Omicron spreading ahead of holidays, expected to become dominant US variant Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat joined ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the new variant. Even though there’s only one Superman, “super immunity” may be possible in vaccinated patients who develop COVID-19 breakthrough infections. These patients generate antibodies that were as much as […]
Chris Whitty says that Omicron will peak 'really quite fast' 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 Omicron is the latest “variant […]
Written by Amy Beecham It feels like everyone we know is currently taking lateral flow tests. But just how effective are they for identifying Covid-19? In the week before Christmas, when we’d expected to be out last minute shopping and ringing in the festive season with loved ones, many of us are staying at home, […]
The EU’s drug regulator will decide Monday whether to approve a COVID jab by Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the US biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccine hesitancy. Novavax’s jab, a protein-based vaccine of the kind used around the world to protect against many childhood illnesses, would be the fifth coronavirus shot […]
Queen 'got herself a bit exhausted' says Gyles Brandreth 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 Gyles, 73, appears on the celebrity […]
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor: Mosley demonstrates at home exercises 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 Japanese research paper looking […]
Newborn babies with heart defects frequently exhibit abnormal extracardiac development of the brain or other organs as well. Fetal MRI, a magnetic resonance imaging procedure that can be performed on the unborn child, can detect these abnormalities at an early stage. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, […]
Imagine passing an exam, and thinking your success was down to the socks you wore or the number of biscuits you’d eaten, rather than the hours of study you’d put in. This is an issue of ‘credit assignment’, where a person or animal attributes the wrong outcome to an event, exists in a variety of […]
University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser has committed $30 million to Michigan Medicine to establish an innovative, patient-focused program in prostate cancer. The Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer will aim to elevate and optimize the health care experience for patients with prostate cancer and their families by investing in staff, infrastructure, technologies and education […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Under pressure from Republican state lawmakers, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners has removed from its website its recent policy statement that physicians who spread false information about COVID-19 vaccinations risk suspension or revocation of their medical license. The board’s 7-3 […]
