For as many disorders of cornification and types of ichthyosis that have been shown to benefit from retinoids, a seemingly equal number have no data or show no improvement. According to a consensus statement published in the February issue of Pediatric Dermatology, adequate data exist in the medical literature to demonstrate an improvement in use of systemic
Month: April 2021
Ziath has posted a new video that provides an easy-to-follow guide to assist scientists and technicians scanning and decoding sample tube racks direct from low temperature storage, especially when withdrawn from vapour phase liquid nitrogen tanks. The remove ice, blotting and scanning protocol is demonstrated to take less than 30 seconds per rack. The tracking
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 12, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The White House is using alternative methods to reach Americans who remain reluctant to get a Covid-19 vaccine: NASCAR, Country Music TV
Whether eating out or buying food from the grocery store, Americans of all ages are, for the most part, eating poorly everywhere-;except at school. The information comes from a new dietary trends study, which also reveals persistent or worsening disparities in meal quality from restaurants, grocery stores, and other sources-;but not school-;by race, ethnicity, and
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services announced several actions Monday aimed at improving maternal health outcomes, especially among Black and Hispanic women. “This is the start of Black Maternal Health Week, a week that reminds us that in the year 2021 maternal mortality in the U.S. is higher than in most other
Regular weekly exercise has long been encouraged to remain in optimum health, as well as to help lessen the severity of certain illnesses. A new study has found that it may also help improve immune system response in women with breast cancer. A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School looked
A new study published in the Frontiers of Psychiatry reinforces older studies that say smartphone addiction can ruin your sleep. The definition of smartphone addiction, according to those who consider themselves addicted, is “a decreased interest in face-to-face relationships, use despite knowledge of the negative consequences, impaired control over and preoccupation with their devices, and
Early use of tocilizumab (Actemra) does not reduce myocardial infarct size but modestly increases myocardial salvage in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), results of the ASSAIL-MI trial suggest. “We’re among the first to show that you can actually affect the reperfusion injury through anti-inflammatory treatment — it’s sort of a new attack
Digital expert Harvey Morton shares his experience of burnout and tips for helping yourself out of it 2020 has had a significant impact on people’s mental health. Likely, we won’t see the full effects for a while. The positive from this difficult situation is that people are happier than ever to openly discuss challenges with
Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children — plus a job managing the kitchen at a middle school. Now, the 33-year-old mother of two from De Pere, Wisconsin, has to rest after any activity, even showering. Conversations
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Two scientific studies establishing a causal relationship between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and severe thrombotic complications have now been published. The articles — one from a German/Austrian/Canadian collaboration and one from a Norwegian group — were published online April 9 in
News Clinical Trials Johnson & Johnson Statement on U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing New Brunswick, NJ (April 3, 2021) – Johnson & Johnson is assuming full responsibility regarding the manufacturing of drug substance for its COVID-19 vaccine at the Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Bayview facility. Specifically, the Company is adding dedicated leaders for operations and quality, and significantly
FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 7, 2021– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) for adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have received two or more prior systemic therapies, at least one of them for metastatic disease. The
A beneficiary receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at HB Kanwatia Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on April 11, 2021. Vishal Bhatnagar | NurPhoto | Getty Images India overtook Brazil as the second worst-infected country behind the United States after data showed that Covid-19 cases continued to surge. The South Asian nation reported more than
Children may not be as infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2 to others as previously thought, according to new University of Manitoba-led research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Our findings have important public health and clinical implications. If younger children are less capable of transmitting infectious virus, daycare, in-person school and cautious extracurricular activities may be
Adding the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy dramatically increased pathologic complete response (pCR) in patients with operable lung cancer, a randomized trial showed. The pCR rate increased from 2.2% with chemotherapy alone to 24.0% with the addition of nivolumab. The between-group difference increased in an analysis limited to patients who had complete
Claudia Finkelstein, Michigan State University It’s the moment we thought we were all waiting for…or is it?We were cautiously optimistic about the end of the pandemic in view of increasing vaccine availability and decreasing case numbers after the peak in January. Then, whether due to variants, pandemic fatigue or both, cases and case positivity began
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Several vaccine sites across the U.S. paused administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week after adverse reactions were reported, according to The Associated Press. On Thursday, three vaccination sites in North Carolina closed temporarily after several people had
Europe’s stuttering vaccine rollout faced multiple hurdles on Friday as EU regulators said they were reviewing side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot and France further limited its use of the AstraZeneca jab. The US drugs regulator said it had not found a “causal” link between the J&J vaccine and blood clots, but that
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Loss of smell, loss of taste, dyspnea, and fatigue are the four most common symptoms that healthcare professionals in Sweden report 8 months after mild COVID-19 illness, new evidence reveals. Approximately one in 10 healthcare workers experience one or more moderate-to-severe
Psychosocial stress – typically resulting from difficulty coping with challenging environments – may work synergistically to put women at significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, according to a study by researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health, recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study specifically suggests
Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Johnson & Johnson is scaling back shipments of its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine by 86% next week as it grapples with manufacturing issues at a major plant in
As the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues, the pace of research on a vaccine to the virus responsible, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been intense, leading to the accelerated release of several vaccines candidates. A new study, released on the medRxiv* preprint server, shows the correlation between serum
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
Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the world, and causes a death every 13 minutes. according to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, There are two major breast cancer risk factors that cannot controlled: getting older and being a woman. However, early screening has been shown to reduce breast cancer deaths as those with
You’ve been looking at the lives of the incredibly successful and want to know how you can replicate their success. Want to know the secret? It’s not their superhuman discipline or overpowering ambition. It’s a matter of devising the optimal systems to keep you consistently running at peak performance, helping you slowly inch your way
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Pfizer-BioNTech asked for authorization Friday to use their Covid-19 vaccine on 12 to 15-year-olds in the United States, which could mark a crucial next step toward achieving herd immunity. The mass vaccination of teenagers would also relieve an enormous strain on parents who are juggling the demands of homeschooling their children while keeping up with
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