Where there’s a Will… there’s a way to embrace wellbeing, and singer, songwriter, actor, podcast host, and author Will Young seems to be on the right path, as he discusses self-mastery, the importance of intention, misconceptions about fame, and the love of a good dog “That’s my dog snoring in the background, I’m so sorry!”
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At least two strains of monkeypox are currently circulating in the United States, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. Most cases in the United States involve the same strain that has been spreading in the United Kingdom and Europe, but investigators have also detected a variant. This could mean
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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 U.S. has identified 20 confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases across 11 states as public health authorities increase testing
A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the University of Ghana. The app, called neoSCB, was developed by clinicians and engineers at UCL
CHICAGO — More than 40% of patients with KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) responded to treatment with adagrasib, findings from a phase II trial showed. Among 112 evaluable patients in the KRYSTAL-1 study, all of whom were previously treated, the confirmed objective response rate (ORR) was 42.9% with the investigational KRAS G12C inhibitor,
“Right now, with people not using prevention measures and with vaccinations not increasing as fast as we would like and not enough people being boosted, the ability to treat people at high risk of ending up in the hospital or of dying is our really our best potential tool for reducing the impact of infection,”
Trauma surgeons are in the tough position of seeing victims just after gun violence across the United States, and they have some advice. Their strategies can work regardless of where you stand on the Second Amendment of the Constitution, said Patricia Turner, MD. “Our proposals are embraced by both gun owners and non-gun owners alike,
Social media has been getting a lot of bad press lately, with several suggesting 30 day social media detoxes or quitting facebook, instagram, or twitter altogether. I argue that social media can be a useful tool, if approached in the right way. One on extreme, you have angry luddites condemning the use of social media,
Buy Images here: armandoh.org/shop “Bacteria can be divided into gram negative or gram positive depending on their cell wall/peptidoglycan make up. Gram positive implies thick peptidoglycan layer and stain a purple colour. There are two main spp of gram positive cocci that causes human infections. These are Streptococci and staphylococci, they are differentiated by two
A new study posted on the medRxiv* preprint server found that despite a lower coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine efficacy against reinfection with the Omicron variant, these vaccines demonstrate a marked efficacy against reinfection with severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Alpha and Delta variants, as well as the Omicron variant––lasting up to nine months,
Do you know your love language? What about your partner’s? Discover the ways you like to express and receive love, to ensure the lines of communication remain clear No matter how much we love our partners, sometimes, it can feel like we get tongue-tied expressing it, or that we’re reading signals the wrong way. We
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine became available for children aged five to 11 in the UK in April 2022. Those aged 12 and up had already been eligible since 2021. But if you have a child aged under five, you might be wondering, when will they be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Children under five represent
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The FDA has accepted Pfizer’s application for a COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5, which clears the way for approval and distribution in June. Pfizer announced Wednesday that it completed the application for a three-dose vaccine for kids between 6
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A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 19, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images The White House expects Covid vaccinations for children under age 5
The National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial testing whether a monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, can reduce asthma attacks and improve lung function and asthma symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma who live in low-income urban neighborhoods. The investigators also aim to define the activity levels of asthma-associated gene networks that correspond
Several months ago, I wrote a post on a Facebook community of over 17,000 Black physicians. The post asked them what they would do and how they would react if their child told them they were gay. The responses I received ranged from “I will love and accept them” to “Heaven forbid!” to “I will
The next influx of infections will probably come from the newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, two closely related viruses that were first characterized in South Africa and that landed in the United States around late March, according to the gene sequence sharing site GISAID. These variants are gaining ground against BA.2, particularly in the
Welcome to our newest blog series, “Five Questions With…” In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that make healthcare work. From guest services to the phlebotomist, the pet therapy volunteer, and the environmental services workers. These individuals enhance our experiences when we are getting care and highlight human connection and support. Thank you for all
A long-standing request to clarify data irregularities in a 2021 ISCHEMIA substudy resulted in the publication of one correction, with a second correction in the works. Further, the lone cardiac surgeon on the ISCHEMIA trial steering committee, T. Bruce Ferguson, MD, has resigned from the committee, citing a series of factors including an inability to reconcile
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In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the increase in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among university students immediately after returning to their university in September 2020. The students relocated to their universities for the new academic term during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in England. Study:
COPENHAGEN — The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor upadacitinib (Rinvoq, AbbVie) was associated with significant improvements in disease activity, pain, function, and quality of life compared with placebo in patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), results of the first efficacy analysis of the phase 3 randomized SELECT-AXIS-2 trial showed. The trial met its primary endpoint of
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Robert Cleveland, senior vice president of nutrition for North America and Europe at Reckitt, speaks via video conference during a House Commerce Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baby formula manufacturer Reckitt has the capacity to produce at least 21 million 8-ounce bottles of
A large-scale study of U.S. children and adolescents has found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health difficulties, but that kids who are exclusively involved in an individual sport-; such as tennis or wrestling-; may face greater mental health difficulties than kids who do no sports at all. Matt Hoffmann
During an interview with David Letterman for his Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” singer Billie Eilish made a sudden movement, whipping her head around and opening her mouth. Letterman asked her what was going on — was it the fly that had been flying around them earlier? “No. I’m ticcing,” she said.