In addition to a skin rash, many eczema sufferers also experience chronic itching, but sometimes that itching can become torturous. Worse, antihistamines -- the standard treatment for itching and allergy -- often don't help. SOURCE: The Medical News ... [Continue Reading]
New DNA test quickly identifies secondary infections in COVID-19 patients
Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation than non-COVID-19 patients. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19 and diabetes, study finds
Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Diabetes is a significant comorbidity for COVID-19. This ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Cases Surge in Arizona
Arizona has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases per capita in the country. A medical official said the hospital systems are under “immense pressure” to keep up with the amount of Covid-19 patients. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read ... [Continue Reading]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The reverberations from the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump continue. A broad array of business groups, ... [Continue Reading]
Study demonstrates efficacy of new treatment for neurofibromatosis type 1-related tumors
Based on preclinical studies of an investigational drug to treat peripheral nerve tumors, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as part of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium have shown that the drug, cabozantinib, ... [Continue Reading]
This health threat could kill millions more than COVID-19. A solution may be in our sewage
As doctors become increasingly concerned about antibiotic resistance, which is predicted to cause millions of deaths each year by 2050, some researchers are looking in interesting places for help. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Ontario’s doctors make five recommendations to improve long-term care
Ontario’s doctors call on Premier Doug Ford to act quickly to combat forecasts there will be more deaths in long-term care homes in the current pandemic surge than in the first wave. Long-term care residents account for 60 per cent of COVID ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers develop a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth
In a study in mice and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that they have developed a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Novel compound appears to protect myelin and nerve fibers
A compound developed at Oregon Health & Science University appears to protect nerve fibers and the fatty sheath, called myelin, that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Vitamin D supplements don’t help ward off colds and flus, new research finds
How much vitamin D should a person take? The answer has long been a point of contention in the medical industry. Now a five-year research trial finds vitamin D supplements do not protect Australians from catching colds and flus. SOURCE: Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Newly insured? Get answers to your health coverage questions
Now that you're enrolled in a health plan for 2021, you probably have questions about how to get the most out of your new coverage. We’re here to help, even after you enroll. ... [Continue Reading]
Combination treatment for methamphetamine use disorder shows promise
A combination of two medications, injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion, was safe and effective in treating adults with moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial. The findings ... [Continue Reading]
Nanotechnology prevents premature birth in mouse studies
In a study in mice and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that they have developed a tiny, yet effective method for preventing premature birth. The vaginally-delivered treatment contains nanosized (billionth of a meter) particles of ... [Continue Reading]
Discovering A New World of Cannabis Experiences – Hash it Out w/ Philip …
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Cannabis Education in Dispensaries Webinar
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Hospitals will Adopt Team Ontario Approach to Critical Care Crisis
“Today, provincial modelling data revealed that Ontario is at a ‘dangerous’ point in the pandemic. The number of new COVID-19 cases is growing by three to five per cent each day, there are more than 400 COVID-19 patients in ... [Continue Reading]
After Being Booted By Big Tech, Parler Registers With Hosting Service
Parler, the messaging app favored by far-right activists, has a new home. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Friedberg of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. He tracks social media and hate groups, SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Are You Old Enough to Get Vaccinated? In Tennessee, They’re Using the Honor System
In December, all states began vaccinating only health care workers and residents and staffers of nursing homes in the “phase 1A” priority group. But, since the new year began, some states have also started giving shots to — or booking ... [Continue Reading]
CMO defends plan to roll out AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
CMO Paul Kelly responds to debate over the AstraZeneca vaccine saying Australia is choosing the drug that is 'available to give the maximum rollout' and 'save lives'. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Study summarizes effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting clinicians from COVID-19
A rapid, evidence-based review summarizes the effectiveness of cloth masks in protecting health care clinicians from respiratory viral infections, such as COVID-19. Nine studies were included in the review, and all but one were conducted prior to the ... [Continue Reading]
Mid-quarantine testing may increase compliance among college athletes without increasing risk
Catherine O'Neal, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is a co-author of a paper reporting that shortening the length of quarantine due to COVID exposure when ... [Continue Reading]
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