Medical workers with Delta Health Center wait to vaccinate people at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in this rural Delta community on April 27, 2021 in Hollandale, Mississippi. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Covid cases are doubling across several states and hospitals are starting to fill up again, especially in states with lower vaccination rates
Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to a study by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists. The research, published today in the journal Pediatrics, suggests that strategies to prevent youth
Patients with small renal masses avoided interventions in 70% of cases during about 3 years of active surveillance that had a standard protocol to identify progression requiring intervention, investigators reported. During 31-34 months of follow-up, 37 of 123 patients met criteria for intervention, and 29 of the 37 underwent delayed intervention. The cohort had a
For many people who are currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer or who have survived breast cancer, life will never be the same. It’s common to struggle with not feeling like your old self, not recognizing your body as your own after all the changes it’s been through, and not knowing how to pick up
Sandra has been an artist and performer her whole life. Her creativity did’t just stop when she was diagnosed with ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. Sandra, a mother of three from Gainesville, FL, adapted.
We’re off to our first festival and we can’t wait. We hope you’ll join us at Wellbeing by the Lakes! Team Happiful are over the moon to be partnering with Wellbeing by the Lakes to curate and programme Happiful Afternoons on their Riverside Stage. Festival-goers will hear from Happiful’s writers, best-selling authors, life coaches, counsellors,
Contrary to myths circulating on social media, COVID-19 vaccines do not cause erectile dysfunction and male infertility. What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders. Until now, little research has been done on how the virus or the vaccines affect the male reproductive system. But recent investigations by
3,000 to 4,000 cancer deaths a year could be prevented by lung cancer CT screening programmes, beyond current lung health checks, writes Professor Charles Swanton. Lung cancer CT scan Credit: Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0 It’s an eye-opening statistic. 1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their
The longer a person has diabetes, the greater their risk for also developing heart failure, according to an analysis of nearly 10,000 U.S. adults followed for a median of close to 23 years. In a multivariable analysis the rate of incident heart failure increased steadily and significantly as diabetes duration increased. Among the 168 study
Training like a professional athlete is hard. However, this shouldn’t dishearten you from trying it out. As the Olympics have recently started, now’s a fun time to get active and be in shape. While there’s no gold medal waiting for you at the end, the benefits are certainly worth it. If you’re ready to start your training, here are 10
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Nerve fiber loss and an increase in dendritic or key immune cells on the cornea may help identify Long COVID, according to a small study published online today in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Gulfidan Bitirgen, MD, of the Department of
Frontotemporal dementias are a group of fatal and debilitating brain disorders for which there are no cures. In an article published July 26 in Cell, Mount Sinai researchers describe how they were able to recreate much of the damage seen in a widely studied form of the disease by growing special types of cerebral organoids
tenapanor Treatment for Hyperphosphatemia of Renal Failure Ardelyx Provides Regulatory Update on New Drug Application for Tenapanor for the Control of Serum Phosphorus in Adult Patients with CKD on Dialysis FREMONT, Calif. and WALTHAM, Mass., July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative first-in-class medicines to improve treatment
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dalvance® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients from birth. Dalvance is the first single-dose option administered as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion for
There are approximately 2.3 million people in the UK who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) community – a community that continues to experience inequalities throughout the cancer pathway, from screening, to treatment and end-of-life care. A 2019 study asked non-surgical cancer doctors about their knowledge of, and
U.S. President Joe Biden signs a proclamation on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as (L-R) artist Tyree Brown, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), former Rep. Tony Coelho (D-CA), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on in the Rose Garden of
Rising number of children have long-haul COVID, especially in Black and Latino communitiesPlay The vast majority of the pandemic’s 4.1 million covid infections in children have been mild. However, doctors are concerned about a growing number of long-haul covid cases and a rare but dangerous inflammatory disease, particularly among Black and Latino children. KHN correspondent
Patients who experienced allergic or potentially allergic reactions to their first dose of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 were able to tolerate the second dose, a retrospective study found. Among 189 patients who had immediate reactions after their first dose of either Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccine, all 159 who received a second dose tolerated it, including
Going smoke-free after a diagnosis of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) significantly reduced risks of overall and disease-specific mortality, according to a prospective study. Over an average follow-up of 7 years, smoking cessation was associated with a 33% decreased risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.53-0.85), a 25% decreased risk of lung
Author: Kyle PotvinISBN: 9781939449078LoosenInformation: Hobblebush Books, 2021 $18.00 USOncolink Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/3) Flattered. That’s the best word to describe how I felt last week after I clicked on an email from OncoLink and read a forwarded invitation from Kyle Potvin to review her new book of poetry. Incredibly flattered actually, since I had only ever
In this video, Mayo Clinic hand surgeon, Dr Sanj Kakar, talks about what Dupuytren’s disease is, how to diagnose it and the treatments that can be offered.
Choosing if and when, as well as what, you disclose to an employer about chronic illness or disability can feel daunting. But the important thing is it’s your choice – and with this guide, you can feel prepared to approach that conversation with confidence Everyone deserves to feel safe and supported when disclosing a chronic
In recent weeks, one piece of data has gotten a lot of attention: 99.5% of all the people dying from COVID-19 in the U.S. are unvaccinated. We are two researchers who work in public health and study immunity, viruses and other microbes. Since the start of the pandemic, public health experts have been concerned about
A meta-analysis of the 10 most common orthopedic procedures shows that most lack firm scientific support, according to British researchers. In some cases, they are not any better than doing nothing, according to the study, which was published in The BMJ. The group conducted an umbrella survey of patients who had 10 disorders. Participants were
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — One of New Jersey’s largest health care systems says it recently fired six supervisor-level employees who refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. RWJBarnabas Health had mandated in May that its supervisory workers to get vaccinated by
Issued: London UK – GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced positive headline results from five studies of the Phase 3 ASCEND programme, evaluating the efficacy and safety profile of daprodustat, an investigational oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI), for patients with anaemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The ASCEND programme showed that daprodustat met its primary efficacy
News FDA Alerts HIS Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Miss Slim Due to the Presence of Undeclared Sibutramine July 22, 2021 Audience: Consumer July 22, 2021 — Palisades Park, NJ, HIS is voluntarily recalling all lots and all presentations of Miss Slim (10 count & 30 count capsules) to the consumer level. HIS decided to
Even before the pandemic, Eden Schiano, 19, had concerns about her first year of college. Schiano suffered from anorexia in high school and was uncertain how the fall of 2020 would go as a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University. Being mostly isolated in her dorm quickly took a toll. “I was in my dorm room,