Since late 2019, the world has been dealing with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and has been facing an overwhelming challenge of controlling the spread of the disease. In most countries in which there have been increased cases of COVID-19, local governments have implemented restrictions, such as lockdowns and social distancing, to slow the spread of the disease. Research […]
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A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with no added risks or side effects, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The findings suggest that the method, called posterior left pericardiotomy, […]
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LISBON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Demand for online mental health care will be a priority in the post-COVID world, bosses of telehealth apps say, after lockdowns took a toll on people’s wellbeing and requests for virtual appointments skyrocketed. “There’s a mental health crisis in Europe… there’s a big problem that needs to be solved,” Johannes Schildt, the CEO of Sweden-based […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with belimumab after rituximab reduced serum IgG anti-dsDNA antibody levels and risk for severe flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) refractory to conventional therapy enrolled in the BEAT-LUPUS trial. Results of the phase 2b trial “suggest that this combination could be developed as a therapeutic strategy,” the study team said in Annals […]
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Liquid biopsy can help to identify breast cancer patients with a poor prognosis earlier and more accurately than before, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Cancers. Liquid biopsy provides an alternative to traditional biopsy The prognosis of breast cancer has continued to improve in […]
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Emergency medical services responders provide life-saving care every day, but new research suggests that they may be vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks. A study, led by University of Georgia researchers, found that EMS workers may be vulnerable to High Consequence Infectious Diseases, which are life-threatening and capable of spreading throughout communities. This vulnerability could be reduced with standardized licensing practices, […]
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Giving birth may be so arduous for humans in part because the pelvis is optimized for standing upright, a new study suggests. The study, published in BMC Biology , relies on computer-based simulations of how bone, soft tissue, and skin work in concert as we move. The same approach has been used to identify key elements of a perfect fastball […]
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As Asia Pacific emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic the region plans to fall back on traditional and complementary medicine to enhance health care delivery with support from the WHO. At a meeting of the WHO's Western Pacific Region on 28 October, health ministers adopted a resolution to improve access to safe, effective and "culturally accepted services" to harness the role […]
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A number of late-phase clinical trials in lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM) have opened in recent months. Maybe one of your patients could benefit from being enrolled? Untreated peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Adult patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma who have received no therapy except corticosteroids are invited to join a phase 2 study testing duvelisib (Copiktra) added to usual chemotherapy. Duvelisib […]
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Having grown up with a world-famous chef for a father, and it’s probably not surprising that Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly is a budding young chef herself, having appeared alongside her dad on his hit show, MasterChef, over the years. Now, she’s a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef Australia, where she made an admission that no doubt shocked her fellow contestants and […]
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