A recent study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry in May 2020 reports on the possible usefulness of the integrative practice called Qigong to prevent and manage COVID-19 in older adults. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire ... [Continue Reading]
How ‘superspreaders’ impact COVID-19
A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in May 2020 reflects the need to rethink and selectively impose lockdown on some but not all social activities, in the light of the impact of superspreaders on disease transmission. SOURCE: The ... [Continue Reading]
Study presents the first automatic method to detect and segment intrauterine cavity
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) occurs in around 10-15% of pregnancies with twins that share the same placenta. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
High pre-pregnancy glucose levels linked to adverse outcomes even in non-diabetic women
An elevated pre-pregnancy hemoglobin A1c--which measures average blood glucose concentration--is associated with a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes even in women without known diabetes, according to a new study published this week in PLOS ... [Continue Reading]
Despite low stroke rates among COVID-19 patients, cases are still more severe
The rate of strokes in COVID-19 patients appears relatively low, but a higher proportion of those strokes are presenting in younger people and are often more severe compared to strokes in people who do not have the novel coronavirus. SOURCE: The ... [Continue Reading]
Simple molecular ‘switch’ transforms autoimmunity drugs into powerful anti-cancer treatments
Scientists from the Antibody and Vaccine group at the University of Southampton have discovered a way to transform antibody drugs previously developed to treat autoimmunity into antibodies with powerful anti-cancer activity through a simple molecular ... [Continue Reading]
Research looks at COVID-19 in cancer patients
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, new questions arise as to the risk posed by the virus to different patient populations, including the elderly and those with underlying disease. A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* ... [Continue Reading]
Understanding regular vs. emergency health care
It’s almost always best to get routine care and recommended preventive services from a primary care provider. There are big differences between visits to your primary care provider and emergency care. ... [Continue Reading]
Study: A quarter of the world’s population without proper sanitation at high risk for COVID-19
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations - a quarter of the world's population - have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy ... [Continue Reading]
How A Company Misappropriated Native American Culture To Sell Health Insurance
Jill Goodridge was shopping for affordable health insurance when a friend told her about O’NA HealthCare, a low-cost alternative to commercial insurance. The self-described “health care cooperative” promised a shield against catastrophic claims. Its ... [Continue Reading]
New article gives policy recommendations to optimize health outcomes and disability rights
Disability rights advocates are concerned that crisis triage protocols aimed at allocating scarce health care resources to save the most lives could be biased against people with disabilities. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Retrofitted VW diesel engines emit less harmful nitrogen oxides
The VW diesel scandal began with a bang on September 18, 2015. On exactly the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its "Notice of Violation": VW diesel engines with 1.6 ... [Continue Reading]
Cord blood can improve social communication skills in autistic children
In a recent study, Duke researchers tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the ages of 2-7 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. SOURCE: The ... [Continue Reading]
Three FDA-approved drugs can block the replication of COVID-19 virus
Three drugs that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other international agencies can block the production of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in human cells, according to computational and pharmaceutical ... [Continue Reading]
Alerta a turistas: los planes de salud para viajeros podrían no cubrir pandemias
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‘An Arm And A Leg’: Angst And Advice From A Health Insurance Insider
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Avacta’s SARS-COV-2 neutralizing Affimer reagents show therapeutic potential for COVID-19
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that several of the Affimer reagents recently generated for development of a point-of-care COVID-19 antigen saliva test have now also been shown to block ... [Continue Reading]
Tobacco companies exploit UK’s menthol cigarette ban
Menthol cigarettes will be removed from shelves in the UK this Wednesday (20 May 2020), yet new research has found that tobacco companies failed to use the four-year phasing-in period (from 2016) to prepare for this week's ban. SOURCE: The Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Study: U.S. COVID-19 cases could have been much higher without social distancing measures
As stay-at-home orders are being lifted in some states and extended in others, uncertainty continues to surround the COVID-19 pandemic. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
COVID-19’s adverse impact on the cardiovascular system
COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart attacks and blood clots that can lead to strokes, emergency medicine doctors report in a new scientific paper. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Study confirms low prevalence of COVID-19 virus in Estonia
The results of a study conducted by the University of Tartu on the prevalence of the coronavirus were presented to the Government Committee responsible for the emergency situation on Tuesday. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Experts publish a review of lung cancer treatments for patients with COVID-19
Lung cancer patients are at heightened risk for COVID-19 and the reported high mortality rate among lung cancer patients with COVID-19 has given pause to oncologists who are faced with patients with not one, but two severe, life-threatening ... [Continue Reading]