If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We’ve already found ourselves already stocking up on pumpkin-flavored and fall-inspired groceries at Aldi, decorating our home with skull succulents at Trader Joe’s, and sprinting to Costco to get our hands on the warehouse […]
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 Therese Coffey has announced that patients could be able to get some prescription drugs without […]
Despite progress in gender equality in sport, ‘structural sexism’ is alive and well in the scheduling of major mixed-sex sporting fixtures, with women’s match finals invariably considered the ‘warm-up event’ for men’s, argue experts in an editorial published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This not only sends the message that women are […]
(Reuters) – Google will clearly label medical facilities in the United States that provide abortions in its search results and in Google Maps to avoid confusing them with anti-abortion centers, its top executive informed lawmakers on Thursday. When users search for “abortion clinics near me”, the results box will display facilities verified to provide abortions, […]
Canada needs a better infectious disease surveillance system to detect emerging respiratory pathogens that includes waste-water testing, population-based testing and genomics, according to an analysis published in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMJA). Clinical and outbreak management (COM) platforms were critical tools in Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we need expanded surveillance systems to […]
The antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab are not recommended for patients with COVID-19, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. These drugs work by binding to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, neutralizing the virus’s ability to infect cells. Today’s strong recommendation replaces previous conditional recommendations for their use and is […]
‘Polypill could avoid millions of premature deaths, heart attacks and strokes’, experts say A combination of medications could prevent millions of premature deaths Leading cardiologists say global health has paid a price for not using simple pills Polypill with blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and be affordable for most people […]
(Reuters) -Avidity Biosciences Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put a hold on patient enrollment in an early-to-mid-stage trial of its drug to treat a genetic muscle disorder, sending the company’s shares down over 15%. The agency put the partial hold after a serious adverse event seen in a patient […]
An epigenetics drug currently being used for the treatment of blood cancers and rare sarcomas can stop the growth of bladder cancer by activating the immune system, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study done in mice. It’s the first time a drug used in hematologic malignancies and rare sarcomas has been used to treat one […]
Snoring: Doctor explains how to sleep better at night 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 Lack of sleep can wreak havoc […]
