FDA Approval of Second COVID Booster May Be Near, Report Says
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The FDA might be preparing to OK a second round of COVID-19 booster shots that target the original virus as well as the Omicron variant to…
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Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the opioid epidemic, according to our new research, which finds that opioid overdoses increased in Pennsylvania in 2020 compared with 2018 and 2019. Yet general trends obscure critical local variations. Specifically, 19 Pennsylvania counties saw statistically…
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PFAS: What you need to know
What are PFAS? Why should I care about them? How do they affect me/my family? How can I avoid PFAS? What kind of research is URMC conducting on PFAS? Source: Read Full Article
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Biden administration rejects "march-in" request to lower drug price
Rep. Lloyd Doggett. Photo: Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday rejected a request to use march-in rights to break the patent of the prostate cancer drug Xtandi as a way to lower the price. Why it…
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Prescription for Housing? California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing…
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The effectiveness of mRNA vaccines during Omicron BA.4/5 predominance
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented morbidity and mortality across the globe, the mitigation of which is challenged by the continual emergence of increasingly transmissible and immune-evasive Omicron subvariants such as BA.4/5. Evaluating COVID-19 messenger ribonucleic acid…
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Pigs as organ donors: New findings on the prevention of retrovirus infections
Intensive research is being carried out to enable the transplantation of organs from specially bred pigs to humans. However, the pig genome contains the genomes of various endogenous retroviruses (PERV-A, B and C) that could potentially cause infectious diseases. A…
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New compact and low-cost lensless radiomicroscope developed for nuclear medicine imaging
A novel imaging modality that can visualize the distribution of medical radiopharmaceuticals with very fine resolution has been developed and successfully tested, according to research published in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Known as the lensless…
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Advanced surgical therapy proves to be effective for patients with uveal melanoma liver metastases
An advanced surgical therapy has proved considerably more efficacious than conventional treatments for patients with melanoma in the eye (uveal) that has spread to the liver, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The treatment involves perfusing the liver with very…
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Madonna's Ultra-Rare Glimpse Into Her Top 5 'House Rules' Shows What Kind of a Mom She Is
Madonna just revealed her house rules, and they’re simpler than you think. On March 19, the Sex author shared a snapshot of herself on her Instagram story holding a board titled “House Rules.” See the photo below: In the photo,…
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