Researchers are beginning to discover how your genes, medical conditions, and environment affect your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Now, they want to know more about how being Black or Hispanic factors in and they are using the rich resources in South Florida to discover who is at risk and why. University of Miami researcher Brian Kunkle has a study […]

A Kaiser Permanente study published Feb. 14, 2022, in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas found that one month after a third dose, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine conferred higher effectiveness against infection and hospitalization than two doses of the vaccine after one month. “When we looked at the effectiveness of the two doses of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine versus three doses, we see a […]

Four in ten plastic surgeons are burned-out, according to the Medscape Plastic Surgeon Lifestyle, Happiness, and Burnout Report 2022, a slightly lower percentage than that of physicians across all specialties (47%). Prior to the pandemic, 70% of plastic surgeons said they were happy with their work-life balance, but that percentage has now dropped to 58%. Plastic surgery fell in the […]

Omicron sub-variant discussed by infectious disease expert 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 If there’s one thing that experts know about the Omicron variant, it’s that this […]

Reports of taste loss, a symptom of COVID-19, have been on the rise over the last two years. The taste dysfunction comes in different forms, including ageusia (total taste loss), hypogeusia (partial taste loss), and dysgeusia (taste distortion). While taste loss can be a distressing experience, scientists have been skeptical about whether reports of taste loss are genuine. Their doubts […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women with HER2 (ERBB2)-positive breast cancer brain metastases, combination therapy with pyrotinib and capecitabine elicited an intracranial response in a phase 2 trial. The combination “can be a reasonable option for HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasis with reasonable response and minimal side effects,” study coauthor Dr. Kazuaki Takabe of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday dropped a “Green Pass” policy requiring proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test to enter some public venues, further rolling back restrictions as a wave of infections recedes. The highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus peaked in Israel towards the end of January with daily cases reaching record highs of […]

This week’s news that a third person has been “cured” of HIV through a unique transplant of stem cells has given hope for a larger-scale way to beat back the HIV epidemic that has plagued the world for decades. But while this case is certainly cause for celebration, experts involved in the effort say we are still a long way […]

An important task of the human immune system is to maintain the critical balance between efficient defense against a pathogen on the one hand and protection of affected tissues on the other. Disease patterns of viral infections are often characterized by “too much” defense, an excessively strong inflammation that damages the tissue. The resulting damage can be greater than that […]

Physician and hospital associations argued this month in legal filings that federal agencies gave too much weight to a single factor — insurers’ existing rates — in resolving disputes over surprise medical bills. The groups want more equal footing for five other factors spelled out by Congress. At the heart of the battle between the agencies and the medical associations […]