People wait in line for COVID-19 testing at Kedren Community Health Center on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amended its controversial Covid-19 isolation guidance on Tuesday after coming under pressure for cutting quarantine time in
Month: January 2022
You used to come to us struggling to breathe and begging for our help, and while we stood over you preparing for intubation, we would feel all the feels while looking into eyes that we knew might never open again. We would break down and cry while telling your family that you didn’t make it
A new study led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that COVID-19 incidence rates were not statistically different in counties with in-person learning versus remote school modes in most regions of the U.S. As the COVID-19 virus arrived on U.S. shores in early 2020, nearly every school district went to
Aria, Austin, and Isabella Amos are still teenagers, but they’ve already spent years helping homeless animals. The Australian siblings were just kids when they joined their parents, Rachel and Anthony Amos, on a cross-country road trip across the United States. For 3 years, the Amos’ lived and traveled in an RV to raise awareness about
Under the changes, victims of domestic abuse will be allowed more time to report incidents of common assault or battery against them. Currently, prosecutions must commence within six months of the offense. Instead, this requirement will be moved to six months from the date the incident is formally reported to the police – with an
Can a person still get vaccinated after being exposed to the novel coronavirus and testing positive for COVID-19? The short answer to the question is no. But if you want to know why then you should read on. What The CDC Is Saying The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made it clear that one
The volume of prescription opioids dispensed at retail pharmacies in the United States dropped by 21% in recent years amid efforts to reduce unnecessary use of the painkillers, but the rate of decline varied greatly among types of patients and by type of clinician, a study found. In a brief report published December 28 by
Google the word ‘cancer’ and millions of results will appear. Like anything on the internet, some will lead to useful, accurate information, while others will be inaccurate, or even dangerously misleading. Often, it can be hard to distinguish fact from fiction. Much of the inaccurate information can look and sound perfectly plausible. But if you
Use of a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) for asthma management did not increase the risk of neuropsychiatric disease, based on data from more than 60,000 asthma patients. Although LTRAs are established as an effective drug for asthma, the US Food and Drug Administration warnings of the risk for neuropsychiatric (NP) drug reactions — including a
Dash Hunger, 12, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine at the Jewish Federation/JARC’s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on May 13, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded eligibility for Pfizer and BioNTech booster shots to children ages 12 to 15 years old, as school restarts after
Adolescents ages 12-15 can now get a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) under emergency use authorization (EUA), the FDA said on Monday. The agency also changed the interval for boosters shots of Pfizer’s vaccine in all individuals 12 and up to at least 5 months after the second dose (was previously 6 months),
The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn
One breast cancer patient is attempting to inspire other women between the ages of 50 to 70 to be brave and take advantage of breast cancer screenings by dressing up as a different superhero for every chemotherapy treatment she undergoes. 57-year-old Veronica Young is battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her cancer was diagnosed
A team of investigators have discovered a genomic variant that may help clinicians predict which patients will experience cardiotoxicity from a widely used chemotherapy drug, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation. The findings underscore the significance of identifying reliable predictive genomic biomarkers and their potential to improve the course of treatment plans
Could taking your workouts back to nature come with some wellbeing gains? According to statista.com, 10.3 million people in the UK have a gym membership, and the gym and fitness market’s annual turnover is predicted to be worth an eye-watering £2 billion. It’s safe to say that going to the gym is part of our
Federal officials will allow some flexibility in meeting new requirements on covering the costs of clinical trials for people enrolled in Medicaid, seeking to accommodate states where legislatures will not meet in time to make needed changes in rules. Congress in 2020 ordered US states to have their Medicaid programs cover expenses related to participation
A new study is shedding light on why the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is only capable of causing a milder form of COVID-19 compared to the previous strains. The discovery appears to corroborate previous findings on how the new variant of concerns causes fewer hospitalizations and deaths than the delta variant. The New Study A
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine helped reduce hospitalizations and serious illness among South African medical workers as the Omicron variant swept the nation, a new study says About 69,000 health care workers were given a booster
Dr. Anthony Fauci takes part in a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and other members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on developments related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 9, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters
On March 11, 2021, MedPage Today reported on the CDC teaming up with the National Football League (NFL) Alumni Association to promote key messaging on the COVID-19 pandemic — particularly the need to get vaccinated, wear masks, and practice social distancing. Organizers hoped to capitalize on the former players’ fame, especially in seeking to reach
A once-a-day antiretroviral medicine that is low-cost and easy for children to take is also more effective at suppressing HIV than standard treatments, according to a global trial led by researchers at UCL. The study, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that dolutegravir-based regimens, which are already widely used to treat
The holiday season is a time of giving, and that means different things for different people. Sometimes it makes sense to gift time with loved ones or acts of kindness, but other times it’s nice to have physical presents to get or receive. For families with young children, celebrating Christmas with presents can be magical.
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed the K18-hACE2 transgenic (K18-hACE2) mouse with hACE2 expression directed by the epithelial cell cytokeratin-18 (K18) promoter to study severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‑CoV) pathogenesis. The mice were infected with the Pango B lineage, Delta, and Omicron variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome
A simple five-step guide to create healthy night-time habits, and set you up for slumber 1. Forward thinking Set aside 20 minutes to prep for the next day, meaning you can go to bed with a clear head, and rise in the morning ready for the day. It could be picking out your clothes, doing
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Certain modifications to face masks, such as double masking and adjusting the fit more tightly around the face, can greatly reduce the transmission of respiratory particles, says a study involving five types of masks, eight modifications, and both mannequins and human
A new meta-analysis suggests the risk for violence is higher in patients with schizophrenia, but some experts beg to differ, calling out study limitations and urging caution when interpreting the findings. The study suggests patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) are 4.5 times more likely than individuals in the general population to perpetrate violence against
A healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 PCR test at a free test site in Farragut Square on December 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A Covid-19 outbreak on a cruise in Lisbon. Thousands of flights canceled. Colleges going remote again. It’s a new year but the pandemic continues to cause many
I was still a resident in May 2013. My new long-distance girlfriend gave me directions to take the train from the airport to the opposite side of her massive metroplex. As is likely common for a hayseed like me, I got lost finding the correct rail station and instead walked through the city’s large academic