In order to reduce the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, healthcare providers usually recommend routine HPV vaccinations begin at an early age. Earlier administration leads to better chances of completing the series on time and decreasing the rising cases of cancer. As a result, the American Cancer Society (ACS)
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today: Unexpected Viral Load People with higher viral loads of COVID-19 were less likely to require hospital admission, according to a new study. Investigators studied
The sickest patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who received dexamethasone, the low-cost steroid, had a significantly lower incidence of death versus patients receiving usual care, preliminary results from the U.K.-based RECOVERY trial found. Incidence of death was significantly lower for patients in the dexamethasone group who received mechanical ventilation versus those receiving usual care (29.3% vs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging Americans to put on cloth face masks whenever they step outside of their homes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. In a statement issued on July 14, the CDC discussed two case studies, one within a Boston hospital system and the other
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing guidance that will urge against repeated diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who have been infected and have had a resolution of symptoms. “We need to decrease unnecessary testing,” said Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, assistant secretary for health at the US Department of
Air fryers are the newest must-have kitchen gadgets that claim to help people prepare healthier meals while enjoying the fried tastes and textures of favorite foods. But does this popular cooking appliance make meals healthier? Find out below. According to Men’s Health, the air fryer is enjoying increasing popularity. The selling point of air fryers is they use significantly less
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Equitable access should be a key consideration when public health systems are rebuilt in the wake of COVID-19, said Michael Ryan, MD, executive director of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO), who called this “a critical point
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, pushes back against the “bizarre,” “nonsense,” and “completely wrong” (his words) attacks on him by the White House. (The Atlantic) As of 8:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, an unofficial U.S. tally put the total case count at 3,499,398 with 137,419 deaths —
Intuitive eating is a unique approach to weight management that does not require strict calorie counting or limiting intake of certain food groups. It aims to help people avoid binge eating and maintain their desired weight by building a healthier relationship with food. Nutritionists Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch introduced the eating plan in their 1995
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today. A messenger RNA vaccine for COVID-19 that was developed by Moderna, known as mRNA-1273, has elicited an immune response among all 45 people who
Ah, if it were only true, let alone this simple: drink water every 15 minutes, and tada! The novel coronavirus gets killed by acid in the stomach. Or, for those of us who love a hot bath, make the temperature even hotter so that the body temperature rises and kills the virus. We are sorry, say
Prostate cancers that are missed on multiparametric (mp)MRI are small and “not life-threatening,” according to an analysis of data from the Prostate MR Imaging Study (PROMIS). “Our work suggests that MRI scans of the prostate appear to deliver crucial information about a man’s risk of dying from prostate cancer, even before he has a biopsy,”
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Hospitals are now being ordered to send all information on COVID-19 to a database run by the Department of Health and Human Services, bypassing the CDC in the process. (New York Times) No administration has politicized the CDC and its science the way the current one
Quarantining at home for the past few months considerably reduced professional and socializing activities. Added to the sense of isolation from stay-at-home orders, other factors including unemployment, financial troubles, and the threat of COVID-19 infection and death has significantly increased stress levels for many people. One researcher from the United States recently published a piece suggesting that psychosocial
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today: Blood Test Signals Risk? A low lymphocyte count in people presenting to the hospital with COVID-19 could help physicians identify those at higher risk
Public health officials and experts said that handwashing can help people avoid COVID-19, but this simple activity can be difficult for millions of people in the U.S. because of lack of access to clean water and the potential of lead exposure, which can be harmful especially to children. Researchers found in 2015 that nearly 21 million
Two experts in geriatric diabetes are offering some contemporary practical recommendations for diabetes management in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. The viewpoint, entitled, ”Caring for Older Adults With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” was published online in JAMA Internal Medicine by Medha N. Munshi, MD, director of the geriatrics program at the Joslin Diabetes Center,
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) helped reduce recurrent maternal autoantibody-mediated congenital heart block (CHB) in fetuses, an open-label study suggested. Anti-SSA/Ro-positive mothers who had had a previous pregnancy complicated by CHB who took HCQ 400 mg daily, starting before completion of gestational week 10, had a 7.4% rate of clinically-relevant fetal CHB (second- or third-degree) at any time
A recent study examined the impact of the novel coronavirus in U.S. prisons, since inmates occupy confined space that may or may not have ventilation. According to a paper published by The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, aerosol particles linger in the air for a few minutes without sufficient exit points in a given room, putting prisoners at a huge
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today. Shelter-in-Place Orders Shelter-in-place orders (SIPOs), also known as stay-at-home orders, were associated with reduced growth rates for COVID-19–related hospitalizations and deaths during the pandemic’s
As per a new report, our carapace-carrying friends are in trouble because more than half of all turtle and tortoise species face the threat of extinction. Turtle And Tortoise Species Face Extinction If you ever visit the island of Madagascar, you’ll see one of the world’s rarest treasures. Locked behind gates, razor-wire fences and 24-hour
The number of Americans aged 60 years and older who report receiving shingles vaccination had risen steadily since 2008 and has leveled off during the past few years, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics reveal. The proportion of people in this age group who were
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next. Are healthcare practices and providers at risk of COVID-infection lawsuits from patients? One lawyer discusses the risks — Will a waiver protect me from COVID-19 infection claims? (Physicians
Researchers have found another growing health problem associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. More Americans now are experiencing the broken heart syndrome that occurs after an intense emotional or physical stress. The new study, published in JAMA Open Network, comes amid the increasing rates of stress and anxiety in the U.S. because of the spread
New registry data highlight the ability of the BASILICA technique to reduce coronary obstruction after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) but also raise concerns when both the right and left leaflets are intentionally lacerated. Double leaflet BASILICA was associated with inferior patient outcomes, including lower survival and lower survival free from coronary obstruction and stroke,
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A mother in Texas has given birth to three babies after successfully battling the novel coronavirus. The mother, named Maggie Sillero, found out that she had tested positive for COVID-19 when she was already 28 weeks pregnant with the triplets. Sillero didn’t show signs and symptoms of COVID-19 when she went to The Woman’s Hospital
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today. Safety of Intubation Boxes Questioned Certain aerosol boxes manufactured and used in hospitals around the world to protect healthcare workers while intubating COVID-19 patients