Research of the Week Among patients with invasive breast cancer, metformin does not seem to help. “Long COVID” doesn’t appear on any blood tests. Resistance training and mortality. Stonehengers ate cattle lung. The gut regulates ... [Continue Reading]
Health Concerns Overtake Appearance as Primary Motivation for Dieting – Health News Hub
Health Concerns Overtake Appearance as Primary Motivation for Dieting Health News Hub SOURCE: "health news" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Most doctors still believe in prescribing unnecessary antibiotics to treat asymptomatic infections, study suggests
An estimated 70% of primary care physicians reported in a survey that they would still prescribe antibiotics to treat asymptomatic infections based solely on a positive urine specimen. This is despite long-held medical guidelines recommending against ... [Continue Reading]
CDC Details Monkeypox Vaccine Recommendations
(MedPage Today) -- Laboratory personnel and those responding to outbreaks of orthopoxviruses, including smallpox and monkeypox, should be vaccinated with Jynneos, finalized recommendations from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization ... [Continue Reading]
COVID vaccine development was quick. What’s holding HIV back?
While multiple effective COVID-19 vaccines were developed with astonishing speed, it has been more than 40 years since University of Rochester alumnus Michael Gottlieb, M.D., first described the disease that became known as AIDS, and yet there is ... [Continue Reading]
Agotados por covid y por trabajar 80 horas a la semana, médicos residentes deciden sindicalizarse
En las primeras semanas de la pandemia, el doctor Lorenzo González, entonces residente de segundo año de medicina familiar en el Centro Médico Harbor-UCLA, trabajaba hasta 80 horas a la semana en la unidad de terapia intensiva. Siempre ... [Continue Reading]
CBT, Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Adults With Obesity – Neurology Advisor
CBT, Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Adults With Obesity Neurology Advisor SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Bridgerton’ Actor Ruby Barker Hospitalized For Mental Health Issue
"I do not want my diagnosis to be a self-fulfilling prophecy," said the actor who plays Lady Crane on the hit Netflix series. "I want to survive." SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
NF-κB in Age-Related Inflammation and Immunosenescence
NF-κB is a well studied player in the complex regulatory systems that control the production and processing of inflammatory signaling in cells. Cells sense their environment and produce inflammatory signals in reaction to prompts, drawing in immune ... [Continue Reading]
Everything You Know About Breastfeeding Is Wrong, Continued Again
Following the two previous posts, this one is about to go deeper into two sub-topics, the first being birth by surgery, and the second being the suspected reason why that seems to contribute to childhood obesity. Overweight mothers are very likely to ... [Continue Reading]
8 Sneaky Symptoms Of A Migraine Attack
Debilitating headaches and vision changes aren't the only migraine signs. Don't ignore these sneaky red flags. SOURCE: Wellness - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Burned Out by Covid and 80-Hour Workweeks, Resident Physicians Unionize
In the early weeks of the pandemic, Dr. Lorenzo González, then a second-year resident of family medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, ran on fumes, working as many as 80 hours a week in the ICU. He was constantly petrified that he would catch ... [Continue Reading]
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Private Equity Is Everywhere in Health Care. Really.
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. When a listener wrote to us about a pricey colonoscopy quote, we got curious. It turns out, a few years back, investors ... [Continue Reading]
Betting on ‘Golden Age’ of Colonoscopies, Private Equity Invests in Gastro Docs
Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist. Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage her Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that is successfully managed with medications and lifelong ... [Continue Reading]
11 Families in Senegal Welcomed Newborns. A Fire Left Them Devastated.
Joy over the births turned to shock and grief after a blaze swept through a neonatal ward at a hospital in Senegal. “There’s nothing we can do but suffer,” said a man who lost his grandson. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Step Up: How to Master the Stair Machine
The stair machine deserves a lot more credit. This often-overlooked machine is versatile AF. You can work tons of different muscles by switching up the speed and style of your steps. Here’s how you can make the most of this booty-blasting ... [Continue Reading]
Limiting TV to Under 1 Hour a Day Could Slash Heart Disease Rates: Study
Title: Limiting TV to Under 1 Hour a Day Could Slash Heart Disease Rates: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later
Title: Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months LaterCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM SOURCE: MedicineNet Daily News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Friday morning UK news briefing: How Boris Johnson got Rishi Sunak to open his wallet once again
SOURCE: News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New therapeutic approach harnesses the body’s immune system to protect against brain damage
A therapeutic method for harnessing the body's immune system to protect against brain damage is published today by researchers from the Babraham Institute's Immunology research program. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New approach could treat brain tumors and also prevent or delay recurrences
Scientists at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center were optimistic when they identified a small molecule that blocked a key pathway in brain tumors. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
I have mild COVID – should I take the antiviral Paxlovid?
ShutterstockThe COVID medication Paxlovid has been available in Australia on the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS) since the start of May, with eligible patients directed to talk to their GP for a prescription. Paxlovid is an oral treatment for ... [Continue Reading]
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