The intensive care rooms at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, paralyzed and sedated, reliant on life support and locked in a silent struggle against COVID-19. But watch for a moment, and glimpses of […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The scope and magnitude of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were unprecedented in US history. It was arguably the most serious trauma to beset Americans on US soil. The twentieth anniversary of 9/11 will take place during another […]
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HUMBER TEACHING NHS FT MOVES TO THE CLOUD Humber Teaching NHS FT has enabled its EPR move to the cloud through Dedalus’ Healthcare Platform. With the trust’s strategy being to move core applications to the cloud, the platform has provided a secure and flexible cloud service that the trust are leveraging, with the ability to host patient identifiable data. The […]
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COVID vaccine: Variants that beat jabs 'will appear' says 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 COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children aged between 12 and 15 […]
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September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about some of the most common types of these two diseases. Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Leukemia usually involves the white blood cells, which are potent infection fighters. They normally grow and divide in an […]
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Five warning signs of rheumatoid arthritis 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 Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes painful inflammation of the joints […]
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Demand has surged for ivermectin, a drug widely given to horses and cows to treat worms and other parasitic infections, as a possible treatment or preventative for COVID-19. Some seekers have turned to over-the-counter animal formulations, despite Food and Drug Administration warnings against their use, resulting in a spike in calls to poison control centers. Dr. Jim Lowe, a professor […]
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What is Atrial Fibrillation? 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 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common forms of heart rhythm disturbances, caused by […]
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Boris Johnson addresses booster vaccinations for the elderly 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 Vaccination rates have skyrocketed in the UK and its neighbouring nations across […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 doses for children ages 12 to 17, the agency’s chief said. “With the Delta variant affecting a lot of children, the experts saw that the benefit of using the vaccine outweigh the risks,” FDA Director General Rolando […]
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