People over age 65 at the highest risk for severe COVID-19 have often been the least likely to receive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—a highly effective treatment for the disease—both across and within U.S. states, according to new research co-authored by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The analysis will be published online February […]
A new study by researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital suggests the day may be approaching when advanced artificial intelligence systems could assist anesthesiologists in the operating room. In a special edition of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, the team of neuroscientists, engineers and physicians demonstrated a machine learning algorithm for continuously automating dosing of […]
Stomach cancer: Surgeon explains the symptoms 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 These are not the only symptoms of stomach cancer. […]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has been shown to cause milder symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) when compared to previous SARS-CoV-2 variants. A new study published in the bioRxiv* preprint server discusses why Omicron variant infections cause mild disease and several promising therapeutic candidates that have been […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for January 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Hannah Setzer grew up in a small town in Virginia. She was born with a rare disorder that doctors believed would not allow her to ever walk or talk, and survived at least 60 […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Walvax Biotechnology has recruited most of the 28,000 participants needed for a large clinical trial of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a senior company official said on Thursday. China has yet to approve a Chinese vaccine using the novel messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and has yet to import a foreign mRNA […]
Rising numbers of young men and women aged under 50 suffering from gastrointestinal cancers—as reflected in a new study in South Australia—is worrying international experts. The long-term SA Cancer Registry data provides compelling evidence of a ‘significant’ increase in young-onset (18–50 years) gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas (cancers) over the past three decades, with Flinders University and other […]
Stomach bloating: Dr. Oz advises on how to 'beat the bloat' 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 If bloating is caused […]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) infection is usually diagnosed via reverse transcription PCR or RT-PCR, but this method is far from perfect. According to one review, RT-PCR has a real-world sensitivity of about 70% and a specificity of 95%, although negative results do not necessarily indicate a negative diagnosis. Additionally, a systematic analysis […]
I first noticed something was off with my then-6-year-old daughter when she came into my bedroom one night to ask me a question. She had found something sticky on her shoe, and like most kids her age, she poked and prodded it while she investigated. At some point, she decided that the spot was more […]
