n E. coli outbreak that may be linked to fast-food chain Wendy’s has spread to the states of New York and Kentucky, after reports of illnesses in Midwest states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 97 people have become ill, 43 have been hospitalized and 10 have developed a serious condition called hemolytic
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved durvalumab (Imfinzi) for use in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer. The drug, an immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), is already approved for use in patients with lung cancer. The approval
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Most UK primary schools experience levels of pollution which exceed the safe levels set out by the World Health Organization, yet simple measures can cut outdoor and indoor exposure of toxins by almost half, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Working with a select number of London schools, researchers from Surrey’s
People walk past a COVID-19 walk up testing site on July 28, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images Fall is on the horizon and public health officials are again bracing for another wave of Covid cases. Over the past two years, fall and winter have brought devastating
In a recent study published in the Pediatrics journal, researchers assessed the epidemiology of neonatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Study: Epidemiology of Neonatal COVID-19 in the United States. Image Credit: Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock Background Neonatal populations have lower rates of COVID-19 infection than adult and pediatric populations, presumably because of innate protective mechanisms. While newborns
BARCELONA — Patients with heavy mucus secretions that they couldn’t readily expectorate obtained some relief with IV N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a researcher said here. After 7 days of treatment in a randomized trial conducted in China, mean sputum viscosity scores declined by 0.24 points more with NAC than placebo injections (P<0.001), and scores for expectoration difficulty
CNN — The pace of new monkeypox cases reported in some major cities – and in the US overall – has started to slow recently, but experts say it’s too early to know if the trend will last. On Friday, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that she is
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The effects of poverty can last a lifetime, regardless of your current financial position. So how can you recognise the damage it causes, and begin to live life on your own terms? Coming from a place of financial poverty, I have become all too familiar with money trauma. Moving homes nine times before the age
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially issued its recommendation for the public use of the updated COVID-19 booster doses from Pfizer and Moderna. The public health agency released its recommendation via its website on Thursday, saying the boosters from Pfizer and Moderna could be used for people ages 12 and above
The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Male sex and having a BMI (BMI) indicating underweight or obesity are both independent risk factors for Roux stasis syndrome (RSS) following Roux-en-Y reconstruction after gastric cancer surgery. A nomogram incorporating sex, BMI,
Living-donor liver transplant recipients gained an additional 13-17 years of life, compared with patients who remained on the wait list, according to a retrospective case-control study. Dr Whitney Jackson The data suggest that the life-years gained are comparable to or greater than those conferred by either other lifesaving procedures or liver transplant from a deceased
In a recent study, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and others, have characterised the new omicron variant BA.2.75, comparing its ability to evade antibodies against current and previous variants. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, suggests that BA.2.75 is not more resistant to antibodies than the currently dominating BA.5, which
A woman receives a Pfizer vaccination booster shot at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. authorized the first major makeover of the Covid-19 vaccines this week in an effort to stem an expected tide of infections and hospitalizations this fall. But it’s unclear
Many transgender parents with children between one-and-a-half and six years of age hesitate to label their child’s gender identity, according to new research from a team at Penn State and Guilford College. In addition, the results suggest that many children with transgender parents play in ways that conform to gendered societal expectations, while others play
Inhaled dual bronchodilator therapy did not decrease respiratory symptoms in former or current smokers with preserved lung function, the RETHINC trial showed. Among 535 symptomatic smokers with a 10 pack-year history and preserved lung function assessed by spirometry, 56.4% in the treatment group and 59.0% in the placebo group had a least a 4-point decrease
According to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth dropped by nearly a year between 2020 and 2021 — and by more than two and a half years overall since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Life expectancy at birth fell to 76.1 years, the
Across the country, our feathered friends are supporting people in new and surprising ways Gentle coos, methodical scratching, and a brisk ruffle of feathers; anyone who has had the pleasure of spending time around chickens will be able to relate to the soothing qualities of this particular poultry. Even so, they may not be the
People often tout the health benefits of drinking green tea, but what about other kinds of teas? A team of researchers has now found that drinking black tea may actually help lower one’s mortality risk. Tea is said to be the “most widely consumed beverage in the world,” second only to water. Even in the U.S., where
The combination of the two antiviral medications glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (Mavyret) is linked to improved symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. A national cohort study of US Department of Veterans Affairs patients included more than 250 participants with PTSD and comorbid hepatitis C virus. Results showed the glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) combo was more
People traveling to and from the United States should know the importance of routine vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The public health agency recently updated its guidance for travelers on its website. According to the CDC, its guidelines are for all travelers, including U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. lawful
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients with COVID-19 who experience gastrointestinal symptoms have overall worse in-hospital complications but less cardiomyopathy and mortality, according to a new study. Dr Nikita Patil About 20% of COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting,
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This prespecified subgroup analysis of East Asian adults who participated in a phase 3 clinical trial of belimumab added to standard therapy vs. placebo added to standard therapy for lupus nephritis shows earlier and more sustained improvement in kidney outcomes with the addition of belimumab. Related Stories Lupus nephritis (LN) is a severe complication of
It was a very busy week here at the CNBC Investing Club — no major shakeups to the portfolio, but we still made lots of trades to take advantage of this turbulent market. Bottom line The lingering effects of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech last Friday, Aug. 26, gave us an opportunity
Several studies have shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, affects children with mild symptoms, unlike older age groups. There is a scarcity of research related to the assessment of durability and strength of antibodies generated in children post-COVID-19. Study: Analysis of Neutralizing Antibody Levels
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill that would have permitted the state to launch a pilot program to open supervised injection facilities in California’s largest cities. Sometimes called SIFs, safe consumption sites, or overdose prevention centers, these are spaces where people can legally consume or inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under supervision