Screening for hepatitis B antibodies and vaccinating pregnant women without immunity appears to be a cost-effective health measure, according to a recent analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Malavika Prabhu, MD, of the division of maternal-fetal medicine and department of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, said in an interview that the impetus
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Current interventions to tackle Staphylococcus aureus in patients with atopic eczema have little impact on symptoms, based on data from a Cochrane Review of 41 studies. Eczema remains a huge disease burden worldwide, and colonization with S aureus in eczema patients is common, but no standard intervention exists to relieve symptoms, writes Nandini Banerjee, MD, of
Nursing scholars have turned to the anti-allergy drug class to treat COVID-19 patients battling lingering and debilitating symptoms months after their infection. In a report published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners Monday, researchers said that antihistamines might provide relief for people struggling with the long-term effects of a COVID-19 infection. The Study For the study,
In this article CVS People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health will face a new challenge in the coming year: proving to investors it can drive growth and retain customers, even as demand for Covid vaccines and testing fades. Shares fell
Magician and illusionist Criss Angel recently posted some great news: His son Johnny Crisstopher, now 7 years old, has entered remission after a 6-year battle with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Johnny was first diagnosed in 2015. He underwent many rounds of chemotherapy and earlier entered a short period of remission. Angel told “Extra” in
In most developed countries, several vaccines have been developed against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), all of which target the immunodominant spike antigen of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A new JAMA study discusses the antibody levels in the newborns born from mothers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and compares these levels
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is a highly pathogenic coronavirus belonging to the betacoronavirus genus. The genome of SARS-CoV-2 consists of a single-stranded RNA of 29,903 nucleotides. SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a very high mutation rate, and, recently, machine learning has proved to
Perhaps they started as a way to protect yourself, but now are holding you back; limiting beliefs can have a big impact on our life choices. Our expert columnist Andy Gill explores both the benefits and problems with limiting beliefs, as well as how we can rewrite the narrative… The dictionary defines a belief as
Dairy intake may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease in men, according to investigators. Men of European ancestry with a genetic marker predicting dairy consumption had significantly greater risk of Parkinson’s disease than individuals without the marker, suggesting a causal relationship between dairy intake and Parkinson’s disease, lead author Cloé Domenighetti, MSc, a PhD student at UVSQ, Université
A lab at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in the 1960’s “Abiraterone gave me a lifeline. In my case, it’s been hugely successful at treating my cancer.” Alfred Samuels is one of the thousands of people with cancer around the UK every year who receive drugs as part of their cancer treatment. Drugs can be
Awareness of the signs and symptoms of lymphoma is the first step toward the best possible outcomes. Learn more about symptoms of lymphoma: https://mayocl.in/2SGCNYD Experts from Mayo Clinic Cancer Center discuss how lymphoma affects the body, the symptoms a patient may experience and how other conditions and risk factors play a part. To request an
We will be chatting with eating disorder charity Beat to learn more about this year’s campaign Statistics can always feel quite alien until you are part of the number. Understanding that one in 50 people in the UK are affected by eating disorders is one thing, but when you are part of that statistic (whether
Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. “We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications,” said Adeel Faruki, MD, a senior instructor of anesthesiology and fellow in operations at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The finding was presented at
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RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization expects a more transmissible version of omicron to increase in
For the most highly educated and specialized professional on the healthcare totem pole, physicians put up with a ridiculous amount of nonsense in the workplace. You are pressured to see high volumes of patients in a rapid-fire fashion (15 minutes per visit) even when it interferes with the quality of care. You are expected to
In a research paper posted to the Research Square preprint* server and under consideration for publication in the European Journal of Pediatrics journal, researchers assess the different clinical symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and adolescents across different time periods. Study: Dynamics in COVID-19 Symptoms During Different Waves of
Patients who switched from a pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDIs) to a dry powder inhaler (DPI) halved their carbon footprints while still maintaining good asthma control, a post-hoc analysis of the Salford Lung Study in Asthma showed. Including both maintenance and rescue asthma treatment, the annual per-patient carbon footprint equivalent (CO2e) dropped from a least
An FDA-approved drug that has been in clinical use for more than 70 years may protect against lung injury and the risk of blood clots in severe COVID-19 and other disorders that cause immune-mediated damage to the lungs, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Crystal Orozco got sick with the coronavirus last month, she missed nearly two weeks’ worth of her salary as a shift leader at a fast food restaurant and had to ask family members for a loan
Polly, a 19-year-old university student, became paralysed with fear as she went home for dinner. The anxiety began to build as she approached her parent’s house, and would not abate until the meal was cleared away. She suffered from a phobia of being sick. What if her mother had not been diligent enough cleaning the
More than a quarter of adults receiving specialized care for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) had parents, siblings, or children with the disorder, particularly among those who were Black, in new estimates based on US patients with DCM. Almost 1700 first-degree relatives of 1220 patients with DCM were screened for the presence of ventricular changes suggesting
The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade. Many of the nation’s blood centers currently have only a one-day supply of some blood types in inventory. This is dangerous because blood transfusions are needed for many surgeries. Blood is also used in the treatment of diseases like
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It’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said Dr. Stefanos Kales, a professor at Harvard Medical School. In a paper posted on LinkedIn last month, Kales said that for the majority of children and adults, “Covid-19 is not a serious threat, only a
With drug overdose deaths continuing to rise, policymakers must help people with substance use disorders access evidence-based care and treatment, said leaders from the American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health during a webinar on Monday. In unveiling their “State Toolkit to End the Nation’s Drug Overdose Epidemic” — which includes proposals ranging from scrapping
A recent research letter published in the JAMA demonstrated the prevalence and the longevity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unvaccinated United States (US) adults recovered from the disease in the long term. Research Letter: Prevalence and Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Unvaccinated US Adults by History
In a recent Science Journal research paper, researchers identify 17 individuals who were infected with a highly virulent variant of the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). Study: A highly virulent variant of HIV-1 circulating in the Netherlands. Image Credit: Federov Oleksiy / Shutterstock.com Background Related Stories Ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses like the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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