People come out to watch the new Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras as it departs on its maiden voyage, a seven-day cruise to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral, Florida on July 31, 2021. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended into January restrictions on the
Month: October 2021
Federal relief funds may have disproportionately benefited hospitals and health systems that were financially stronger prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a cross-sectional study. Among nearly 1,000 facilities, there was wide variation in CARES Act funding, with 24% of hospitals receiving less than $5 million, and 8% receiving more than $50 million, reported Christopher
Sex-based differences in COVID-19 disease transmission, severity, and mortality have been reported since the early stages of the pandemic in infants, with the underlying mechanism accounting for these differences not yet fully understood. In a paper recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine by Bordt et al. (October 19th, 2021), maternal SARS-CoV-2 infections are
Teaching is a very important job. Essentially, it’s being responsible for molding the future minds. Teachers can really make a difference in the lives of their students, many times without knowing it. I’ve been lucky throughout my life to have some very wonderful teachers during the course of my school years. But when it comes
Do you know your soul purpose? Vicky Paul, intuitive artist and author, shares her thoughts and actions we can take to understand ourselves better When you Google ‘how to find purpose and meaning’ over 16 billion results come up. That’s huge, and a very clear indication there are a lot of unsatisfied people walking about.
Spinach didn’t really explain Popeye’s superhuman strength, but spinach and other iron-rich foods might have real-life superpowers: reducing the risk of heart disease and premature death in middle age. Iron has a big job in our bodies as a crucial part of the proteins that deliver oxygen to our tissues. With low iron, the heart
Are you excited to celebrate Halloween 2021? Aside from decorations and costumes, Halloween candy is also one of the things people look forward to — young and old alike. But while candy is always a nice treat to give out and receive, most options are not healthy and bad for our diet. This year, have
Ophthalmologists in the US will soon have more options in their toolkit to manage neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and macular edema associated with uveitis. Susvimo, a 100 mg/mL ranibizumab injection for intravitreal use via ocular implant, has received FDA approval for wet AMD, and Xipere, a triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension, has received FDA approval
Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University have developed a ferritin (Fn)-based nanomedicine for targeted delivery of arsenic (As) and efficient therapy against diverse leukemia types. The study was published in Nature Nanotechnology on Oct. 25. Leukemia is a
In this article PFE Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he plans to get his young kids vaccinated against Covid “as soon as they’re eligible.” Pfizer said Friday its two-shot vaccine at smaller doses was 90.7% effective in a clinical trial at preventing symptomatic illness in kids 5-11. Food and Drug Administration scientists —
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A targeted kind of cognitive behavioral therapy appeared to boost confidence in men who were wary of penile injection regimens to ward off impotence after prostatectomy, a researcher reported. At 8 months, patients in the therapy program were giving themselves a mean of 1.2 injections per week compared with 0.7 in the
Experts at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) are calling attention to a crisis in sex education, specifically the continued creation and endorsement of abstinence-only curricula being taught across the U.S. The commentary in the Journal of Adolescent Health is a response to the Medical Institute for Sexual Health’s recently released K-12 Standards
The Phoenix is a gym that people can go to if they’re struggling with addiction. The only cost of membership? 48 hours of sobriety. According to their website, their mission is “to build a sober active community that fuels resilience and harnesses the transformational power of connection so that together we rise, recover, and live.”
This article was originally published in 2017 during Cervical Screening Awareness Week. It has now been reviewed and updated. Cervical screening, also known as the smear test, isn’t actually a test for cancer. Although it does sometimes find cervical cancers, cervical screening instead aims to prevent cancer developing in the first place. It tests for
It’s always hard to see a friend in distress, so, here, we’re exploring the steps you can take to be there for them during difficult times When a close friend is having a mental health crisis, it’s understandable to feel an array of powerful emotions such as fear, shock, confusion, or sadness. Perhaps they have
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. People who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 should expect to be reinfected with the coronavirus every 16 to 17 months on average, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Microbe. Since COVID-19 hasn’t existed for long enough to perform
“Over the past 20 years, there have been at least 6 different hypotheses about the origin of Barrett’s oesophagus,” says Dr John Lizhe Zhuang, whose research has focused on answering this question, which has remained a mystery for decades. Barrett’s oesophagus, also known simply as ‘Barrett’s’, is a precancerous condition that affects around 1 in
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An oral treatment with freeze-dried human stool can successfully treat Clostridioides difficile infections by increasing the diversity of microorganisms in the colon, researchers say. CP101, under development by Finch Therapeutics, proved more effective than a placebo in preventing recurrent infections for up to 24 weeks. The CP101 capsules contain a powder of freeze-dried human stools
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 initially emerged from Wuhan, China, in late December 2019, and has since caused large-scale global outbreaks and over 4.9 million fatalities worldwide. Study: Targeting SARS‐CoV‐2 with Chaga mushroom: An in silico study toward developing a natural antiviral
A patient receives their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters Nearly 100 million people nationwide are immediately eligible to receive Covid booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized extra doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson‘s
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Having COVID-19 was tied to a somewhat increased risk of a new erectile dysfunction (ED) diagnosis, a researcher reported here. Data from the study came from a U.S. insurance database and, after propensity matching, 230,517 men with recorded COVID-19 were identified, as were 232,645 without recorded COVID-19. After controlling for various factors,
Infants who sleep longer through the night and with fewer interruptions may be less likely to become overweight during their first six months of life, according to a study published in the journal SLEEP. While the research only showed a link – not a cause-effect relationship – between infants’ sleep and weight, the findings suggest
Markeisha Wardell, owner of Rose Beauty Bar and Markeisha Rose Extensions, loves her job as a hairdresser, but understands that not everyone can afford to get their hair done. She wants everyone to feel beautiful, regardless of financial means, so she created Select Your Crown to help women and children with alopecia or hair loss
Recapture those free and easy days with these tips Ah, the olden days – a time when we could lose an entire morning to imaginary games that took us on journeys to other worlds, dabble in the arts with no thought to how the end project might measure up, and skip on down the road
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The FDA has reviewed the clinical trial data on Pfizer’s vaccine for children and concluded that the benefits of the 2-shot series outweigh its risks for kids. In a briefing document posted to the FDA website late Friday, agency scientists said
An essential oil room spray sold at Walmart is the source of rare, but dangerous bacteria that infected and killed a woman in Georgia earlier this year, the CDC said on Friday. The agency has issued an urgent alert to doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms of melioidosis, which can be difficult to
A University of California, Irvine-led study suggests that the glucosyltransferase domain (GTD) is an ideal molecular target for therapeutic interventions for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). These findings may lead to new treatments to fight this deadly disease. Based on their findings that established the structural basis for Toxin B recognition of the small GTPases Rho
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