Generations of physicians have been taught that Black people with high blood pressure should be treated with a narrower range of medication options than all other racial groups. This race-based approach to prescribing has no apparent patient benefit, according to a UC San Francisco study. The guidance could also be limiting access to medications that could achieve better overall health […]

As we begin to learn more about the omicron variant, there are concerns regarding the best ways to stay safe against this new threat. Peter Gulick, a professor of medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and infectious disease expert, answers questions about the best ways for Spartans to protect themselves against the variant. How can people […]

Germany’s daily toll of new COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 for the first time on Wednesday, according to data from the country’s public health agency. Europe’s biggest economy recorded 112,323 new infections over the past 24 hours and 239 fatalities, the Robert Koch Institute said. The weekly incidence rate reached 584.4 new infections per 100,000 people over the past seven days. […]

Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at home. But just try to find an “at-home” rapid covid test in a store and at a price that makes frequent tests affordable. Testing, as well as mask-wearing, is an important measure if the country ever hopes to beat covid, restore normal routines and get the economy […]

Scientists have long stated that the emergence and re-emergence of infectious viral diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Zika virus, chikungunya virus (CHIKV), etc., pose a huge threat to humanity in terms of health and economy. Both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical preventive measures are required to protect individuals from these viruses.  Study: The […]

Waiting more than 5 hours in emergency care before admission to hospital is linked to a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next 30 days, reveals a study of more than 5 million patients in England and published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal. This can be measured and represented as a ‘number needed to harm metric’, […]

A simple language intervention has the potential to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, by strengthening trust in the vaccines, researchers say. A study published this month in the journal Nature Scientific found that people from bilingual communities in Hong Kong were more likely to agree to having the COVID-19 vaccine after being given information in English, than after receiving it in […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A vaccine-like injection of modified mRNA temporarily reprogrammed immune cells to attack fibroblasts in a mouse model of heart failure, resulting in “marked functional improvement,” researchers say. “We were surprised by the extent to which T cells picked up the nanoparticles and expressed a functional chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) after intravenous injection,” Dr. Jonathon Epstein […]

New research on intravenous fluids used in intensive care shows that commonly used saline is as effective at keeping people alive and their organs functioning as more expensive balanced solutions. The results not only provide doctors with greater certainty about the safety and benefits of saline solution, but also have broader implications for treatment availability and costs around the world. […]

Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition. The gene therapy, developed by Stoke Therapeutics, is now in clinical trials. Because most Dravet syndrome cases are caused by a mutation in the SCN1A gene, […]