A while ago, some researchers had suggested that blocking a set of proteins, known as bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins, might be a way to fight COVID-19. However, in a surprising study, scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) discovered that BET proteins are actually crucial for the body to fight infection. In fact, the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself […]

Stomach cancer: Surgeon explains the symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Both biology and lifestyle can spur on the development of cancerous cells. Elucidating the […]

Al principio, Gwyneth Paige no quería vacunarse contra covid-19. Con sus problemas de salud, hipertensión, fibromialgia, asma, quería ver cómo le iba a otras personas. Entonces su madre contrajo cáncer de colon. “En ese momento, no me importaba si la vacuna me mataba”, dijo. “Para estar con mi madre durante toda su odisea, tenía que vacunarme”. Paige, que tiene 56 […]

Unresolved Government disputes with Covid PPE suppliers may cost taxpayer £2.7BILLION, MPs warn as they claim scandal ‘beggars belief’ MPs slammed the Government for its handling of PPE contracts in the pandemic Report says there are 176 disputed contracts with suppliers worth £2.7billion  Government is also spending £7million a month on storing faulty or expired PPE MP said British taxpayers will be […]

While the pandemic has reduced admissions, hospitals and health systems across the US are facing higher costs for labor, drugs, and supplies, according to new research. As COVID evolves, clinician supply has dwindled due to burnout and lack of availability, becoming a clear and present danger to the healthcare industry. Supply shortages have forced hospital systems into the repeated cycle […]

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The majority of heart attacks and strokes in the world are ischemic, meaning a clot or buildup of plaque in an artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cells in the heart or brain. Blocked for too long, tissues die. But similar to the way exercise helps muscles adapt to more strenuous workouts, a growing number of studies indicate short, repeated […]

CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) – Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United States and UK ill-equipped to tackle the first major global health test since the COVID-19 pandemic. Infectious disease experts say sexual health clinics – which offer confidential walk-in diagnosis and treatment – are best placed to identify and treat cases […]

As states grapple with the future of abortion in the U.S., Michigan, California, and Vermont could become the first states to let voters decide whether the right to abortion should be written into the state constitution. In Michigan, a proposed constitutional amendment would override a 90-year-old state law that makes abortion a felony even in cases of rape or incest. […]

US children appear to be failing an important test — of their hearts, not minds. New research from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows that heart health is a concern for many long before adulthood because fewer than one third of children aged 2-19 years scored highly on the American Heart Association’s (AHA) checklist for […]