Patients needing an ambulance might be taken to hospital by POLICE OFFICERS as ministers draw up last-ditch plan to staff ambulances The Police Federation confirmed officers could be drafted in during strikes Thousands of paramedics and ambulance driver strike on December 21 and 28 Police could join hundreds of troops and even taxi-drivers in contingency plans Patients […]
Frontotemporal dementia symptoms include 'changes in personality' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia is not a specific disease but rather […]
A new collaborative study from Karolinska Institutet, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), and Czech Technical University suggests a novel imaging marker of brain connectivity might be a very early indicator of pathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease. This imaging marker could be capable of detecting alterations when formal neuropsychological tests and even standard clinical image-based […]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed whether the 2030 goals of the Global Task Force for cholera control are attainable. Study: Cholera past and future in Nigeria: are the Global Task Force on Cholera Control’s 2030 targets achievable? Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Background The Global Task Force on Cholera […]
More than 50% of COVID-19 studies first published on the preprint server medRxiv were published in peer-reviewed journals within two years, according to a research letter published recently on JAMA Open Network. In March 2022, European researchers looked at all COVID preprints posted on medRxiv during 2020. Of the 3,343 preprints on COVID posted that […]
Dick Van Dyke reveals workout routine at 95 years old We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dick Van Dyke is best […]
As Old COVID Drugs Fail, New Ones Unclear Old COVID-19 treatments are losing effectiveness, but it’s unclear whether pharma companies will develop new ones because of their cost and short lifespans. Monoclonal antibody treatments have lost potency as the coronavirus has mutated. Antiviral drugs, including Paxlovid, remain available but are underused. Convalescent plasma, a treatment […]
Trying to lose weight? The doctor might not be much help! Researchers find GPs mostly tell patients to ‘eat less and do more’ Family doctors largely rely on ‘unscientific’ advice, according to a new study GPs can lack knowledge and confidence when it comes to weight loss advice Myths include telling people they need the […]
Cambridge scientists have created a comprehensive tool for predicting an individual’s risk of developing prostate cancer, which they say could help ensure that those men at greatest risk will receive the appropriate testing while reducing unnecessary — and potentially invasive — testing for those at very low risk. CanRisk-Prostate, developed by researchers at the University […]
The antiviral drug nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (Paxlovid) was granted Emergency Use Authorization for treating COVID-19 in December 2021. In clinical trials, the antiviral was associated with an 88% reduction in hospitalization or death among high-risk, unvaccinated individuals with COVID-19. However, little was known at the time about whether Paxlovid could significantly benefit vaccinated individuals, or […]
