Anyone who practices Mohs micrographic surgery is likely to know the name Hugh Greenway, MD, the longtime head of Mohs and dermatologic surgery at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, who was also recently selected as program director for cutaneous oncology at Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center in San Diego. He is also a former president of the American College of […]

Krill oil may be beneficial to muscle function and size in healthy people over the age of 65, according to new research. The study—led by the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (ICAMS) and published in Clinical Nutrition—found that krill oil supplementation of four grams per day could have beneficial effects on skeletal muscle function and size […]

If dementia is a general term that means thinking and memory has deteriorated to the point that it interferes with day-to-day function, what are the top three disorders that cause dementia in older individuals? Did you think of Alzheimer’s disease? Good! Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. Did you also think of vascular dementia or strokes? Excellent! Vascular […]

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc on Wednesday forecast higher vaccine sales for the second half of the year than in the first six months, as it expects the virus that causes COVID-19 to follow a more seasonal pattern requiring booster shots in the fall. The U.S. vaccine maker is developing a potential next generation booster targeted at both the Omicron variant […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the induction of variant-specific neutralizing antibodies against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins of several SARS-CoV-2 strains. Study: Omicron infection induces low-level, narrow-range SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity. Image Credit: Design_Cells/Shutterstock Omicron is highly transmissible and immune-evasive and readily causes SARS-CoV-2 infections […]

Autism is neither a disorder nor a disease; it is part of neurodiversity, which affects the wiring of the brain and may impact on how autistic people communicate and interact with the world. About one in 100 people are autistic and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. Autistic brains are beautiful in their diversity but […]

In a recent study published in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of using lithium for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment. Study: Efficacy and Safety of Lithium Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients. Image Credit: tunasalmon/Shutterstock Administering severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines has been the sole strategy for combating the pandemic so far. […]

Using MRI scans to detect heart failure could revolutionize how the condition is diagnosed, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield. Until now, the best way of diagnosing heart failure has been an invasive assessment, but it carries risks for patients. Non-invasive echocardiogram, which is based on ultrasound, are usually used instead, […]

Long Covid victim discusses daily impact of virus 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 There is no formally agreed definition of Long Covid but it has […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations begin to increase again in the U.S., public health officials are monitoring several new Omicron subvariants that are contributing to the case numbers. In some parts of the U.S., a spinoff of the BA.2 subvariant called BA.2.12.1 is the main culprit. […]