WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate Robert Califf to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and urged the Senate to swiftly confirm him.FILE PHOTO: Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee Doctor Robert Califf testifies at his nomination hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol […]
The Taliban-run Afghan public health ministry announced Sunday the start of a four-day nationwide polio vaccination campaign aimed at inoculating children under age 5. For the past three years before taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban had barred U.N.-organized vaccination teams from doing door-to-door campaigns in parts of the country under their control. The group […]
In a first-ever study, orgasmic meditation, a unique spiritual practice that uses stimulation of a woman’s clitoris as its focus, has been found to produce a distinctive pattern of brain function, according to a study published in the journal, Frontiers in Psychology on Nov 11th. The study found significant changes in brain function in areas […]
“A solid vaccination program is lifesaving, essential, and insufficient,” begins the commentary “Shoring Up Vaccine Efficacy,” which appears today in the American Journal of Medicine. The authors say that in addition to vaccinations, health care workers should recommend plant-based diets to help patients improve their health and decrease vulnerability to COVID-19. The authors point to […]
A large proportion of the damaging chemical changes which occur in the body’s cells due to diabetes and obesity could be prevented by a naturally occurring molecule, a new study suggests. In type 2 diabetes, when glucose stays in the blood it is not used as fuel for energy and can instead lead to toxic […]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a sharp rise in deaths and the number of infections worldwide. The pandemic has resulted in the deaths of more than 5.1 million people from more than 254 million infections as of November 18, 2021. Therefore, […]
The American Medical Association House of Delegates today adopted a report that includes outlining alternatives to proposals in Congress to lower the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 60. As Congressional Democrats propose reducing the eligibility age as part of a budget reconciliation bill under debate, the Council on Medical Service was asked by […]
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators have identified a new mechanism of cMYC regulation in ovarian cancer. Although the cMYC gene aberration is present in nearly half of all cancer patients, it’s been a challenge to use cMYC as a therapeutic target due to its ‘undruggable’ protein structure. The study team, comprised of first author Jasmine George, […]
An exploration of the beauty and wonder of the hormones that control our energy balance and metabolism and how they can be replaced and manipulated to improve human health will be the focus of a lecture celebrating the centenary of insulin by Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly at the Royal Society of Medicine on Thursday 2 […]
Amazon Care will be providing health services to Hilton as its second publicly announced customer. As reported by Reuters, all of Hilton’s staff in the United States who are enrolled in a corporate health plan will have access to Amazon’s app-based medical options starting next year. The move, said Amazon Care Director Kristen […]
