New statistics show that mental health problems are on the rise, but that more than half of Britons feel comfortable reaching out for help. So what can you do to prepare for conversations about mental health, and where can you turn if you don’t have someone in your life you can talk to? When it
Month: October 2020
Fast detection of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is key in managing the pandemic and preventing future outbreaks. Currently, the gold standard in testing is the RT-PCR test. But this test can take time to show results and is very expensive, especially for low-income nations. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Some medical societies feature sessions at their annual meetings that feel like they’re 24 hours long, yet few have the courage to schedule a session that actually runs all day and all night. But the five societies sponsoring the IDWeek conference
It’s that time of year again: the leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and all things scary and spooky are on store shelves. While pumpkin picking and catching a hay ride are (for all intents and purposes) “low carbohydrate” activities, trick-or-treating can be anything but. So, how do you handle Halloween with a young
October 22, 2020 — In less than one year, the world has moved from a sense of desperation to understand an unknown disease spreading all too quickly and taking lives, to one of hope that we now have enough knowledge and a growing set of tools to help fight COVID-19. With today’s FDA approval, and
FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19 FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 22, 2020– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. As an antiviral drug, Veklury works to stop replication
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, March 2, 2020. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg via Getty Images Some countries across the globe are on “a dangerous track” in the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals are beginning to
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 23 2020 With nearly half of the world’s population at risk for life-threatening malaria infections, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers and their colleagues identified an important public health measure to control the disease. Use of preventive antimalarial treatments reduces by half the number of malaria infections among
Our theme this week is delicious, easy to make, at home meals. These recipes minimize your cook time and maximize your food enjoyment. Ingredients 8 4 oz each boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat 1 teaspoon kosher salt fresh black pepper, to taste cooking spray 10 medium asparagus, ends trimmed, cut in half 2
Memory loss, personality changes, a shrinking ability to do daily tasks. It’s not easy to watch a loved one suffer from dementia. It’s also not easy at times for doctors to know exactly what kind of dementia a person may have. That’s because there’s not been a test that can differentiate between, say, Alzheimer’s disease
Get stuck into these spooky treats It’s that time of the year again, when the evenings are longer and things get a bit spooky. It’s also a great time to treat yourself to some tasty homebakes, and get together with friends and family to test your creativity. So have a bit of skele-fun this Halloween,
A new study from the Penn State College of Medicine is the latest to show that some oral mouthwashes, and even a diluted solution of baby shampoo, can kill up to 99.9% of coronaviruses. But you might want to hold off on cornering the mouthwash market. The experiment was done in the lab, not with
Patients with cancer and COVID-19 have a higher risk of severe disease and mortality, researchers reported. Of 89 cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to COVID-19, 32 died, a mortality rate of 36%, reported Michael Dang, MD, a critical care fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,
Continued quality improvement in acute MI may be possible in the U.S. given lessons learned from another country with major geographic and other disparities in acute MI care and mortality: China. Rural hospitals and those with fewer resources showed opportunities for improved care in China, according to findings from two registries now published online in
Company culture can be a big reason someone is drawn to working for a company, and a strong culture can keep employees for the long run. Many companies have raised the bar in terms of expectations as more companies try to compete with Silicon Valley-type companies – free access to bikes on company campus, catered
Among individuals admitted to hospitals with sepsis, statin users had a lower mortality, compared with nonstatin users, according to a recent analysis focused on a large and diverse cohort of patients in California. Mortality hazard ratios at 30 and 90 days were lower by about 20% for statin users admitted for sepsis, compared with nonstatin
In times of crisis, we all have reservoirs of emotional energy that we can call into action, to help us cope with the initial challenges. But what happens when those reserves start to dry up? Find more exclusive stress-related content in Happiful magazine’s special stress-themed November 2020 issue. Order your printed copy to be delivered
The FDA has approved the drug known as remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. In a statement released earlier this evening, the Food and Drug Administration said that remdesivir is allowed for patients 12 and over who weigh about 88 pounds. Remdesivir is only permitted for use in hospitals or other medical care settings that provide
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Researchers and several medical groups on Thursday pressed for changes to the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current plans for deciding how to eventually clear vaccines for COVID-19, arguing tougher standards would help bolster confidence in these critical medicines. The
This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Jen M. What do you think of when you think of a diabetes diagnosis story? It could be a type 1 diagnosis story when someone experiences diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) symptoms and gets admitted to the hospital. It could be a type 2 diagnosis
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 22 2020 Two studies examining the impact of COVID-19 on neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) found the prevalence of COVID-19 in NICU infants is low, yet many hospitals at the start of the pandemic put in place strict parental visitation policies and scaled back NICU services such as lactation support
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 22 2020 Virologists at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have identified a critical role played by a cellular protein in the progression of Hepatitis C virus infection, paving the way for more effective treatment. No vaccine currently exists for Hepatitis C virus infection, which affects more than 130
A Southwest Airlines plane lands next to a United Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Airlines spent the first few weeks of the pandemic slashing routes and parking hundreds of planes to cut costs as passenger numbers fell to the lowest levels since the 1950s. Some airlines are now
Have you taken a look at your medicine cabinet lately? Aside from cotton swabs, mouthwash and makeup remover, are there old, outdated prescription drugs in your cabinet? How do you dispose of old, outdated, expired or unneeded medications? Flush them down the toilet? Throw them out with your household trash? Not sure? Well, the DEA
Terrifying thoughts of violence tormented Julia throughout her life – until a diagnosis of OCD, and the love of her husband, enabled her to finally banish the fears Thinking back as far as possible, I can only count the number of truly happy, anxiety-free days in my life on the fingers of one hand. I
The coronavirus pandemic has demanded changes to many parts of life, and sports is no exception. We’ve already covered the “NBA bubble” and its supporting technology, but basketball isn’t the only sport that was able to reopen. The National Hockey League (NHL) designed its own plan to create a safe environment for players and staff,
Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who reported using marijuana had less risk of in-hospital mortality and pneumonia than non-users, according to a nationwide population-based study. Use of marijuana was associated with a 37.6% reduction in the odds of dying in the hospital (OR 0.624, 95% CI 0.407-0.958, P=0.0309) among patients diagnosed with
Use of multidisciplinary care (MDC) in the treatment of elderly patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) increased during the last 2 decades, but use still varied by stage and type of disease, researchers reported. A retrospective study by Thomas Galloway, MD, of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and colleagues looked at
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