Why the spine operation thousands of teens like BGT dancer Julia Carlile, 19, pin their hopes on might not be a miracle cure after all Julia Carlile and her dance troupe MerseyGirls made it to final of BGT in 2017 Simon Cowell offered to pay for £175,000 tethering surgery for severe scoliosis She has since […]
Early anticoagulation may not up survival in severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Early therapeutic anticoagulation does not appear to affect survival among critically ill adults with COVID-19, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Hanny Al-Samkari, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues evaluated the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and major bleeding in […]
Social support may not ease menopause symptoms
People in menopause experiencing upsetting stressful events are more likely to have worsened menopause symptoms—and the level of social support they receive doesn’t seem to moderate the impact on symptoms, according to a study published January 27, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Megan Arnot from the University College London, UK, and colleagues. […]
Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
As we struggle through various phases of COVID-19 restrictions, we are all looking towards what will be a long and tentative process of reopening. Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space. Taking fishing, […]
No, it’s not weird to talk to yourself. Mental health experts point to pandemic, unrest as possible reasons
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep much of the population in their homes for most of the day, it’s taking a toll on our collective mental health. In Baltimore, calls to the city’s crisis hotline have doubled during the pandemic and Sheppard Pratt Health System, one of the nation’s leading mental health care providers, […]
WHO warns COVID-19 pandemic 'not necessarily the big one'
California ‘did not prepare’ for surging coronavirus cases: Gasparino Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino argues Newsom, other governors are practicing ‘bad management’ by enacting lockdowns and forcing businesses to close. Despite the severe global toll of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization warns that the outbreak is "not necessarily the big one" — and […]
Iggy Azalea Blasts Ex Playboi Carti Again: ‘A Baby Is Not a Pawn’
Round two. Iggy Azalea blasted her ex-boyfriend Playboi Carti just two days after publicly calling him out for missing Christmas with their son, Onyx. The Biggest Celeb Feuds of All Time “A baby is not a pawn!! Shall I continue?” the “Fancy” rapper, 30, wrote on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, December 26, alongside a […]
UV exposure not linked to risk for melanoma in skin of color
(HealthDay)—Among people with skin of color, ultraviolet (UV) exposure may not be an important risk factor for melanoma, according to a review published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Dermatology. Fabiana C.P.S. Lopes, M.D., from the University of Texas at Austin, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to critically assess and synthesize published data relating to […]
Researchers find that CD8 T cells remain in the bloodstream, do not enter organs and other tissues
Immune cells called “killer T cells,” also known as cytotoxic or cytolytic CD8 T cells, normally stay in the bloodstream and do not enter organs and other tissues, according to a new study from scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The discovery, published in Cell, may help resolve many […]
Many infants with hep C-positive moms not screened for HCV
(HealthDay)—Less than one-third of infants born to mothers with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV+) receive appropriate HCV follow-up testing, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, held virtually from Nov. 13 to 16. Tatyana Kushner, M.D., from Mount Sinai Hospital […]