Many dermatopathologists offering a second opinion about melanocytic skin lesions prefer to have access to the first diagnostic report, but a controlled trial demonstrates that this has a powerful influence on perception, diminishing the value and accuracy of an independent analysis. In a novel effort to determine whether previous interpretations sway second opinions, 149 dermatopathologists
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Are you hiding behind a mask of pleasantries at work? If I was to ask you, “How are you doing?” What would your response be? Now, imagine I’m a manager at work asking the same question – has your response changed? There’s a new ‘ism’ in the workplace: pleasanteeism. This refers to the pressure many
More than 5 million adults in the U.S. used hallucinogens in 2019, according to a study that also found that the use of some substances in the country has decreased over the span of nearly two decades. Researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia University Irving Medical Center estimated
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is trying to ease the pain of vasectomies by making them free for millions of residents. Federal law and state law require most health insurers to cover prescription contraceptives at no cost to the patient. But those provisions apply to only 18 FDA-approved birth control options for women, so anyone with
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In this article WMT Customers outside a Walmart store in Torrance, California, US, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Walmart Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart on Friday told employees that it will expand abortion and related travel coverage, according to an internal memo.
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have proposed a theory for how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the body. Their hypothesis, published in Frontiers in Immunology, could explain why some people still have symptoms long after the initial infection. We’ve put together different pieces of data to create a bigger picture that may explain what causes
“If the wall is 100 feet, people will jump off a 100-foot wall.” — Vishal Bansal, MD, of Scripps Mercy in San Diego, on serious falls at higher border walls that are filling up trauma services. “We need an ‘Operation Warp Speed’ for long COVID, and we shouldn’t settle for anything less.” — Diana Berrent,
With the required quarantine ending, what should people do if they’ve been exposed? How long should they isolate if they do get infected? What’s the rationale for making the changes? And are there exceptions—who should take precautions above and beyond the new recommendations? To guide us through the changes, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the waning of protective immunity conferred by prior infection by Omicron sub-variants BA.1, BA.2 towards its most recent sub-variant BA.5. Study: Rapid waning of protection induced by prior BA.1/BA.2 infection against BA.5 infection. Image Credit: Naeblys/Shutterstock Background Although studies have shown that a
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has started offering free COVID-19 testing for pets in the area to help pet owners prevent transmissions involving domesticated animals. LA health officials formally announced the initiative on Aug. 20, saying that it is offering free COVID-19 testing for pets after receiving funding for the program. The
Despite some gains, new research shows ongoing gender imbalances in hematology and oncology, as reflected in the predominantly male presenters at board review lecture series – where early career faculty are also underrepresented. “Our study provides the first analysis of gender and early career faculty disparities in speakers at hematology and medical oncology board review
Ever find yourself tapping out of social media feeling worse than you did before? Bad news, comparison traps, and toxic trends can wear you down over time. So, follow these steps to take back control of your feed. 1. Focus on following pages that inspire you What are the things that interest you, that really
Scientists have bioengineered corneal tissue from pigs to give the gift of sight to humans. It means people can soon expect corneal donors in form of their porcine friends. Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden, whose study was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology on Aug. 11, came up with a marvelous way to bypass hurdles often
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Vaccinating against monkeypox can complement other public health measures aimed at containing the current outbreak in nonendemic countries. However, when it comes to the need to immunize now, we need to “calm down,” according to officials and experts at a meeting organized by Argentina’s Ministry of Health. Another issue to be considered is
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In this article NVAX A box of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine arranged at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Biotechnology company Novavax announced on Friday that its Covid-19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S Food and Drug Administration for adolescents
A new study of genes underlying neurodevelopmental differences has uncovered more than 70 that are very strongly associated with autism and more than 250 with strong links to the condition. The analysis is the largest of its kind to date and includes more than 150,000 participants, 20,000 of whom have been diagnosed with autism. The
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 respirators for
The Biden administration this month declared the outbreak of monkeypox, a virus spreading disproportionately among men who have sex with men and their sexual networks, a public health emergency. Not wanting to reproduce the kind of anti-gay stigma seen during the early AIDS crisis, some argue that articulating which group is at highest risk for
Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity College Dublin, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos. The collaborative team, which has just published the
Two cases of the West Nile virus have been detected in New York City amid a record mosquito outbreak in the area, according to the city’s Department of Health Mental Hygiene. The two people infected with West Nile virus were from Queens and Brooklyn, the health department said. The agency has found 1,068 mosquito pools that
The study was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway Why This Matters Anastomotic leakage is a critical complication of colorectal surgery, occurring in up to 28% of patients. Previous reports have shown that ICG fluorescence imaging reduces the incidence of anastomotic leakage in colon resections by
Could scheduling sex be the key to preserving intimacy in long-term relationships? I reach my hand across the kitchen island for the serving spoon, my husband’s eyes tracking each deliberate movement as I gingerly place my second serving of turkey bolognese on my plate. “Don’t get sick, baby,” he says tentatively, as I savour the
A large study has finally laid to rest the claims that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. The controversial horse dewormer gained traction in the early days of the pandemic when some experts claimed it could treat the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. The demand for the drug somehow increased as many promoted its use against COVID,
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A new study in The Lancet Rheumatology examines the strength and duration of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced immunoglobulin-G antibody responses over time for patients with a variety of autoimmune diseases, compared with healthy controls. The presence of humoral antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 has been
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At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s strict “zero-Covid” policies managed to keep Covid-19 at bay. More than two years later, the country’s ongoing controls are still weighing down its economy and stalling global supply chains. “Zero-Covid has become one of the select drivers of global recession,” Steve Morrison, senior vice president at the
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