WHO dismisses theory coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab after visit FOX News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on ‘Special Report’ The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University even in countries where variants threaten to reduce efficacy. The guidance follows news of South Africa halting […]
Rituximab, an anti-cancer drug targeting the membrane protein CD20, was the first approved therapeutic antibody against B tumor cells. Immunologists at the University of Freiburg have now solved a mystery about how it works. A team headed by Professor Dr. Michael Reth used cell cultures, healthy cells, and cells from cancer patients to investigate how […]
The rapid upscaling of a telemonitoring program in which health care providers performed daily telemedicine check-ins on COVID-19 patients faced a unique set of challenges. How these were resolved, and early outcomes, are reported in the peer-reviewed journal Telemedicine and e-Health. “Kaiser Permanente’s Virtual Home Care Program (VHCP) was able to rapidly establish a telemedicine-based […]
Working out is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart, so imagine exercising intensely for a decade—like cycling at least 25 hours a week—and then finding out you have, of all things, a heart problem. That’s what happened to Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, M.D., Ph.D. At 26, he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, […]
Every day, people die from simple infections even though they have been treated with antibiotics. This is because more and more bacteria have become resistant to the types of antibiotics that doctors can prescribe. “It’s a huge societal problem and a crisis that we must solve. For example, by developing new antibiotics that can defeat […]
Vice President Kamala Harris was spotted running up and down the Lincoln Memorial steps. She was working out with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at the time. Harris previously said she likes to exercise on the elliptical, take spin classes, and swim. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is settled into her new home in D.C., […]
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveal that newly formed embryos clear dying cells to maximize their chances of survival. It is the earliest display of an innate immune response found in vertebrate animals to date. The findings, which are published today in the journal Nature, may aid future efforts to understand why […]
A University of Arizona Health Sciences study has estimated total lifetime costs at $736 million for the 10,359 valley fever patients diagnosed in Arizona in 2019, underscoring the economic burden the disease places on the state and its residents. The prevalence of valley fever, formally known as coccidioidomycosis or cocci, has increased in recent years, […]
The English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary rules which allow women to terminate early pregnancies in their own homes with the use of two pills. The rules were brought in to reduce the need for face-to-face appointments as COVID-19 swept through the population. It is vital that […]
Home workouts are the new normal. Gyms are off-limits for the forseeable future, and with so many amazing online and digitial fitness resources, lots of people might just not go back. So, if you are serious about keeping your fitness home-based for the long-term – you have probably considered investing in some weights. And it […]
