Mandy Moore couldn't be happier about ex Wilmer Valderrama's expanding family. Valderrama, 41, and his fiancée Amanda Pacheco welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Feb. 15. "Life is an ever evolving journey, and for all those times when our path needs a light.. often angels are sent to show us the way and that we […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Decipher genomic classifier (GC) is a promising tool to help determine which men will benefit from hormone therapy in addition to salvage radiation after radical prostatectomy, researchers say. “These findings are the first solid pieces of evidence to lead to a practice change,” Dr. Phuoc Tran of Johns Hopkins […]
What are variants? We asked Divya Shah, Epidemics Research Lead, to explain how variants happen, what they mean for treatments and vaccines—including for COVID-19—and how we can prevent them. What are mutations, variants and strains? Although the terms viral mutants, variants and strains are often used interchangeably, they generally hold different meanings. To spread, a […]
For more than a decade, drug-related deaths (DRD) in Scotland have been rising – alongside evidence which suggests that the country has had much less success in treating and supporting people who use drugs compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. The figures for 2019, which were released in December 2020, recorded 1,264 […]
Missouri State Rep. Patricia Derges, MD, an assistant physician (AP), is reportedly facing increased pressure from fellow Republicans to step down after being indicted on federal charges that she defrauded patients out of nearly $200,000. The indictment has brought negative attention to the controversial medical license she holds. Derges, 63, is licensed in Missouri as […]
Disorders of cellular energy supply can cause a number of serious diseases, but also seem to be connected to aging. More research is needed on mitochondrial function to find future treatments. A new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows how an important molecule inside the mitochondria affects their function in mice and fruit flies. […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Before the pandemic, a large majority of internists reported that they were generally happy with life outside of work, although by specialty, they were near the bottom in happiness. But this year’s Medscape Internist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2021 shows […]
Posting about their day is a regular practice for Generations Y and Z, especially when they have something novel or exclusive to share. So, in the thick of a global pandemic, and with the shaky rollout of covid vaccines making them somewhat of a holy grail, it’s no surprise selfies featuring the coveted shot are […]
Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world’s first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization. In televised remarks, the head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said scientists at the Vektor laboratory had isolated the strain’s genetic […]
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