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 figure was up by around 100,000 on July, but the number waiting over a
Franco-Austrian biotech lab Valneva announced Monday positive results from clinical trials of its COVID vaccine candidate, a month after the UK government terminated a supply deal with the company. Britain had ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine for 2021-2022—the only order so far for Valneva, which has a production facility in Scotland. The French
If you have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease, you already know about the increased risk of heart attack and stroke. But did you know that coming down with the flu can substantially increase the risk of a serious or even fatal cardiac event? Or that getting the influenza vaccine can substantially reduce
GMB: Stephen Mulhern segment has technical blunder 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 44-year-old has been successful on telly since
NYU Langone Health announced today the launch of the Parekh Center for Interdisciplinary Neurology, made possible by a gift provided by Deven and Monika Parekh through the Psquared Charitable Foundation. The center helps bridge neuroscientific knowledge across the institution to advance scientific discovery and treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy,
Researchers at the Genomics and Health Department at the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region—FISABIO) have published an article in Nature Communications presenting the bioinformation tool AGREDA, a system for developing personalized nutrition programs that accounts for the composition of each individual’s microbiota. The study included the participation of
A lung transplant can mean the difference between life and death for people with diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and even severe COVID-19. Yet, recipients of donor lungs must take daily medications to stave off damage caused by their own immune system, which attacks the organs it recognizes as foreign—a
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have surveyed cancer doctors to identify differences in physician attitudes and beliefs that may contribute to a gap in referrals to genetic counseling and testing between Black women and white women with breast cancer. The breast cancer mortality rate is 41% higher for Black women
From Monday, 11 October 2021, fully vaccinated travellers from Nigeria will be able to visit England without needing to provide a pre-departure test, undertake a day 8 test or self-isolate for 10 days, although will still need to book and pay for a day 2 test. This policy applies to those fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca
Statins: How the drug prevents heart attacks and strokes 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 Statins are a class of drugs
Updated European guidelines on the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been announced, and include a recommendation for siponimod (Mayzent) in progressive MS, as well as a general emphasis toward earlier and more aggressive treatment. The updated guidelines were presented at last week’s European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)
T-cells respond to buildups of alpha-synuclein, the aggregated protein clumps that are a feature of neurodegenerative diseases including dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science. This autoimmune response proves harmful, and inhibiting signaling pathways that trigger the response may represent a future therapeutic target, according
COVID’s devastating toll on kids’ mental health not over yet Children’s Hospital Colorado declares a mental health state of emergency; Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on the startling statistics. More than 140,000 U.S. children lost a parent, grandparent or other caregiver to COVID-19, a study found, with researchers noting significant racial and ethnic disparities
Healthy mom, healthy baby. The concept sounds simple enough, but a recent Northwestern Medicine study found the level of health literacy—how someone obtains, uses and understands health information—among pregnant people isn’t where it needs to be, and it’s having a negative impact on babies in utero and after birth, especially among people of color. Of
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that a new agency report showed COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped to prevent more than a quarter-million coronavirus cases and tens of thousands
The family of a man who died from a rare and feared complication of head and neck cancer has filed a $34 million lawsuit against the medical center where he was treated, alleging that his death would have been avoided had there been better communication between the surgical oncologist and the treatment team. The patient
Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination programme against COVID-19, hailing its early approval of jabs as a key part of the long struggle to return to normal life. But infection rates remain stubbornly high, contrasting sharply with its European neighbours and prompting fresh questions of the government. For two weeks, the number of new
COVID-19 vaccine side effects are 'pot luck' says expert 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 Sweden’s Public Health Agency made the
(HealthDay)—For children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy improves glycemic control and quality of life, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in JAMA Pediatrics. Mary B. Abraham, Ph.D., from the University of Western Australia, and colleagues examined the percentage of time spent in the target glucose range using HCL
Scientists have known for a century that female animals become more active just as they are about to ovulate, a behavior that evolved to enhance their chances of mating when they are fertile. Now, a team at UC San Francisco has identified the specific neurons and signaling pathway that make sexually receptive females of many
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