GENEVA (Reuters) – Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological update, said that more data was needed to better understand the
The risk of cardiovascular disease rises with an increasing burden of perceived stress, financial problems and adverse life events, a major international study with University of Gothenburg researchers as main authors shows. They were able to link the risk of both heart attack and stroke with high stress levels. The study, published in the journal
People who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms at five months show limited further recovery one year after hospital discharge. The latest results of the PHOSP-COVID study have been released as a pre-print on medRxiv today. This has also confirmed earlier research that people who were less likely to make a full
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that for-profit long-term care homes had worse patient outcomes than not-for-profit homes. A new study found that of those for-profit homes, long-term care homes (LTCs) owned by private equity firms and large chains have the highest mortality rates. The study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo traced the growing
The percentage of adolescents reporting substance use decreased significantly in 2021, according to the latest results from the Monitoring the Future survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among eighth, 10th, and 12th graders in the United States. In line with continued long-term declines in the use of many illicit substances among adolescents previously
Pregnant women with disabilities have a much higher risk for severe pregnancy- and birth-related complications and death than other pregnant women, according to findings by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Appearing in JAMA Network Open, the analysis of more than 223,000 deliveries in 19 U.S. hospitals found that roughly 2,199 women had a
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved abatacept (Orencia) in combination with immunosuppressants for the prevention of acute graft-vs-host disease (aGVHD) in adults and pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an unrelated donor. Abatacept is the first drug approved for aGVHD prevention and incorporates real-world evidence as one component of the
Many patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) experience distressing toxicity related to treatment. According to a new survey, all oncologists reported talking to their patients about side effects at every visit and nearly all (97%) were open to lowering medication doses. The findings, presented during a poster session at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer
South Africa Wednesday reported its highest daily tally of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, just weeks after announcing the discovery of the Omicron strain. The tally of 26,976 COVID infections topped the previous record of 26,485 on July 3, at the height of the country’s third wave caused by the Delta
The United States has a growing health problem. On account of poor diet choices, particularly those toward highly processed foods, the majority of American adults are overweight or obese, with record numbers of cardiovascular disease and other health ailments as well. Rizwan Bukhari, MD, and Maya Acosta, a husband-and-wife duo in Dallas, Texas, are seeking
Cancer: Grahame Morris highlights urgent backlog in diagnoses 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 Experts have warned that cancer survival rates
Sexual problems are a well-documented complication of diabetes in men. But research on how women’s sexuality is affected by different types of diabetes is very limited, find Swedish researchers in a new publication. “Almost every second woman in the study had signs of sexual dysfunction,” says Anne-Marie Wangel, senior lecturer at Malmö University. In the