New research led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health shows that bivalent COVID-19 boosters are still providing effective protection from hospitalization and death, even against the most recent omicron subvariants. Published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers found that the bivalent boosters were 67% effective in preventing […]
Adverse effects of the IRA Regulators should focus on transparency and value to mitigate negative effects Source: Read Full Article
The word “permacrisis” was selected as the word of the year for 2022, referring to a feeling of being permanently in crisis. The business world has certainly faced continuous and increasingly frequent disruptions over the last few years. These included COVID-19, lots of people leaving the workforce, geopolitical events and now the emergence of sophisticated […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared the first patch to reduce excessive underarm sweating for adults with primary axillary hyperhidrosis. The single-use, disposable, prescription-only patch will be marketed as Brella. It consists of a sodium sheet with an adhesive overlay. A healthcare provider applies it to the patient’s underarm for up to […]
In new work published in PNAS, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found that genetic background and social rank are critical contextual modifiers of aging and lifespan in animal models of social stress. “This is the largest translational study yet on the impact of lifelong social stress on healthspan, aging-associated diseases, epigenome and lifespan. This […]
Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, part of the national non-profit Cancer Support Community network, and Equiva Health, a digital patient engagement company, are partnering to provide stand-alone devices configured for at-home use as part of an oncology-specific initiative to address health disparities through discounted broadband funded by a $14.2 billion Federal Communications Commission’s internet access program. […]
Contrary to popular belief, an infant’s gut microbiome is not primarily shaped by the mother’s vaginal microbiome, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that practices such as vaginal seeding are ineffective. A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of more than 600 pregnant Canadian women and their newborns showed significant differences in an infant’s stool composition […]
This article is part of series from Medscape on vaping. Jake Warn calls vaping “a toxic artificial love.” Jake, of Winslow, Maine, was 16 years old when he began vaping. Unlike cigarettes, vaping can be odorless, and its smoke leaves no trace, which allowed him and his friends to use the devices in school bathrooms […]
‘One of the best treatments for severe substance use’ Why state Medicaid data matters in OUD treatment Source: Read Full Article
In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers assess infant formula purchasing habits among United States residents. The researchers also compare the content of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and iron in the formulas to that recommended by international food regulatory authorities. Study: Iron and DHA in Infant Formula Purchased in the US Fails to Meet European […]
