A student raises her hand in her virtual classroom at the Roxbury YMCA in Boston on Sept. 21, 2020. Suzanne Kreiter | Boston Globe | Getty Images Parents with kids stuck home during the pandemic will tell you how stressed they are, but now the CDC has proof that virtual schooling is taking a real
Month: March 2021
Researchers at Aalto University and the Niilo Mäki Institute have used neuroimaging to pinpoint where the brain activates – or doesn’t activate – among children identified as having a high risk of dyslexia. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) has rarely been used to study the reading disorder in children. The brain study was carried out at Aalto University
After formal review, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) declared that the benefits of preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19 outweigh the possible risks of thromboembolic events and thrombocytopenia, which are clearly rare, after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. The statements come after 13 European countries put vaccinations with the AstraZeneca
March is National Nutrition Month! To honor National Nutrition Month, our resourceful dietician friends have created a number of blogs that will post during the month of March. These blogs will cover popular nutrition topics and myths. Check back often to see what new topics are being blogged about! “My friend told me to stop
A recent study has demonstrated that most breast cancer centers in the United States do not follow the same guidelines that national medical societies recommend. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends getting a mammography screening every two years for women aged 50 to 74. The American Cancer Society, on the other hand,
Many U.S. adults will get unwelcome news from their doctors as they age – that they’ll have to take medications. Why? There are three health conditions that often become more common with age—high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol that raises your risk of cardiovascular issues, high blood sugar that raises diabetes risk and low bone density that
The accidental death of a child involving a Peloton treadmill is a grim reminder for parents to keep their children away from all exercise equipment. In a statement sent to customers and released on its website, Peloton CEO John Foley said he was aware of the accidental death involving the company’s Trend+ treadmill and that
If you’re feeling anxious about the future and restrictions lifting, discover tips on how to take things at your own pace The Government’s announcement of a roadmap out of lockdown was met with initial jubilation throughout the media, and my Facebook feed. Haircuts! Pubs! But as the weeks have progressed, I have seen more people
Despite a reputation as potentially double trouble, the Ross procedure of aortic valve replacement provides excellent long-term survival with low rates of reoperation and valve-related complications, according to data from 1988-2018 in the Ross Registry, the world’s largest database of these surgeries. Among 2444 adult patients followed for a median of 9.2 years (range 0
This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Makaila Heifner Eritrea Mussa Khan is 28 years old and has had type 1 diabetes for 18 years. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband where she works full-time in application development training for a large school district. Recently, Eritrea joined the
For those women who have yet to experience the joys of menopause, a few remarks on what you might expect. Some women drench their sheets from sweat on a regular basis; others have difficulty controlling emotions; and then there are others who initiate divorce during the menopause years. Oh, what the loss of those hormones can do. This hormonal
If sleep constantly evades you, it could be time to address your sleep hygiene – and we don’t mean washing your bedding more often… Do you find you often answer “How are you?” with “I feel exhausted”? You wouldn’t be alone, but the good news is there is something you can do to address this
For patients with dementia, cannabinoids may be a promising intervention for treating neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and the refusing of food, new research suggests. Results of a systematic literature review showed that cannabinoids were associated with reduced agitation, longer sleep, and lower NPS. They were also linked to increased meal consumption and weight gain. Refusing food
London, UK and Quebec City, Canada 16 March 2021 — Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are pleased to announce the start of Phase 3 clinical testing of Medicago’s plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate in combination with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, as part of the ongoing Phase 2/3 study. Medicago received approval
Treatment for Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders BioXcel Therapeutics Submits New Drug Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for BXCL501 for the Acute Treatment of Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (“BioXcel” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTAI), a clinical-stage
India will likely take at least three to four months to complete Covid-19 inoculation efforts for frontline workers and people above 60, or with underlying health conditions, the executive director of Serum Institute of India said Thursday. In January, the South Asian country rolled out the world’s largest vaccination campaign for some 300 million people
An international, open-label Phase 3 study, co-led by Susanna McColley, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, found that a regimen of three drugs (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) that targets the genetic cause of cystic fibrosis was safe and effective in 6-11-year-olds with at least one copy of F508del mutation in the CFTR gene,
During the second wave of COVID-19 infections in England last year, households with children had higher risk of infection and hospitalization, but not death, versus households without children, a large population-based study found. From September to December 2020, adults younger than 65 living with children ages 12-18 showed increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection (adjusted HR
To assist in the search for potential drugs, an international team led by Harvard Medical School researchers has developed software capable of preparing and screening billions of chemical compounds. Such programs were previously limited to sifting through about 1 million to 10 million compounds each. Read more: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/galaxy-drug-candidates UPDATE, MARCH 18 Amid the COVID-19 global
An important tidbit to know about researching rare diseases: Find that one gene that isn’t working as nature intended, and it can lead to the reasons why other, not-so-rare diseases develop. One prime example is the statin, that ubiquitous, everybody-knows-what-it’s-used-for drug. If arteries aren’t kept clean of plaque so blood can flow uninterrupted to the
The effect of chronic pain isn’t just physical, it can alter your mental health, too. Here, we explore the steps you can take to look after your wellbeing The British Pain Society reported that over two-fifths of the UK population is affected by chronic pain. Although chronic pain may be eased with medication, pain can
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Texas Medical Board has dropped its investigation of Hasan Gokal, MD, after finding insufficient evidence that he violated the Medical Practice Act when he gave vaccine doses to people outside the vaccination event he was leading, as the doses were
Within 5 minutes of reading any diabetes blog or perusing through any Diabetes Facebook group, you will probably find more biased, scientifically unsupported diet advice than a poorly thought out midnight infomercial. “Keto is best!” “No, plant-based is best!” “Wrong, apple cider vinegar and intermittent dieting is best!” With so many opinions and biases, how,
We all like to have our thoughts and opinions validated; it’s a part of what makes us feel connected to others. But what happens when we only engage with those that share our view of the world, and tune-out everything else? What image does the term ‘echo chamber’, conjure in your mind? I picture a
Even as more people become vaccinated against the coronavirus, allowing hope to peek out on the horizon for all to feel, worry and stress have not gone away. Anyone might buckle under the added stress and anxiety, but for those with undiagnosed or untreated anxiety issues, the struggle is likely greater. But some hope is
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have established new criteria to classify variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The criteria are meant to clarify how much is known about recent
A new study in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population. Although the majority modern cities have more women than men and thus suffer from lower fertility rates, the effects of female-biased
Treatment for Primary IgA Nephropathy Calliditas Announces Submission of New Drug Application to U.S. FDA for Nefecon in Patients with Primary IgA Nephropathy Mar 15, 2021 — Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
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