The European Medicines Agencies (EMA) recommended European countries include new warnings on labels and in package inserts of analgesics, or pain killers, that combine codeine and ibuprofen. This recommendation was agreed at the last meeting of the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment…

Inside tiny cellular machines called ribosomes, chains of genetic material called messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are matched with the corresponding transfer RNAs (tRNAs) to create sequences of amino acids that exit the ribosome as proteins. Unfinished proteins are called nascent chainsm…

An article published in Science Advances suggests that a type of cancer treatment known as immune checkpoint blockade may be beneficial in certain cases of severe COVID-19. The creators of this therapy, which can successfully activate the immune system to…

PROMs aim to collect information on how a disease impacts key areas of a person's life, such as their quality of life, ability to do everyday activities, and their social or sexual health. This information is useful in addition to…

While it’s true that sex can absolutely get better with age, we never entirely outgrow those deeply awkward, uncomfortable and bumbling moments in intimacy just because we’ve gained a bit more experience. Add the complications of keeping your sex life…

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing. First developed by the World Health Organisation, Psychological First Aid (PFA)…

Sport and exercise experts are calling for better education around periods and pregnancy in women’s football. New research carried out at women’s football clubs across six European countries shows that education around the menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception and pregnancy is…

The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to both health care systems and patients is considerable. Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for CKD in the Dapagliflozin And Prevention of Adverse outcomes in…

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers estimated the serial interval and incubation period of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections for the 2022 disease outbreak in the United States (US). Study: Serial interval and incubation period estimates of…

The growing list of COVID complications is long and surprising—from brain changes and heart disease to skin rashes and COVID toes. Those who get dermal fillers injected into their face have the possibility of ansciencex.com/Newsman3/queue/edit/lvl7/29301/# additional complication: swelling and discomfort…