Britain can blame WFH for a rise in botched boob jobs
Britain can blame WFH for a rise in botched boob jobs! Plastic surgeons say 44% rise in bungled ops from cut-price clinics in Turkey may be down to ‘Zoom boom’ desire to look good on camera 82 patients needed follow-up…
Read MoreRole of cGAS-STING in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that led to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can cause various clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic and mild disease to critical and even deadly outcomes. The pathogenesis of COVID-19…
Read MoreRecently discharged patients pose risk for spreading C. difficile infection
Asymptomatic patients recently discharged from a hospital may be a source of household transmission of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Aaron C. Miller, from University of Iowa in…
Read MoreShawn Johnson’s 2-Year-Old Daughter Drew is Already Flipping Like a Mini-Olympian
If the Olympics gave out medals in cuteness, then Shawn Johnson’s 2-year-old daughter Drew would take gold! The former Olympic gymnast recently posted a video of the little girl flipping like a mini-Olympian — and it is so dang cute….
Read MoreWhat drives racial and ethnic gaps in Medicare’s quality program?
For the past 10 years, the Medicare system has tried to improve the quality of health care that millions of older Americans receive, while slowing the growth in costs to the federal budget, by encouraging health care providers to join…
Read MoreCase Study: Lead Poisoning From Ayurvedic Medicine
This article was originally published in German on Univadis. Core Messages Lead is used as a diluting agent for illegal drugs such as heroin and marijuana. However, drug users are not the only ones who need to watch out for…
Read MoreComparison of neutralizing antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination with breakthrough infection
Since the onset of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has brought about episodic waves of increased infections due to the emergence of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. These variants have higher transmissibility and resistance to immune…
Read MoreHay fever sufferers ‘dreading’ summer – with symptoms often mistaken for Covid
Nearly half of UK hay fever sufferers are 'dreading' the summer months with many forced to cancel their plans because of their symptoms in the past. A study of 1,500 people with the allergy found itchy eyes, runny noses and…
Read MoreBooster dose of mRNA vaccine highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection
A booster dose of mRNA vaccine significantly decreases the risk of being infected with either the delta or omicron COVID-19 variants, according to scientists at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), a program partnership between the…
Read MoreBariatric Surgery Cuts Cardiovascular Events, Even in Seniors
Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of long-term cardiovascular outcomes in older Medicare beneficiaries with obesity, a large new observational study in which a third of the patients were over age 65 years, suggests. Overall, patients who underwent bariatric surgery…
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