Several recent studies have documented the rising cases of mental health problems during the current global health crisis, indicating that these psychological problems could be the next pandemic of sorts. After our physical health was put at risk, the economy suffered massive losses. Following that, a third wave of catastrophic occurrences seem to be next.
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(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc has priced its COVID-19 drug candidate remdesivir at $2,340 for a five-day treatment in the United States and some other developed countries, potentially reflecting looming competition from a cheap steroid. The price tag is below the $5,080 per course recommendation by U.S. drug pricing research group, the Institute for Clinical
The continuous spike of the COVID-19 remains an issue and some areas need to do some tweaking to try and prevent it. With more businesses and establishments reopening, the best way is to continue following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Unfortunately, even that may not be enough to prevent more people
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Developing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and getting it to everyone in the United States who needs it will be difficult, but lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic can help, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said at a June
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. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare
People have been raving about the fast effects of a ketogenic diet since it helps you lose weight fast without having to starve yourself. In fact, the diet encourages you to eat fats – ideally healthy fats, although some individuals claim that it works with unhealthy fats as well. The ketogenic diet programs your body to seek fuel
Fifteen-year projections for the shortage of primary care and specialty physicians in the United States grew to between 54,000 and 139,000 in the latest annual report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Those estimates are up from last year’s projections of a shortfall of 46,900 to 121,900 by 2032. The Complexities of Physician
Why did the turtle cross the road? Actually, it’s not just to provide a punchline to this very old joke since it has a purpose that’s more important than you think. Why Do Turtles Cross Roads? It’s now June and, depending on where you live, it can be quite common to find turtles crossing the
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: US Guidelines Add Dexamethasone Recommendations The National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel has added a recommendation to prescribe dexamethasone for COVID-19 patients
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include colchicine for heart complications of COVID,
On Wednesday, the U.S. registered a record number of coronavirus cases within 24 hours. There were 45,557 new coronavirus cases confirmed, NBC News reported. Though the restaurant industry suffered severe losses at the onset of the pandemic, due to the spike in cases of several restaurants employees across the U.S. testing positive for the virus recently,
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by hospital groups to a federal rule requiring them to disclose prices they quietly negotiate with insurers, in a victory for White House efforts to make healthcare pricing more transparent to patients. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington, D.C. said the rule was reasonably
WASHINGTON — Low-dose fenfluramine (Fintepla), a Schedule IV controlled substance, was approved to treat seizures associated with Dravet syndrome in patients age 2 and older, the FDA announced late Thursday. Dravet syndrome is a rare, life-threatening form of epilepsy often characterized by intractable seizures. It is “a debilitating disease that takes a tremendous toll on
With most states in the reopening phases, a bump in the number of COVID-19 cases was feared. And that is happening now with latest reports from the Louisiana Department of Health revealing 938 more coronavirus cases, 12 more deaths and 22 additional hospitalizations as of Thursday afternoon. With the concerning numbers, it taints plans of
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A series of tweets from a young psychiatry resident in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic were stoic, straightforward, and heartbreaking. Dr Sofia Noori “I’m a 30-year-old doctor. I was supposed to get married next month. I’m volunteering to treat patients
Treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes with the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin led to a significant drop in the occurrence of ‘fast decline’ of renal function in more than 15,000 patients enrolled in the drug’s main cardiovascular outcome trial, another example of the potent renal protective effects of agents from this drug class. Among patients
Because of the pandemic, the gaming industry has experienced an unexpected increase in both sales and player base. So in any case, here are some of the best games this year has to offer if you ever want to dip your toes in playing yourself. The Best 2020 Games (So Far) We’ve officially gone through
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. As of 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 tally reached 2,381,369 cases and 121,979 deaths — since Wednesday, up 34,267 (the biggest daily increase in more than 2 months) and 754, respectively. California is one of the states seeing all-time highs in daily
Japan has been one of the countries able to control the spread of COVID-19. But that success surprisingly led to another problem that may affect how the country fights the rapidly growing disease. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show Japan has more than 17,900 confirmed cases of COVID-19. But the country has a very high
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG agreed to pay as much as $10.9 billion to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer after more than a year of talks, resolving litigation that has pummeled the company’s share price. The German drugs and pesticides maker has come to terms with about
The world rolled to a standstill when the coronavirus pandemic started. Since then the scientific community has been busy in trying to find and come up with a vaccine that could counter the novel coronavirus. However, experts have been saying that a potent vaccine won’t be coming anytime soon. Some even claimed that the vaccine
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A model created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) predicts that tens of thousands of excess cancer deaths will occur over the next decade as a result of missed screenings, delays in diagnosis, and reductions in oncology care caused by the
WASHINGTON — “Testing” was the word of the day at Tuesday’s House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on the federal government’s COVID-19 response, with committee members on both sides of the aisle agreeing that the current level of testing was not good enough. “Testing has been a problem since the beginning, and while it’s improved,
The categories of antioxidants are aplenty: vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, curcumins, catechins, tannins, carotenoids, terpenes and alkaloids, among other several types of antioxidants. Some of the commonly consumed antioxidants are vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Free radicals are unstable molecules produced when the body burns food for energy and during exercise. Exposure to
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Public health and infectious disease experts warn that the United States needs to increase its influenza vaccination rate substantially this fall to mitigate a potentially deadly confluence of seasonal influenza with an anticipated second wave of COVID-19. “When you have a
According to a recent news release, movie buffs will have something to do this summer because AMC Theatres and Regal Theatres will start reopening some of their branches’ doors to the public again. However, the theaters will follow important guidelines such as requiring their movie-goers to wear face masks while inside the facilities. Theaters Reopen In
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: Cortisol Levels on Admission Can Help Predict Severity UK researchers have discovered a link between high levels of the steroid hormone cortisol in hospitalized
After hospitalization for medical illness, an extended course of low-dose anticoagulation reduced arterial and venous thromboembolic events combined, secondary analysis of a randomized trial suggested — a finding with implications for post-COVID care. Taking 10-mg rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for 45 days post-discharge reduced fatal and major events by a relative 28% in patients with additional risk