Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Little has been known about children sick enough with COVID-19 to require intensive care because such patients are relatively few, but preliminary data analyzed from a nationwide registry indicate that they are more likely to be older, Black, and have asthma.
Month: February 2021
Here’s our top breast therapy pack choice. Photo by Lansinoh Breastfeeding has its downsides: for mom, it can be an uncomfortable and painful experience, especially in the early days. Your baby might not latch on properly or slip off the nipple; you might forget and stop feeding without disengaging your baby’s grip. Even starting to
Nearly half of us have felt like we needed time off during the pandemic, but most don’t take it Since the Coronavirus pandemic started last year, we’ve all had to deal with a whole new rafter of stresses on top of our usual lot. For some this has exacerbated existing mental health issues, for others
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Feb. 5, 2021 — The Biden administration is pushing to make quick at-home tests for COVID-19 available to more Americans. In a media call on Friday, Andy Slavitt, the White House senior adviser for the pandemic response, told reporters that the
This content originally appeared on Sugar-Free Mom. Republished with permission. Au gratin means it’s covered with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned. The most popular high-carb favorite is potatoes au gratin. Obviously when you’re eating low-carb, white potatoes are not going to fit into your food plan. My low-carb swap for replacing potatoes in this
When treating cancer, researchers are always searching for ways to remove cancer cells while minimizing damage to the rest of the body. One possible approach is to find processes unique to cancer cells, and which would allow specific targeting. If such a process can be disrupted, only those cells would be affected. A process (or
FDA Approves Ukoniq (umbralisib) for Marginal Zone Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ukoniq™ (umbralisib), for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at
A woman receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center established at the Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, on February 3, 2021. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Dozens of states and cities are clawing back thousands of extra doses of Covid-19 vaccine that were meant to be used by CVS and
A new study recommends healthy children with symptoms of sleep disordered breathing, such as snoring or temporary cessation of breathing, should consider undergoing a sleep study (polysomnography) and should discuss the potential benefits of this with their pediatrician or otolaryngologist to possibly manage the child’s symptoms medically and before surgery. Sleep disordered breathing is common
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to limit the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos rather than take it off the market puts the health of children in the United States at risk. Farmers have been using chlorpyrifos since 1965 under the trade name Lorsban, NPR reports. Chlorpyrifos is commonly used to keep insects and worms out
Many people have adjusted to the new normal — checking for keys, wallet and mask before leaving the house. Now, that might be changing a bit. Instead of one mask, people are reaching for two. Anthony Fauci, MD, endorsed the trend of double masking to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie. “If you have a physical covering with
What’s more painful, gritting our teeth during an intimate moment or opening up emotionally? For women, discussions about painful sex start early. The fear of our first time hurting can be enough to put us off. The promise of it getting better, however, spurs us on. But what if, for some people, it never gets
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is lifting some of the state’s main COVID restrictions. As of Sunday, people will no longer be required to wear face masks or limit the size of indoor and outdoor gatherings. The state still “strongly encourages Iowans, businesses, and organizations to take reasonable public health measures consistent with guidance from the
At some point in human history, someone figured out that Solanum nigrum Linn, a black-berried plant that grows in loamy soil in Pakistan and elsewhere, can help treat an enlarged liver. An enlarged liver signals that it is diseased, be it from cirrhosis, hepatitis or cancer. A biotech development company believes it has a medication
For your partner, friend, or even yourself – do something different this year, with our selection of the best sustainable and quirky Valentine’s Day gifts Heart-shaped foil balloons and a cheesy teddy-bear? Come on now, we can do better than that. Letting loved ones know that we appreciate and care about them is something that
Vaccine developer: Pfizer Moderna AstraZeneca Johnson & Johnson When approved/expected approval Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Could submit application for emergency use authorization in late March. Submitted application for emergency use authorization on Feb. 5. What percentage of people did it protect from getting infected in clinical studies? 95% 94.1% 70% 66% How many shots do
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition whereby the person’s own immune system attacks the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. Insulin signals for glucose uptake into cells, a carefully regulated and important process, that when disrupted, can lead to an array of health complications, and without treatment, results in death. Many advances in the care
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the company has executed a binding Heads of Terms agreement with the government of Switzerland to supply six million doses of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, to the country. “The government of Switzerland is working
February 3, 2021 Audience: Consumer, Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy February 03, 2021 — Apotex Corp is voluntarily recalling two (2) batches of Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP to consumer level due to a packaging error resulting in some syringes barrels containing 150 mg/mL markings (corresponding to 120 mg/0.8mL strength) instead of 100 mg/mL markings (corresponding to
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Friday a new device that could help prevent sleep apnea and snoring — and it doesn’t need to be worn at night. People who snore — and their partners — currently have very few options on the market to alleviate their suffering. And much of what is available
Children have been less impacted by COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR-CoV-2) than adults. But some children diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 have experienced severe illnesses, including Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) and respiratory failure; nearly 80% of children with MIS-C become critically ill with a 2 to 4% mortality rate. Currently, there
Geriatric patients who did not get their nutrition on track after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) suffered worse long-term outcomes, a single center study from Spain showed. Before TAVR, 61.4% of 433 elderly patients scored as nutritional risk (or malnourished) on the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), Diego López Otero, MD, PhD, of Hospital Clínico
One of my favorite lessons from my Chinese Medicine studies was this perspective on nutrition … Nutrition includes everything you take in with all five senses. It is not just what you eat, but also what you feel, what you hear, what you smell, and what you see. To my Western mind, this simple idea
Losing hair can be one of the most frustrating and upsetting side effects of chemotherapy. Increasingly, people have been turning to scalp cooling to try to help. Researchers out of England dedicated to studying this method have made a new discovery about just how it works. They hope their work will ultimately lead to chemo
After a year of the coronavirus pandemic raging across the globe, it looked like vaccines would provide a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, new strains of the virus raise questions about both spread and vaccines. The new strains Mutations are a normal part of the life cycle for viruses, so the mutants
A £3.5 million award to The Reading Agency has injected new life into libraries’ mental health and wellbeing programmes For those who are struggling with their mental health, reading can be a lifeline – offering escapism, comfort, and hope. In their prime, libraries were often a hub of community life, but – as findings from
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product for the treatment of adults with certain types of relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who relapse or fail to respond to at least two systemic treatments. The new approval comes with a risk evaluation and