Ischemic stroke, the second leading cause of death worldwide, occurs when a vessel to the brain is blocked, reducing blood flow to the brain and depriving it of critical supplies of oxygen and nutrients. This process leads to the death of brain cells and leaves the patient with a sudden loss of certain body functions. Tissue plasminogen activator, also known […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Adults with cirrhosis have a lower and slower immune response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, resulting in a “delayed but modest” reduction in COVID-19 infections, according to a retrospective study of US veterans. Although the data suggest a “lower benefit” in patients with cirrhosis compared with that […]
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Iceland on Friday suspended the Moderna anti-COVID vaccine, citing the slight increased risks of cardiac inflammation, going further than its Nordic neighbours which simply limited use of the jabs. “As the supply of Pfizer vaccine is sufficient in the territory … the chief epidemiologist has decided not to use the Moderna vaccine in Iceland,” said a statement published on the […]
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Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed against diabetes, holds promise against a rare type of childhood brain tumor in laboratory studies, comparison prilosec nexium an international team of researchers led by the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center report in Science Translational Medicine. Experiments that uncovered new understandings of group A posterior fossa ependymomas—or PFAs—led the research team to the […]
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New Zealand’s My Covid Record portal launched A website that enables New Zealand citizens to view their COVID-19 vaccination status, as well as test results and vaccination certificates in the near future, has been launched by the government. The My Covid Record portal currently provides access to users’ COVID-19 vaccination records. This is one of the many tools that New […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave. In the video posted online Tuesday and first reported by the […]
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Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting. “The ongoing threat of a simultaneous COVID-19 pandemic and seasonal flu epidemic makes the widespread use of flu vaccines more important than ever, […]
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Moscow’s mayor announced four months of stay-home restrictions for unvaccinated over-60s on Tuesday and the Russian government proposed a week-long workplace shutdown as the national death toll from COVID-19 hit yet another daily high.FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists transport a patient outside a hospital for people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana […]
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A survey of health care providers at a regional pediatric health care network found that the practice changes made in response to the pandemic may contribute to burnout among health care professionals. The study abstract, “The Impact of COVID-19 and the Rapid Adoption of Telehealth on Provider Burnout in a Pediatric Healthcare Organization,” to be presented during the virtual American […]
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If knee replacement surgery already seems like a rite of passage at a certain age, just wait until 2030. By then the current numbers – around 65,000 a year – are predicted to jump by 276 per cent thanks to increasing weight gain and an ageing population. First twinges of knee pain should be a call to action – not […]
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