Month: April 2022

A drug combination that uses emergency contraception and a cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor may effectively disrupt ovulation, making it the first potential candidate for on-demand, pericoital oral contraception, according to an exploratory pilot study. Among a group of nine patients, six demonstrated ovulation disruption after taking a combination drug of ulipristal acetate (UA) and meloxicam, reported

A man in the United Kingdom was infected with the coronavirus for over 505 days, according to health officials in the country.  The BBC reports that the patient, who remains anonymous, died in the hospital last year and had other comorbidities. he was not hospitalized throughout his entire period of infection, and was in and

Caregivers who brought suicidal adolescents to the emergency department reported safer gun storage practices after firearm counseling ― a crucial way to cut gun deaths among children, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. In the study, which took place between June 2021 and Feb 2022, gun safety counseling and handouts were provided to 99

Maintaining a healthy diet is never easy as it requires consistency, perseverance, and a lot of time and effort. Despite the challenges of switching to a healthier diet, many people are starting to consider it. Since healthy eating is often associated with dieting or losing weight, you must keep in mind that you can eat

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. LISBON, Portugal — An overall ninefold increase in COVID-19 antibody levels can be seen with a longer interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine in people without prior infection, according to data from the UK government’s SIREN

A steroid combo to beat back septic shock, delirium in COVID-19 patients, and hospital adherence to ventilator standards during the pandemic were examined in studies at the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) virtual Critical Care Congress. No One-Two Punch for Septic Shock A single-center study found that adding fludrocortisone to hydrocortisone did not increase

At age 35, Megan Fox remains to be one of the top celebrities people look up to as their body goals. Ever since her breakout role as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster action film Transformers in 2007, the star has maintained her figure. This is why a lot of people are intrigued–how does she stay

More than 50% of obese adolescents met criteria for depression, which also was associated with several components of metabolic syndrome, based on data from 160 individuals. Previous research shows that the metabolic consequences of obesity are worsened with the coexistence of depression in adults, but a similar relationship in obese adolescents has not been explored,

Dealing with Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is more difficult than the usual back pain most people experience. It is the kind of back pain felt in the lower back and buttocks commonly caused by damage or injury to the joint between the spine and hips, extending to the groin and thighs. The other causes of

This article was originally published in Spanish on Univadis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons from the cortex, brain stem, and spinal cord. As a result of this disease, motor neurons gradually decrease functioning until they die, which causes progressive and fatal muscular paralysis of the patient. ALS is therefore

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, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include the leading