For many older people, the world crumbles when their spouse dies. The widows or widowers may spend years in mourning, trying to come to terms with the loss. However, there have been several instances where a couple die within just a year of each other. This phenomenon that has been dubbed the “widowhood effect.” While the
Month: March 2023
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Night sky lovers can typically spot a smattering of a few planets, but in late March, a stunning visual takes shape when five planets line up beneath the moon in a display sometimes
Among patients who undergo forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, obesity does not appear to be associated with increased risk for complications such as injuries to the anal sphincter or the need for their babies to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, researchers have found. But obesity does appear to increase the chances that when physicians
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The United States witnessed another slight increase in the incidence of tuberculosis across the country last year, with public health authorities saying cases are returning to pre-pandemic levels. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on TB, showing the latest data on the disease’s incidence.
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 24, 2023. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance, Clinical Trial Considerations to Support Accelerated Approval of Oncology Therapeutics, regarding clinical trial design considerations to support accelerated approval applications. The accelerated approval pathway is commonly used for the approval of oncology drugs in part due to the serious
An Italian study has recently compared the standard portion sizes for different food categories in European countries. The study identifies a wide variation between countries regarding their importance for food, nutrient, and energy consumption. The study has been published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Study: Role of Portion Size in
Abortion rights protester Caitlin Devore, dressed as a “handmaiden” crosses a street to join a a gathering to protest the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case on June 24, 2022 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Natalie Behring | Getty Images Abortion is legal in Wyoming again, oddly enough as the result
Marginalized groups appeared to benefit more from decreasing levels of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter), according to a study using over 600 million person-years of Medicare data. While the hazard ratio associated with decreasing PM2.5 from 12 μg/m3 to 8 μg/m3 was 0.963 (95% CI 0.955-0.970) for higher-income white populations,
During a 40-year career, the average female physician with children made $3 million less than the average male physician with children — nearly double the male-female earnings gap experienced by single physicians, according to a national study of 95,000 physicians. In a cross-sectional analysis of surveys conducted from 2005 to 2019, female physicians earned as
Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease AbbVie Provides Regulatory Update on ABBV-951 (Foscarbidopa/Foslevodopa) New Drug Application NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the New Drug Application (NDA) for ABBV-951 (foscarbidopa/foslevodopa) for the treatment of
FDA Approves Rezzayo (rezafungin for injection) for the Treatment of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis SAN DIEGO & PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– March 22, 2023 — Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX) and Melinta Therapeutics, LLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rezzayo (rezafungin for injection) for the treatment of candidemia and invasive
NEW ORLEANS — For the treatment of plaque psoriasis, a novel oral phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor achieved high rates of response compared with placebo, according to results of a phase 2 clinical trial presented as a late-breaker at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr Lars French The phase 2b data, which are
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine – Match Day 2023 Arizona, Florida and Minnesota Celebrated Match Day Each year, medical students await Match Day with anticipation. On the third Friday of every March, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine graduating medical students learn where they will be training for residency for the next several years.
During the medical school application process, you’ll have to answer many difficult questions, but one of the most challenging and important questions you’ll encounter is: why do you want to be a doctor? Simple as it is, this question forces you to deeply examine your own motivations for pursuing medicine. As such, it is one
Male babies are at a risk of suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders when their moms catch the COVID-19 virus during pregnancy. A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Thursday explored the risk of having neurodevelopmental disorders between female and male offspring of mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. The research team wanted
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Boys born to mothers infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy may be more likely to receive a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder by age 12 months, according to new research. Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc, with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined data from 18,355 births between March 1, 2020,
Smoking is linked to at least 15 different types of cancer, as I outlined in this article. As if this wasn’t alarming enough, we also know that smoking is the single largest driver of health inequalities in England. Around 30,000 extra cases of cancer in the UKeach year can be attributed to economic deprivation, and
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Long COVID conditions can linger for weeks and even for months. The common symptoms of the condition are brain fog, fatigue, headaches, dizziness or shortness of breath. While researchers are still grappling to understand potential causes and trying to find treatments, a study has laid down a list of people who are disproportionately affected by
*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. A team of scientists from Australia and Israel demonstrates that Candida auris, a fungus associated with life-threatening and drug-resistant infections, escapes the host’s innate immune response by
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than their peers, despite high risk for serious eye disorders, according to a study by Nemours Children’s Health published today in Pediatrics. I noticed that many of our patients with autism have never had vision screening, even though it’s recommended
In this article SAN-FR REGN SNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Shares of Sanofi and Regeneron both jumped by more than
Use of digital measurement tools to track individual adherence to treatment helped avoid raising doses or adding medications and improved adherence in patients with uncontrolled asthma, the INCA Sun trial found. After 32 weeks, 14% of patients in the treatment group and 32% of the control group saw an increase in their asthma medication burden
Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill was recently interviewed by The Guardian in advance of the release of his memoir, Did I Ever Tell You? Originally planned as a glimpse into his career, his life as a celebrity, and his farm in New Zealand, the book takes a dark turn in chapter 1: “The thing is,
tofersen Treatment for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Biogen Provides Update on FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Tofersen for SOD1-ALS CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced today the outcome of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee meeting on tofersen, an investigational
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering therapies to treat children aged 5 to 11 with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Evkeeza is the first angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3)
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