Poland’s deputy health minister said Friday the nation hit a COVID-19 pandemic record of 36,665 new infections reported in 24 hours. Waldemar Kraska said that 1,390 among the new cases were confirmed as caused by the highly contagious omicron variant. Health care authorities are expecting up to 50,000 new daily infections next week, saying the […]

Melanoma cells release small extracellular packages containing the protein nerve growth factor receptor, which primes nearby lymph nodes for tumor metastases, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study results, published on Nov. 25 in Nature Cancer, may one day help doctors determine which patients need more aggressive treatment and could […]

Now that the holidays are firmly in the rearview mirror, parents might be feeling a little uninspired in the kitchen. It can be so tiring to figure out what to whip up for your spouse and children — especially if your children can be a little picky. If you’re looking for a little variety and […]

Scientists track and monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using methods based on a laboratory technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Also used as the “gold standard” test to diagnose COVID-19 in individuals, PCR amplifies pieces of DNA by copying them numerous times through a series of chemical reactions. The number […]

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A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has found that patients with cancer who receive chemotherapy – and some targeted therapies, such as CDK4/6 inhibitors and therapies targeted at B cells – may mount an inadequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination. The findings are published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovation, Quality & Outcomes. […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a brain-dead human individual, replacing the recipient's native kidneys. These positive results demonstrate how xenotransplantation could address the worldwide organ shortage crisis. In the study published […]

Jan. 22 is the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade, and could well be its last. The conservative supermajority on the court seems poised to allow states to severely restrict or even ban the procedure. Also this week, the Biden administration celebrates its anniversary. And while President Joe Biden […]

Policies to extend working lives and raise state pension age may fail under the current conditions for work in the UK, new research suggests. The study, published in Nature Aging and involving Newcastle University, has found that the number of years people can remain healthy and in work is increasing but not at the same […]

From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population—thrusting the long-standing issue of health disparities in the U.S. into the attention of public health officials and the general public. Even though non-Hispanic white people make up 60% of the population, racial […]