Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Superb Owl. No wait, Super Bowl. Too late. Instead of Super Bowl information, one small typo later and your search results are filled with owl content instead. And we’d like to encourage you
Month: February 2023
The caller to the STD hotline sounded very worried. He had known for a while about his diagnosis of herpes, a sexually transmitted viral infection. But during a recent holiday gathering, he had used the bathroom at a relative’s home, full of family members of all ages. “What if the kids used the bathroom behind
Photographer: John Nicholson Why don’t we have more female scientists in leadership roles? Late last year, this question was brought into sharp focus again for me when we celebrated Cancer Grand Challenges’ Professor Carolyn Bertozzi receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It was a momentous achievement that we are hugely proud of but Carolyn, being
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Outpatient COVID-19 treatment with monoclonal antibodies or antiretroviral medications such as nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) administered to patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease led to lower odds of having severe outcomes when compared with similar patients who received no outpatient treatment in a
From dispelling myths about motherhood and revealing the postnatal pressure on parents, to sharing the sanctity of self-care, bestselling author, podcaster, and actress Giovanna Fletcher has been a comforting voice of support for years. And now she’s embarking on a new challenge, following her passions and finding herself centre stage… Since Giovanna Fletcher launched her
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 10, 2023. A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Democratic and Republican attorneys general squared off on Friday in dueling arguments over an attempt by anti-abortion physicians to pull the abortion
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech. They report their findings in npj Genomic Medicine. Scientists from NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) identified three children with the condition, two siblings and an unrelated child.
DALLAS — Uric acid was shown to be the most successful neuroprotectant among rodents in a study from the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN), a nationwide trial platform that applies clinical research practices to preclinical studies in hopes of better informing human studies. Of the six interventions studied in the randomized rodent trial, uric acid
Ozempic continues to make waves as a weight-loss wonder drug, with a health clinic in Nevada offering it as a weight-loss medication to people asking for it. On Friday, Fox5 Vegas learned that Health Xpress, a medical center in Henderson, is prescribing the drug to people who want help with their weight loss journey. “Ozempic
Fenfluramine (Fintepla) oral solution has been approved by the European Commission (EC) as adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in children aged 2 years and older, the company has announced. The EC approval comes just under a year after US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for this indication, as reported last
Dr Jacqui Marshall reports back from the Eureka international course on translational medicine in Sicily. Insight from industry experts, the importance of patient advocates and even a spot of well-earned gelato – Jacqui gives us a real flavour of this incredible opportunity… not to mention the ice cream. Winding streets, a historical palace and patchy
Ready to let love in? From tracks that capture everyday moments to proud declarations, we’ve rounded up 10 of the best love songs that really get relationships right Ah, the classic love song. There’s something irresistible about cranking up the volume on a track that tells the story of one the most intense feelings we
Starting a family is a decision that has huge costs on a family’s financial burden. Luckily, insurance coverage does ease the burden. However, there is a little-known rule called the ‘birthday rule’ that has a bearing on which parent’s insurance will pay for the baby’s delivery and the first month of life. Being unaware of
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — SpaceX just attempted to ignite all 33 engines in a test fire of its gargantuan Super Heavy rocket booster. The trial marks the company’s first “static fire” test for what is expected to
Giving corticosteroids to pregnant women at risk for preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestational age has been the standard of care since the 1990s, but a few scenarios for their use remain up for debate. Two studies presented this week at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
Many of us are longing for a more optimistic outlook on our careers, so we’re saying ‘goodbye’ to quiet quitting and ‘hello’ to quiet thriving Last year, we saw the term ‘quiet quitting’ floating around. This is the idea of doing the bare minimum and only engaging in your core responsibilities – no staying late
Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, together with Japanese researchers, want to exploit this for the treatment of influenza. The team led by Prof. Hiroki Kato from the Institute of Cardiovascular Immunology at the University Hospital Bonn has
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 The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday laid out what will change and will remain the same when the three-year-long Covid public health emergency ends in May. Health
The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and hydrocephalus, a disorder involving excess fluid around the brain. Researchers at Washington University School
We all have “circles of competence.” Each circle of competence corresponds to different aspects of our lives. Some overlap and some don’t. But they play an important role in our successes…and failures. And even us doctors can have a financial circle of competence that we can use to our advantage as we pursue financial freedom.
A new drug could revolutionize the way the medical community handles COVID-19 treatment. On Thursday, a team of scientists presented the findings of their study on a newly developed drug for COVID-19. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, their research found that a single dose of pegylated interferon lambda could successfully treat an
News FDA Alerts Infants at Risk for Aluminum Toxicity with Unapproved Potassium Phosphates Drug Product February 9, 2023 Audience: Consumers February 9, 2023 — FDA is warning health care professionals and pharmacies to avoid using Hospira’s unapproved potassium phosphates drug product in pediatric patients because the aluminum exposure from this product is unsafe for this
How do you stop a fungi? With a deadly guy Thanks to the new HBO series “The Last of Us,” there’s been a lot of talk about the upcoming fungi-pocalypse, as the show depicts the real-life “zombie fungus” Cordyceps turning humans into, you know, zombies. No need to worry, ladies and gentleman, because science has discovered a way
Whether you want to prevent burnout or recover from it, resilience is essential – but did you know joy could be the secret to building it? In the summer of 2020, I burnt out. I was running a side business alongside my job here at Happiful and, compounded by pandemic stress, it all got too
In a serendipitous twist, scientists have found that a rare genetic disease more commonly affecting Ashkenazi Jews also protects them from tuberculosis. In the study, published in the journal PNAS, researchers found Gaucher’s disease (pronounced go-SHAY), a lysosomal disorder, offers unintentional protection against TB. According to an estimate, around 10.6 million people across the world became sick
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates, which not only create mountains
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