President Donald Trump has been a frequent cheerleader for a combination of the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin as a Covid-19 treatment. He promoted the drugs nearly 50 times, despite pleas from scientists to let studies decide if the treatment worked or not. On Monday, Trump said he was taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus
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Technology continues to make managing our diabetes easier. Continuous glucose monitors, apps for carb counting and insulin pumps have all alleviated some of the stress of managing our condition. Tandem Diabetes created Basal IQ technology, which allows us to spend less time worrying about going low and let our devices do the work. For a
Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images For Ochsner Health System, getting hospital staff back online to resume elective surgical and diagnostic procedures has been the easy part of reopening for non-Covid care. The challenge for the Louisiana hospital system has been getting patients to feel comfortable about coming back. “We knew several weeks ago
When “Pac-Man” was first released some 40 years ago, video games were much simpler. But how does it fare against other games these days and what made it endure the changing times? Its game creator takes a walk down memory lane. How “Pac-Man” Has Managed To Endure All These Years Although video games are incredibly
First responders to the site of the 2001 World Trade Center attack may have an elevated risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to investigators. In a retrospective look at 236 first responders presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms to the World Trade Center Health Program, 195 (82.6%) had NAFLD, compared with 24%–45% of the general
Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week, the kindness revolution continues with Happiful and Life Coach Directory hosting a free webinar with Life and Business Change Coach, Angela Cox Life and Business Behavioural Change Coach Angela Cox will be sharing actionable advice on how to be kind to yourself, in the first of Happiful’s new
May 22 2020 Almost half of doctors in England (45%) report suffering from work-related anxiety, burnout and depression, with a third of those saying this has worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic, a recent BMA survey has revealed. In a paper published today, the BMA is calling for more support for doctors suffering with poor mental
Carbohydrates, in general, have a bad reputation in health and nutrition circles for their role in weight gain. It may seem like a good idea to limit your carb intake and/or follow low-carb diets such as the keto and Atkins diets. However, an extremely low-carb diet is just as bad as a high-carb one. That
A new, less intensive approach to follow-up of patients with high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) after surgery appears feasible. Usually, such patients follow an highly intensive schedule of surveillance, undergoing regular cystoscopies, which involves insertion of a narrow tube with a lens into the urethra to enable a physician to inspect the bladder. A
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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.May 21 2020 In the first 30 days since seeing their first patient, the number of children testing positive to COVID-19 at an Australian tertiary pediatric hospital has been low and none who contracted the virus required in-hospital treatment, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s
Life tends to throw tests in our path, and we can find ourselves having to adapt to the unexpected. But it’s often these difficult moments that prompt us to reflect, and reassess our priorities… Life can have a way of forcing us to suddenly ‘step up’, and demonstrate how capable we are, regardless of how
Treatment for Progeria and Progeroid Laminopathies Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA for Filing with Priority Review of Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Treatment of Progeria and Progeroid Laminopathies Print this page PALO ALTO, Calif. May 19, 2020 — Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:EIGR), focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for serious rare and
FDA Approves Kynmobi (apomorphine hydrochloride) Sublingual Film for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease OFF Episodes Print this page MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE) May 21, 2020 –Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kynmobi (apomorphine HCI) sublingual film (APL-130277) for the acute, intermittent treatment of OFF episodes in
News FDA Alerts Biota Biosciences Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Cannabidiol (CBD) Complex, Curcumin Complex, and Cannabidiol + Curcumin Injectables Because They Were Marketed Without FDA Approval May 20, 2020 Print this page Audience: Consumer, Health Professional, Pharmacy May 20, 2020 — Biota Biosciences is voluntarily recalling the following lots in the table below of
When I wear a mask over my face, I am protecting both of us. When I wear a mask over my feelings, I am protecting both of us, too. When you ask me, “How are you doing?” this is why I have no answer. Four days a week, I have a (currently, mostly virtual) primary
More than 1.5 million people in the United States have tested positive for coronavirus and over 93,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and Vermont have said they’ve been adding two numbers to their totals: viral test results and antibody test results. Viral tests are taken by nose swab or saliva
When my quarantine began, I knew I’d be entering a new “normal.” I knew I’d have to leave my University (Penn) and my plans for the final months of junior year behind. I knew it could be months, even a year before I could return, and that life now ran on this virus’s clock. So
When Daniel Hove was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, family and friends rallied to help the Air Force veteran-turned-assistant fire chief navigate this difficult time. But nobody was more supportive than Daniel’s loyal dog, Gunner, an 11-year-old lab who rarely left his owner’s side. Photos of Daniel’s final years show the loyal pooch snuggling beside his
This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Lala Jackson What to Do If You Have No Insulin at All Go to the emergency room. Under US law (The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act), the emergency room cannot turn you down in a life-threatening emergency if you do not
Posted on December 23, 2015 by Julie Smead Being the primary caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia can be especially tough during the busy, bright and noisy holidays. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep your holidays happy, meaningful and stress-free – for everyone. Consider the following tips. For Friends and
New York public schools should start preparing plans to reopen this fall, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday it’s too early to know for sure whether that will happen. The state will issue guidelines to schools at the beginning of June detailing what they need to do to reopen, and schools will be required to
With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing in majority of the world, various health agencies from all over are taking different approaches when it comes to giving guidelines for people to follow – from work to play and to more intimate play. Health Agencies Offer Sex Tips To People Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Make no mistake, because
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor accused of misdiagnosing epilepsy in more than 200 children surrendered his medical license and agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty under a settlement accepted Wednesday by state regulators. “A great day for patients that was long overdue,” said attorney Brian McKeen, who has won two trials so far over
It’s time to show some compassion. Here we find out why kindness is good for us, what random acts of kindness to try and how we can be kinder to ourselves The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week this year was promptly changed to kindness in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Why? Because at times
Posted on August 26, 2015 by Billie Jean King Nearly 42 years ago this year, I accepted a challenge to play in a tennis match known as “The Battle of the Sexes.” Ultimately I won the match, but many people may not remember that I was behind for the first set and things weren’t looking
Print this page Friday, May 15, 2020 — A single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, has protected six rhesus macaques from pneumonia caused by the virus, according to National Institutes of Health scientists and University of Oxford collaborators. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers posted their data to
The world continues to wait for a COVID-19 vaccine but it appears that getting one will take some time. This is despite the efforts of medical researchers and scientists to come up with one, hoping to fast-track a cure to address the rising number of coronavirus cases around the globe. However, a top scientist believes