Headache medicine expert Joel Saper, MD once saw the formation of the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties as a sign of progress in the field. In 2005, he even helped write their first certification exam for headache medicine. Dr Joel Saper Now he’s calling fraud. After Saper’s initial 10-year certification expired, he paid $1,800 to
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For years, physicians around the world have watched as strain after strain of the deadly bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis evolves resistance to drugs. A new method of analyzing whole genome sequences of TB, applied to a massive set of strains of the bacteria collected from clinics around the world, has revealed 39 new genes associated with
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers reported the vaccine effectiveness (VE) and duration of immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron. Study: Facing the Omicron variant – How well do vaccines protect against mild and severe COVID-19? Third interim analysis of a living systematic review. Image Credit:
Whether it’s dealing with another yeast infection, feeling like you constantly have UTIs, or trying to figure out what your discharge means, understanding vaginal health is really important. Here, Jenna Farmer chats to the experts to help you get the lowdown ‘down there’ Whatever you might have read online about vaginal steaming or douching (seriously,
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 antibody drug Evusheld on Dec. 8, 2021. Infectious disease physician Patrick Jackson of the University of Virginia explains how it works, who’s eligible and why some patients are having difficulties accessing it. 1. What is Evusheld, and how does it work? Evusheld
Immunotherapy with nivolumab (Opdivo) is now approved in the United States for first-line use in the treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The new approval for the drug, a programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, is for use in this patient population regardless of PD-L1 status. the indication also specifies
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The World Health Organization has said that there is a “window” of opportunity to contain a recent monkeypox outbreak which has seen cases spread across Europe, the U.S. and Australia. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Monday that it is too soon to tell whether a recent monkeypox outbreak could
May 30 2022 A new Australian study looking at the impact of an autism assistance dog for children and their parents has made an unexpected discovery: the dog has expanded their world, literally. The presence of a specially trained therapy dog for autistic children is giving families the confidence to venture further afield and to
Drinking a few cups of coffee a day — even with sugar — was linked to a lower risk of death, new research showed. People who drank a moderate amount of coffee every day, either plain or sweetened with around a teaspoon of sugar, were about 30% less likely to die from any cause during
After a steep drop in the first year of the pandemic, US birth rates rose only slightly in 2021, according to provisional data published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. It was the first time in seven years that the US birth rate increased. Births had
The transmissions of the monkeypox virus have been growing in number since the global outbreak started. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 257 confirmed cases in its latest update on the situation. On Sunday, the WHO released a new update detailing that there are now 257 confirmed monkeypox cases and around 120 suspected cases in
Time-restricted eating reduced cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors, a single-group feasibility study suggests. The results show a 15% relative decline in cardiovascular risk, measured using the Framingham Risk Score, among at-risk breast cancer survivors (BCS) after only 8 weeks of following a time-restricted eating regimen, reported Amy A. Kirkham, PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology and
The 13th Annual DMS Hooding Ceremony will take place Friday, May 27, 2022. Hosted by the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School, this event celebrates the accomplishments of the Classes of 2020 and 2021 PhD recipients. During the ceremony, a faculty member places the doctoral hood over the head of each graduate, signifying
Joining us today to discuss mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D., professor of medicine and pediatrics, Vice Chair for Innovation, and Director of Electrophysiology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Visit Mayo Clinic: https://mayocl.in/2COVmlm Like Mayo Clinic on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic Follow Mayo Clinic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MayoClinic
In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers assessed the characteristics of natural and hybrid immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Study: Protection and Waning of Natural and Hybrid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Image Credit: Cinefootage Visuals/Shutterstock Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections have been known to induce
Health officials continue to be baffled by the rising cases of severe hepatitis in children in 33 different countries. The latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported at least 650 children got diagnosed with a mysterious severe hepatitis infection since April. The rise in the number of cases has been puzzling experts who
Patients with acute cholangitis are twice as likely to be readmitted within 30 days if they don’t get a cholecystectomy in the same hospital admission for which they get biliary decompression, researchers say. The readmissions result mostly from sepsis and recurrence of the acute cholangitis, said Ahmad Khan, MD, MS, a gastroenterology fellow at Case
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In this article ABT Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told lawmakers on Thursday that it will take until July before store shelves across the country
Children with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups or were on public rather than private insurance, despite being treated in clinical trials with standardized protocols, according to a study led by investigators from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. The study shows that young patients from historically marginalized
“That’s sort of going, ‘Well vanilla didn’t work; we’ll try French vanilla.'” — Gary Sachs, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, on the benefits of adjunctive cariprazine (Vraylar) for patients who have failed on multiple first-line antidepressants. “Here we are, waking up in yet another scenario where we have, in this case, children that
On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment from Europe as part of the Biden administration’s Operation Fly Formula. That effort was started to address the nationwide shortage that was exacerbated by the closure of formula maker Abbott Nutrition’s plant in
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Many athletes get the “jitters” — a feeling of anxiety — just prior to competing. For elite athletes, whether they’re participating in an individual event or as part of a team, whether on a track, court, rink, or field, this feeling can affect performance. It is a well-known, and not
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A new preprint study on the Preprints with The Lancet* server has found that transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2 levels could be linked to asymptomatic and mild disease in both convalescent mothers and women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at the time of delivery. A protective role of TGF-β2 was depicted in the
It’s time to tear down those fences (not literally), and connect with the community next door. Here’s how you can strike up a conversation in the street, and turn good neighbours into good friends For some, the pandemic placed an added significance to our sense of community, as we stayed close to home and people
SAN DIEGO — A combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness meditation could reduce pain and fatigue from Crohn’s disease, researchers say. Patients who followed the program not only felt better but were also more often able to show up for work and leisure activities, compared with a control group assigned to a wait list, said Shmuel
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