British Columbia will be the first Canadian province to allow adult possession of small amounts of illegal drugs. Starting in January 2023 and continuing through January 2026, it will no longer be a criminal offense to possess up to 2.5 mg of crack or powder cocaine, MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine), methamphetamine, or opioids (including heroin, morphine, […]
Gran ignored NHS checks only to be diagnosed with cancer 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 Researchers from the United States […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has threatened to retaliate against the Minnesota board that oversees doctors, which is investigating him for the fifth time, vowing that “this juggernaut will be dealt with” if he’s elected. Jensen is a […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients undergoing staged hepatectomy for liver tumors, a technique that combines portal vein ligation and parenchymal in situ split allows for rapid, enhanced hypertrophy of the future liver remnant, and now researchers say they have identified the variables that most consistently influence remnant growth. These include patients’ height, weight, […]
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa and working to ensure the continent has fair access to vaccines should the need arise, WHO Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti said on Thursday. Monkeypox, a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, is endemic in parts of Africa, […]
If cancerous cells started wreaking havoc in your body, like terrorists in a building, your immune system would act like a SWAT team to combat the enemy. But what if the building entrance were blocked by a mysterious conspirator? The terrorists would surely be able to continue their evil deeds inside the building. Now, researchers […]
The number of heat days increased in both Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Arizona, during 2010 to 2020, and heat-related illness (HRI) increased more in those aged 65 years and older compared with those younger than 65 years, according to research published in the June 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
An injury so ‘unbelievable’ doctors assumed it was child abuse: Girl, three, impales herself on a toy ironing board rod after falling off sofa while playing Girl from Germany landed on the leg of an upturned miniature ironing board Toy went 7.8in (20cm) up her backside and her shocked parents pulled it out Doctors suspected she was […]
Commercially available transparent face masks allow for the perception of facial expressions while suppressing the dispersion of respiratory droplets that spread the SARS-CoV-2, and thus have a clear advantage over surgical face masks. In the two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of facemasks in public as protection has increased across […]
In a recent case presentation posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers reported on the misclassification of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.1 subvariant as the Omicron BA.2 subvariant in an automated variant-specific polymerase chain reaction (vsPCR) analysis. Study: Ninja Omicron: BA.1 subvariant showing a BA.2-like pattern using a variant-specific […]
