Month: November 2022

Counter-protestors hold signs in front of a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentuckys state constitution, on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images In a surprise victory for reproductive
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Depression and anxiety in the parents of children with asthma have been associated with increased clinic visits and asthma-related hospitalizations. Curbing depression among these caregivers improves control of asthma and lung function, partially through effective treatment of the child’s own depression, a new study by UT Southwestern O’Donnell Brain Institute researchers finds. Asthma is the
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The first Monday of October marked another Supreme Court term. For those passionate about health and human rights, this brought a painful reminder of how last term’s decisions unraveled public health progress, altering the reality of American life. This article — marking the official launch of my MedPage Today column The Health Docket — looks
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Stephen Elledge, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of five recipients of the 2013 Canada Gairdner International Awards. Elledge’s work has led to the identification and characterization of a signal transduction pathway known as the DNA damage response. For more information,
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Exoskeletons — motorized mechanical devices attached to an individual’s body to assist movement — have been a popular feature in science fiction movies from Robocop to Iron Man as a means to give someone  superhuman skills. Ankle exoskeleton. Image Credit: Victoria University But researchers at Victoria University’s (VU) Institute for Health and Sport are using
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Can Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Help People with Type 1? – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties
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Two years ago, then 28-year-old Ashley Teague began losing weight. At the time, the Indianapolis, IN, native and mother of two was 6-foot-1 and weighed about 270 pounds. She chalked it up to her busy schedule. She had started a photography business and was travelling “all the time.” She didn’t know why, but she began
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In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, researchers assessed the impact of infant-directed singing on the social visual behavior of the infant. Study: Music of infant-directed singing entrains infants’ social visual behavior. Image Credit: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Background When children are young, caretakers sing to them to calm, appease
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The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee on Tuesday will consider whether a novel two-drug combination inhaler for asthma should be the first FDA-approved product containing an inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide) and a short-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (albuterol sulfate). Also novel is the proposed indication of preventing severe exacerbations, and the use of an inhaled corticosteroid-containing product as
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“The Doctor’s Art” is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Stitcher, and Podchaser. While digital technologies now permeate nearly every aspect of our lives, their application to improve medicine remains
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HMS Professor Howard Green developed the first therapeutic use of cells grown in the lab. Before stem cells gained fame, he cultivated them to generate skin grafts for burn patients.
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ritish researchers announced Friday they have cured a man who was continually infected with Covid for 411 days by analysing the genetic code of his particular virus to find the right treatment. Persistent Covid infection — which is different to long Covid or repeated bouts of the disease — occurs in a small number of
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CNN  —  Six supplements that people commonly take for heart health don’t help lower “bad” cholesterol or improve cardiovascular health, according to a study published Sunday, but statins did. Some people believe that common dietary supplements – fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast rice – will lower their “bad” cholesterol. “Bad”
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The Best Gadgets and Tools to Help You Manage Your Diabetes – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third
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Researchers may have determined what’s giving monkeypox the ability to spread faster and evade vaccines in a new study.  Recently, a team of scientists from the University of Missouri (MU) released the findings of the study they conducted on the monkeypox virus.  They sought to better understand the virus that has now infected more than
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A new antibiotic for urinary tract infections is heading toward government approval. It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their life, according to data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services. Called Gepotidacin, the antibiotic’s trial has
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens as she’s introduced by Jodi Hicks, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and Co-Chair of the Yes on Prop 1 campaign, during a Planned Parenthood clinic in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Jane Tyska | Digital First Media | East Bay
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