DENVER — A first-of-its-kind study evaluating a mindfulness intervention to ease grief unexpectedly showed that the control treatment, progressive muscle relaxation, was more effective. Dr Lindsey Knowles “Both progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness training were shown to improve grief severity, yearning, depression symptoms, and stress; [but] the results from this study suggest that progressive muscle
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Nathan Jacobs, of Boston gets his Covid Booster shot from Sassy Yogurtian at City Hall on December 9, 2021 in, in Boston, MA. Stuart Cahill | MediaNews Group | Getty Images People in the U.S. might need another Covid booster shot this fall as public health experts expect immunity from the vaccines to wane and
Black children with asthma accessed community health centers (CHCs) less than white children, while Latino children (who prefer to speak either English or Spanish) were more likely to visit CHCs for acute, chronic, and preventive care overall, according to a new, large study. The pattern of low clinic utilization by Black children was accompanied by
Mothers who were exposed to disinfectants on the job were more likely to have children with asthma, an analysis of a large birth cohort from Japan suggested. After adjusting for many factors including maternal return to work 1 year after giving birth, mothers who used disinfectants every day in the prenatal period were more likely
Utah pediatrician Gordon Duval, DO, was planning to get away with his wife, Leona, and their five children for spring break. However, instead of taking a family trip, he traveled to war-torn Ukraine to care for orphaned children. “It started off with having that desire to go help out as a physician,” Duval, of Mountain
The move extends the availability of additional boosters to healthy older adults. The FDA had previously allowed additional shots for anyone 12 years of age or older who was severely immune deficient. This group of people can now receive a three-dose primary series and two boosters — a total of five doses. “Current evidence suggests
Part of getting involved in advocacy and action is learning more about the disease and cause you are advocating for to improve research, treatment development, supportive care, and resources. Multiple myeloma is often a cancer very few have heard of, but once it touches you, you never forget it – as it has for Michael
Following an incredible response to the launch of our refreshed research strategy last week, we take the opportunity to answer some questions from the research community Last week we launched our refreshed Research Strategy. It sets out our scientific priorities and how we will work with you, our world-class research community, to achieve this. It
GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 antibody-drug is unlikely to be effective against the notorious Omicron subvariant known as BA.2, the pharmaceutical giant announced Friday. The company said that regulators have “amended the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet for sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody,” as evidence showed that “it is unlikely that the sotrovimab 500 mg dose will
DENVER — Neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms of mental illness, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are alarmingly high among patients who have previously had COVID-19 — even among those who were not hospitalized with the virus, new research shows. The findings are from an online survey of more than 800 respondents. “Regardless of how long ago
Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against atherosclerosis, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. In findings published online today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine led by Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., successfully minimized artery-narrowing plaque in
A toxic workplace can have a huge impact on people’s wellbeing. With expert insight, we’re identifying the signs of this harmful culture, and sharing the simple life skills that can help transform your ability to approach it If you raise the subject of toxic workplaces in any group of people, I can guarantee you that
The Omicron-fueled outbreak in China has forced Shanghai to impose a two-part lockdown in hopes of curbing transmissions and containing the situation. Over the weekend, Chinese officials announced that the city of Shanghai would be implementing a two-part lockdown starting this week. Home to more than 25 million people, the city will be divided into
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has COVID-19 for the second time. “How many gene changes before it’s not Covid-19 anymore? I supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted early Monday. Despite his position against vaccine mandates,
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[The stream is slated to start at 2:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is scheduled to unveil his 2023 federal budget on Monday afternoon at the White House. The budget request to Congress features tax hikes on the ultra-wealthy and
A team of scientists from Turkey has recently evaluated the diversity and composition of gut microbiota in children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). They have observed significant alteration in the gut microbiota composition in children with MIS-C. These changes are associated with autoimmunity, metabolic dysfunction, and obesity. The
The intranasal live attenuated flu vaccine is just as safe for children with asthma as the intramuscular inactivated vaccine, a small clinical trial suggested. Within 42 days of vaccination, 10.8% of children who received the intranasal quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4) experienced an asthma exacerbation compared with 14.7% of those who received the intramuscular
While the risk of anaphylaxis after administration of IV iron product was low among older adults, it was more common after certain iron products, researchers found. The highest adjusted incidence rates for anaphylaxis among Medicare recipients receiving IV iron was 9.8 cases (95% CI 6.2-15.3) per 10,000 first administrations of iron dextran (Dexferrum) and 4.0
Two sources familiar with the government’s plans said the US Food and Drug Administration is planning authorize a fourth dose of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines for adults over age 50 next week. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to follow soon after with what’s known as a permissive recommendation,
From savoury eggs to spring craft kits and rejuvenating scented items, do something different this Easter Easter is a time for rejuvenation – when the world around us is coming back to life, and the days are full with a sense of hope for the season ahead of us. Many of us treasure the traditional
Research regarding Omicron’s notorious subvariant discovered that it was harsher for children in what the authors call “the largest uninfected and unvaccinated childhood population to study the intrinsic severity of Omicron BA.2.” The study, conducted Feb. 5-28 in Hong Kong, found that BA.2 was more severe in kids with no history of COVID-19 vaccination or
Patients with recessive X-linked and autosomal recessive lamellar congenital ichthyosis (CI) achieved treatment success with a novel topical isotretinoin ointment known as TMB-001, results from a phase 2b study demonstrated. “Patients with these deficiencies have generally had very limited treatment options, including lifelong use of emollients and keratolytics, and in severe cases, systemic retinoids,” Christopher G. Bunick,
Many issues regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including its prognosis, management, and interactions with the immune system, as well as the evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remain unanswered. One highly vulnerable patient population to the severe effects of COVID-19 includes pregnant mothers. Study: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in Human Milk
New data on the omicron variant wave is seemingly casting doubt on the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after recording more deaths than the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. COVID Deaths In Janssen Recipients Recently published numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that COVID-related deaths among Janssen
The main feature of retronychia, a nail disorder of the toes, is the growth of new nail under prior nail growth. But this layering of nails is not always readily apparent on clinical examination, commonly leading to the wrong therapy and no resolution to the problem, according to an expert update at the 2022 American
People line up for nucleic acid testing at a temporary Covid-19 testing site on March 22, 2022 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — As mainland China battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak since early 2020, local governments increasingly say the new omicron BA.2 variant is to
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