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Bowel cancer cells under a microscope. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for some adults with bowel cancer that’s spread to other parts of the body. Pembrolizumab will be made available to people with bowel cancers that are unable to repair DNA damage, which means these types of tumours
We go through various stages in life, but a feeling we all seem to reach at some point is the desire to make an impact on the world. Here, we explore ‘generativity’ – and how it can benefit your mental health If I asked: “What’s your purpose in life?”, what would you say? Your answer
The rise of coronavirus variants has highlighted the huge influence evolutionary biology has on daily life. But how mutations, random chance and natural selection produce variants is a complicated process, and there has been a lot of confusion about how and why new variants emerge. Until recently, the most famous example of rapid evolution was
Sleeping well through the night is associated with a lower risk for cardiac arrhythmias, new research suggests. In a large population study with more than 400,000 patients, researchers found a healthy sleep pattern was associated with lower risks for atrial fibrillation (AF) and bradyarrhythmias. A good night’s sleep was associated with a 29% lower risk
Immunocompromised patients benefit from receiving the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study available on the preprint server medRxiv*. The clinical trial showed that about 72.2% of immunocompromised patients had detectable antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). While the vaccine was safe and effective, immunocompromised patients developed fewer antibodies than patients
Sajid Javid, U.K. health secretary, left, and Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister, during a news conference inside number 10 Downing Street in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Neil Hall | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Tuesday outlined the government’s fall-winter plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis,
Actor Stanley Tucci is known for his roles in films such as “The Devil Wears Prada,” “The Hunger Games,” “The Lovely Bones,” “Spotlight,” and “Julie and Julia.” But now he is becoming known for another role — cancer survivor. In an interview in the September 2021 issue of Virgin Atlantic’s inflight magazine Vera, 60-year-old Tucci
Particulate matter (PM) is a major component of air pollution that is increasingly associated with long-term consequences for the health and development of children. In a study recently published in Nature’s Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Natalie Johnson, PhD, associate professor at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, and her co-authors synthesized the
Image credit: Dr Esther Baena, CRUK Manchester Institute. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved apalutamide (Erleada) in combination with a hormone treatment for some prostate cancer patients in England. The hormone therapy will now be an option for adults with advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that’s spread to other parts of
From learning new habits, to taking time to catch up on hotly-anticipated film releases, we share 10 things to do this October 1. Page-turners The Face Yoga Journal As an undated journal that can be started at any time of year, The Face Yoga Journal encourages you to take a little time out of each
When COVID-19 arrived, it quickly became clear that older age was the biggest risk factor for developing severe disease. Indeed, there are few diseases for which age is so clearly the most important risk factor. NHS doctors have seen this daily. There have been over 131,000 UK deaths from COVID-19, but early research (still awaiting
A new study from Orange County, California, shows how Candida auris, an emerging pathogen, was successfully identified and contained in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and ventilator-capable skilled-nursing facilities (vSNFs). Lead author Ellora Karmarkar, MD, MSc, formerly an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC and currently with the California Department of Public Health, told
When it comes to keeping yourself hydrated, you can never go wrong with good ol’ water. However, if you’re an active person who’s constantly exercising, your body needs more than just water for recovery and to stay hydrated. Electrolytes are minerals that our bodies use to maintain their natural ionic balance. We can easily load up on electrolytes through sports
Lung cancer disparities are reversible, but it will take changes at the social policy and organizational levels to do it, according to Ray Osarogiagbon, MBBS, a medical oncologist in the thoracic oncology program at Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis. Much of the issue comes down to unequal distribution of services across the country, with less high-end
Recent data indicates that individuals are experiencing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms long after clearing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which suggests the virus has profound consequences to host cells. Study: SARS-CoV-2 triggers DNA damage response in Vero E6 cells. Image Credit: Festa/ Shutterstock RNA viruses, such as SAR-CoV-2, are renowned for
A pharmacist administers a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a customer at a pharmacy in Livonia, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images An expert review of scientific evidence to date has concluded that Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed at this time for
The demand for nurses is reaching new heights as a result of the pandemic. For those looking to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the University of Pennsylvania is the top place to do so, according to U.S. News & World Report. Duke University and the University of Washington tied for second
A new study by UT Southwestern scientists indicates that an enzyme called protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A) appears to be a major driver of preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy complication characterized by the development of high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine. The finding, published in Circulation Research, could lead to new treatments for preeclampsia
A blood test that has the potential to detect over 50 kinds of cancer is now being trialled in the NHS in England. The Galleri blood test, developed by the company GRAIL, aims to detect cancers earlier by looking for abnormal DNA shed from cancer cells into the blood. So far, the blood test has
Posted on September 10, 2021 by Admin Ruth, Edith, and Lorraine, the centenarian “Golden Girls” of Atria West 86 in the Upper West Side of New York, have received a lot of media attention since celebrating their 100th birthdays together. Featured in People, ABC News, the New York Post, and other major outlets, the three friends raised three glasses of champagne together
The more comorbidities a father has before his child’s conception, the higher the risk that the child will require an emergency department visit or inpatient care in the first 2 years of life, new data indicate. It is not clear whether the association is related to biology, lifestyle, or both, but the findings represent an opportunity
It’s the phone call we all dread – letting your employer know you need a day off sick. But when your body is telling you it needs a break, it’s time to listen. So, how do we get past the guilt, to get the rest we need to recuperate? We all know the feeling; you’ve
DENVER — Measures of greater food insecurity, including increasing prevalence of seniors with poor access to grocery stores and scarcity of grocery stores in general, are independently associated with higher heart failure (HF) mortality in the United States. That assessment comes from a county-level analysis comparing HF mortality to socioeconomic data and measures of food
Former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart (2nd R) looks on as US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R), D-NY, speaks with John Feal (C), a 9/11 health advocate, and 9/11 first responders, survivors and their families, during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2019, to discuss the introduction
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 and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the
A new study by the ICTA-UAB establishes that the population density of hunter-gatherer groups was reduced where they depended heavily on meat to survive. Hunter-gatherer populations with a strong seasonal dependence on meat in their diets had fewer people per square kilometer than those that had abundant plant foods throughout the year. This new result
More than 3 million women of birthing age in the U.S. and 60 million in the world have diabetes-;a disease that occurs when blood sugar is too high. Even when controlled with insulin, and blood sugar levels are kept mostly in check, maternal diabetes can cause permanent damage to the fetus. About 300,000 to 400,000