Betty Chow, a Los Angeles resident, had a cervical disc replaced in August 2020 at a surgery center that was part of her Anthem Blue Cross PPO network. Thirteen months later, she was blindsided by a bill for nearly $2,000 from the anesthesiologist who was on her surgical team but was not contracted with her PPO, or preferred provider organization. […]

China has passed the United States in global scientific leadership in several key areas, according to a new report from the National Science Board. The board, under the National Science Foundation, prepares a report for the president and Congress on even-numbered years that details where the U.S. stands globally in scientific advancements. This year’s “State of U.S. Science and Engineering” […]

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogenic virus that is responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This virus has claimed more than 5.6 million lives worldwide and affected the global healthcare system and economy, massively. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious and is transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person via contact. Study: Evidence of antibodies […]

Thought LeadersRichard Drake Professor & Endowed Chair in Proteomics Medical University of South Carolina In this interview, News-Medical talks to a pioneer of glycan imaging, Richard Drake about glycans, their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, glycopeptide analysis, and method development for glycan imaging. What are glycans, and why are they important to biology? Glycans are complex carbohydrates derived from basic […]

Poland’s Education Minister Przemyslaw Czarnek on Tuesday said older schoolchildren will switch to remote learning as the EU member struggles against soaring COVID-19 infection numbers. “We had to take the decision to limit in-person learning… This is unfortunately dictated by the coronavirus infection numbers, by Omicron,” Czarnek told reporters. He said that starting Thursday students in grades five and above […]

Deborah James leaves hospital after bowel cancer surgery 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 Cancer symptoms can include fatigue, weight loss or gain, eating problems or […]

As researchers continue to seek effective treatment options for menopause symptoms as alternatives to proven pharmacologic solutions, a number of innovative therapies have been shown to improve symptoms. A new study identifies music therapy as an attractive option, not only to manage menopause symptoms, but also depressed mood. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers assessed the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from humans to cattle. Study: Serological screening suggests single SARS-CoV-2 spillover events to cattle. Image Credit: Alena Demidyuk / Shutterstock Introduction Globally, more than 358 million individuals have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 since its […]

Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a comprehensive sequencing test specifically for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). This new clinical diagnostic test, launched in the Division of Genomic Diagnostics (DGD) at CHOP, provides important information as to whether and to what level variations in the mtDNA are present in different tissues from a […]

Researchers do not fully understand the underlying mechanisms and risks factors associated with the occurrence of brain fog, or cognitive symptoms, in individuals with long COVID, or post-COVID conditions. A recent study found that individuals with a higher number of preexisting cognitive risk factors, such as diabetes, anxiety, or depression, were more likely to develop post-COVID cognitive symptoms. The study […]