This spring, Chevron workers testified that the company revoked health coverage for hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers Local 5 at the Richmond, California, refinery during a strike that ultimately lasted two months. Thousands of nurses at Stanford Health Care were told in April they would lose their health insurance if they did not […]

Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge approach to treating cancer by turning the patient’s own immune system against their tumor. Our increasing knowledge of the mechanisms by which the body regulates immune responses has been transformative to our fight against cancer. But despite success rates, immunotherapy has time and again met with a stubborn obstacle: tumor cells […]

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and mRNA vaccination induce distinct memory T cells. Study: Molecularly distinct memory CD4+ T cells are induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection and mRNA vaccination. Image Credit: Design_Cells/Shutterstock Background T-cell memory is critical for long-term protection against viruses and […]

Of the 2.6 billion children in the world, 11% or 291.2 million are estimated to have one of four developmental disabilities – epilepsy, intellectual disability, vision loss and hearing loss. Ninety-five percent of these children live in low- and middle-income countries, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to recent estimates. To find out […]

Google Cloud this week announced a new agreement with Epic, with the two IT giants working together to help health systems move clinical data to the cloud. A major Epic customer, Hackensack Meridian Health, says it plans to move its electronic health record workloads to a hosted environment. WHY IT MATTERS The goal is faster […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated differences in viral and symptom rebounds between Paxlovid-treated and untreated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Study: The Paxlovid Rebound Study: A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate Viral and Symptom Rebound Differences Between Paxlovid and Untreated COVID-19 Participants. Image Credit: ahmad.faizal/Shutterstock Background Studies have […]

In a new study published today in Cell Reports, researchers from the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute (DKJEI), part of the Krembil Research Institute at University Health Network, have identified previously unknown connections between genetic factors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This neurodevelopmental disorder is associated with a wide range of physiological and behavioral symptoms, […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers performed in vitro experiments to test the ability of different frequencies of ultrasound to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Ultrasound treatment inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in vitro infectivity. Image Credit: NicoElNino/Shutterstock Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the […]

Ill patients ‘are REFUSING to take sick notes from GPs’ because they can’t afford not to work amid cost-of-living crisis, nation’s top doctor claims Royal College of GPs chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne has been ‘surprised’ She said patients who clearly need time off will not take it as they can’t afford to Patients included those […]

Toddler, 2, so pale doctors feared he had leukemia is diagnosed with a cow’s MILK overdose — after drinking a liter every day Johnny Donovan was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia and heart murmur The pediatrician suspected leukemia after seeing his depleted hemoglobin level  Mother Laura Donovan did not know too much milk could cause […]