What’s next for coronavirus, how to avoid it, and will there be a vaccine?
As the new coronavirus, known in shorthand as COVID-19, continues to spread around the world, researchers, including those at the University of Virginia, are turning their attention to developing vaccines and antiviral drugs that could contain and treat the respiratory…
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Injectable drug for faster healing of bone fractures prepares for clinical trials
One in three adults aged 60 and over suffering from a hip fracture dies within one year. Now, a Purdue University-affiliated startup is moving closer to the start of clinical trials for a novel injectable drug that is targeted to…
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New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right for them. The website, transplantcentersearch.org, was developed…
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This Artist Has A Skin Condition That Lets Her Draw On Her Body—And The Photos Are Wild
For as long as I can remember, my skin has been different. As a kid, I thought it was just super sensitive. I blushed easily and would get bright red, raised welts any time I was touched with enough pressure,…
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For low back pain in older adults, treatment doesn’t match guidelines
Opioids are prescribed to nearly one-third of older adults with “new and persistent” low back pain—in most cases without trying guideline-recommended pain medications or physical therapy, according to the new research by Dan Pham Ly, MD, MPP, of Harvard University….
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Coronavirus: Should people be stockpiling toilet paper? Dr Hilary offers his advice
Coronavirus cases in the UK have now reached 87, and with fears over the number of cases rising, people across the world, particularly in Australia, have been stockpiling toilet paper. In Sydney, supermarket shelves were cleared in minutes, forcing one…
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Health experts want 9pm watershed on junk food ads to prevent obesity in kids
Health experts want a 9pm watershed on junk food ads to protect kids. The World Cancer Research Fund said countries including the UK are failing to protect children from “harmful” marketing. It claims it is a human rights issue because…
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Trust your gut on plant-based diets for heart health
Reducing animal product intake and following a primarily plant-based diet can decrease your risk of heart disease by minimizing the adverse effects of a gut-microbiome associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to research published today in the…
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New measure for excessive buying problems
Excessive or uncontrolled buying or shopping is a highly prevalent, disabling and growing problem, yet measuring the extent and effects of this significant psychological problem and social issue remains problematic. Buying-Shopping Disorder has not been formally accepted as a separate…
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Two former Japan cruise ship passengers die
Two elderly former passengers from the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess died Thursday, Japanese authorities said, as fears mount for those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus. The man and woman, both Japanese and in their 80s,…
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