MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Reuters) – Alexandria Scott rests her head in her hand at the emergency room reception and hopes the worst is over after the COVID-19 Omicron variant swept into her Orange County, California, hospital. “It’s been crazy,” said the 26-year-old technician as patients lie on seats a few feet away at Providence Mission […]
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Feed the good bacteria in your gut to ward off cancer Over the past 18 months three of my friends have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery for it. Fortunately in each case the disease was caught before it spread, but even so it has been a very stressful time […]
Minority populations have been historically under-represented in existing studies addressing how genetic variations may contribute to a variety of disorders. A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows that a deep learning model has promising accuracy when helping to diagnose a variety of common mental health disorders in African American patients. […]
A recent study, published in the journal Nature, has described the replication kinetics and cellular tropism of the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the human bronchus and lungs. The study reveals that the omicron variant replicates more effectively in the human bronchus than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. However, the variant […]
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over COVID-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission. “It is premature for any country to either surrender or to declare victory,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. “This virus is dangerous, and it continues to […]
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their caregivers report an array of hindrances that often mar their participation in research, including feeling uninformed and stigmatized by their patient status, providing important lessons for health professionals to help improve their experiences — and retention. “The often invisible challenges patients/caregivers face when becoming involved in research […]
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Why cholesterol is bad for you 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 A study published in the Journal of Nutrition has […]
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(Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to boost its arsenal to fight the Omicron variant. The endorsement by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for a conditional approval, if followed as […]
