Pneumococcal disease leads to over three million hospitalizations and hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. A study publishing March 16th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Carlos J. Orihuela at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and colleagues suggests that the FDA-approved drug Fomepizole may reduce disease severity in the lungs of mice with some […]

The activity of a gene called CIART is a key factor in the establishment of the viral infection that causes COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University Grossman School of Medicine. In the study, which appears March 13 in Nature Cell Biology, the researchers used multiple models of small three-dimensional clumps of […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than three years since the world lost NBA legend and Oscar-winning filmmaker Kobe Bryant, 41 who died alongside his daughter Gianna, 13 in a helicopter crash that killed nine people. It was rightfully devastating for his loved ones and fans, and so it was a special and emotional day on Wednesday when he […]

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New York genitourinary oncologist Jahan Aghalar, MD, left Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2019 for a nearby community practice with locations spread across the New York metropolitan area. Like many oncologists who choose to work in the community setting, Aghalar craved the ability to spend more time with his patients and less on his commute into Manhattan. “I’m happy […]

More than 37 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90-95% have Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body does not produce or effectively use insulin. A lack of insulin leads to raised blood glucose (sugar) levels, which can cause heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, nerve damage and other severe complications. Keck Medicine of USC has […]

There's good news for those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study has found that female participants were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their treatments. The study is published in the March 15, 2023, online issue of Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, an official journal of the American […]

Tamara Etienne’s second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days — exacerbated by a first pregnancy that had ended in miscarriage. A third-grade teacher at an overcrowded Miami-Dade County public school, she spent harried days on her feet. Financial worries weighed heavy, even with health insurance and some paid time off through her job. And as […]

97% believed personal hand hygiene is effective in preventing HAIs, and overall, respondents assigned a relatively low level of effort required to perform good HH when caring for patients (median 2 on a Likert scale of 0-10). However, 28% of respondents reported using gloves as a substitute for hand hygiene, and 12% felt hand hygiene education for healthcare workers is […]

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) are major contributors to global mortality and disability. These diseases not only reduce the lifespan of the affected individual but also have a massive social, psychological, and economic burden. Several studies have indicated that a healthy diet and lifestyle could lower the incidence of both CVDs and T2D.  A higher intake of […]