As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of the virus that causes covid-19. The antibody treatment now most recommended is sotrovimab from GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology, and it’s […]
La administración Biden acaba de lanzar dos programas que tienen como objetivo poner pruebas rápidas de covid en manos de todos los estadounidenses. Pero el diseño de ambos esfuerzos pone en desventaja a las personas que ya enfrentan las mayores barreras para obtenerlas. Desde el límite establecido en los pedidos de prueba hasta los idiomas […]
Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds, according to one of the first studies measuring steps and pace among this population. The more steps a person takes, and the more intense, the lower their risk for developing diabetes, report researchers in a study published […]
The Red Cross reported this week that a cyber attack on a third-party contractor compromised the data of more than 515,000 people. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, some of the confidential information belonged to “highly vulnerable” people, including people in detention; missing persons and their families; and those separated from […]
Given how much COVID-19 is dominating Australians’ lives, our governments should be telling us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they? Full disclosure is important for public health, and also for public confidence in government and our leadership. An example of what not to do comes from NSW, Australia’s most […]
The evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has led to the emergence of many new variants. These variants are different from the original SARS-CoV-2 strain, which was first reported in China in 2019. Some of the emerged variants have been classified as […]
Proposing that vitamin D is a panacea that could prevent, or even cure, a range of diseases is a sure way to start a fight in some circles. The role of vitamin D in diabetes has been investigated for years without yielding clear conclusions. So what do the studies actually say? Diabetes, both types 1 […]
A literature review by researchers at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences fleshes out key issues currently preventing the proliferation of robotic procedures, specifically their use in image-guided interventional procedure in the brain. Key criteria for future success are also highlighted. The researchers conducted the systematic review of the literature by looking at […]
Ultrasounds have a variety of purposes during pregnancy, but the use that often receives the most attention is its ability to reveal the sex of the baby. Some parents-to-be can’t wait to find out whether they’re having a boy or a girl, while others choose to put off knowing the sex until birth. Either way, […]
When he was running for president in 1999, George W. Bush, then governor of Texas, famously fended off the strong anti-abortion wing of his party by suggesting the country ought not consider banning abortion until public opinion shifted further in that direction. “Laws are changed as minds are persuaded,” he said. Bush was no moderate […]
