From unique homeware to the retro-inspired exercise class membership, we’re rounding up some of our favourite Christmas gifts from LGBTQ+ brands This Christmas, a lot of us are thinking about where we’re spending our money. After the year we’ve all had, it makes sense that we want to give back to local communities, small sellers,
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Whether you’re someone who gets sunburned walking to your car or who just wants to avoid the chemicals in regular sunscreen, you might find using a natural sunscreen could be your best bet for protecting your skin, even if it’s just for everyday use. But let’s define “natural” first. Despite the FDA’s lack of regulation
Rates of cancer increased by 30% from 1973 to 2015 in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) (persons aged 15–39 years) in the United States, according to a review of almost a half million cases in the National Institutes of Health’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. There was an annual increase of 0.537 new cases
Any skin-care routine worth following includes a moisturizer worth buying: a moisturizer is a mainstay in any effective skin care regimen. This is because a good product rehydrates your skin, trapping the existing water in the skin to plump and protect it. This keeps your skin healthy, glowing, and of course, looking young. The problem
Adolescents who undergo sleeve gastrectomy have lower bone density and higher bone marrow fat at 1 year following surgery, new research shows. “It’s almost paradoxical,” Miriam Bredella, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, told Medscape Medical News. “Despite marked loss of body fat, these children have more fat in their bones and decreased bone
This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Jasmine Wiese Relief. That was the first thing I felt when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was mildly sick for about a year and a half before my diagnosis. My skin healed slowly and I hardly slept. My mental health was
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) November 23, 2020 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 3 BASIS study of marstacimab (PF-06741086), an anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor (anti-TFPI) being evaluated for the treatment of people with severe hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors. BASIS is a
Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Liquidia Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for LIQ861 (treprostinil) Inhalation Powder for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Liquidia Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ: LQDA), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response
This picture taken on November 23, 2020 shows a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company Biontech logos on November 23, 2020. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty Images The U.K. this week became the first country to authorize Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, likely adding pressure
In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found. The study found that increased severity of other autism symptoms was also associated with more severe constipation, stomach pain and other gut difficulties. The research, which appears in the journal Autism, found no association between social and communication difficulties
Finding the right gift to give a cancer patient or their loved ones can be challenging…and now let’s add a pandemic to the mix. Not only do you want to be giving the right gift, but it should also be given in a safe manner to ensure there is no spread of the COVID virus.
Molly Hammer, a jazz and blues singer well known in the Kansas City area, passed away last week at the age of 48 after a 13-year battle with breast cancer. Hammer had initially been diagnosed with the disease in 2008, and it returned in the form of metastatic breast cancer in 2016. On November 25th,
New guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) — the agency’s first update since 2007 — take account of new management options including single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) and long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs). As has long been standard practice, the foundation for
HIV-1 proviruses persist in people on antiretroviral therapy (ART), but most are defective and do not constitute a replication-competent reservoir. Researchers at the 2020 virtual IDWeek conference reported that cells containing intact, replication-competent proviruses are selectively lost during suppressive ART. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, lead investigator Rajesh Gandhi, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital
New research released today reveals the true extent of isolation and loneliness experienced by people on the autistic spectrum and/or who have learning disabilities, due to COVID-19. From not-for-profit support provider, Dimensions, people on the autistic spectrum and/or those with learning disabilities responded to a recent survey which uncovered ‘a collective sense of exclusion’, stating
Medical Daily Product Reviews Welcome to the Medical Daily product review section. We wanted to make these reviews as useful, time-saving and pellucid (we dislike the word transparent) as possible, so we devised a step-by-step methodology, listed below. We also decided against creating listicles and reviewing product brands en masse; that would be akin to
The results of the election still remain murky, but with an additional five states legalizing medicinal or recreational cannabis use last month voters have sent a clear message to the medical, research, and regulatory communities: It’s time to step up. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to take a step in the right
“Help is on the way.” That was the message from UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock this morning, announcing that the United Kingdom has become the first Western country to grant emergency approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine The newly approved vaccine was jointly developed by US-based pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. Pfizer
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Cases of poisoning — intentional and unintentional — from ingestion of alcohol-based hand sanitizer have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United Kingdom alone, alcohol-based hand sanitizer poisonings reported to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) jumped 157% — from
Mandy Marquardt is a Track Cyclist for the USA Cycling National Team and Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. Their mission is to inspire, educate and empower everyone affected by diabetes. Mandy has been part of the team since 2010 and believes what the team does really makes a difference to
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has interrupted social and economic activity and has led to a huge wave of sickness and death. However, there are other healthcare costs as well, one of which is the interruption of scheduled screening for diseases that can be cured if diagnosed early; one such disease is cervical cancer. A
December 2, 2020 Audience: Consumer, Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy December 2, 2020 — Mesquite, TX MPM Medical is voluntarily recalling one lot of Regenecare HA Hydrogel to the consumer level. Following two customer complaints of visible contamination, the product was found to be contaminated with the bacteria Burkholderia cepecia. Risk Statement: Topical application of Regenecare
Source: BioNTech The U.S. should be able to distribute enough coronavirus vaccine doses to immunize 100 million people by the end of February, President Donald Trump’s Covid-19 vaccine czar said Wednesday. That will be enough doses to protect a “significant portion” of the most at-risk Americans, which are the elderly, health-care workers and people with preexisting
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in the United States for preteens more than a dozen years ago, yet adherence rates are still below those for other childhood vaccines. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Emory University have received a major grant totaling $2.7 million from the National Cancer Institute/National
For breast cancer patients with small tumors that haven’t spread to the lymph nodes and other parts of the body, a lumpectomy may be the best option for conserving as much breast tissue as possible while eradicating the cancer. And now surgeons may be able to save even more of their patients’ breast tissue with
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer and BioNTech announced emergency authorization from the United Kingdom for their COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows invited FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, to come explain why his agency hasn’t yet granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s
Medicare reimbursement for total artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices (VADs) is now broadened under a final national coverage decision (NCD) issued Tuesday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) followed through with changes to previous requirements proposed in August with few alterations. The new rules for artificial hearts removed the “coverage with evidence
The Canadian Health minister signed an order last week that will curb the ability of Americans to import prescription drugs from our neighbors to the north. The order from Health Minister Patty Hajdu, limiting the bulk export of prescription drugs, came just days before the Department of Health and Human Services’ new rule allowing pharmacists