Uninsured Americans Could Pay Nearly $200 for COVID Tests
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Americans without health insurance now have fewer options to receive free COVID-19 tests, ABC News reports. Federal funding that covered the cost of coronavirus testing and…
Read MoreAwake Prone Positioning Cuts Need for Intubation in Some COVID Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Awake prone positioning reduces the need for intubation in non-intubated COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, particularly among intensive-care unit (ICU) patients who need advanced respiratory support, according to a systemic review and meta-analysis….
Read MoreCharacterizing electrode coatings in lithium-ion battery production
Online metrology represents an efficient and accurate means of ensuring quality, safety and consistency – all of which are critical considerations in the battery industry. These tools are particularly useful in terms of the electrode coatings used in lithium-ion batteries….
Read MoreSpinal fluid sampling used to track treatment response in pediatric glioma
Treatment for glioma has long relied on MRI imaging to track tumor markers and treatment response. But findings from a team at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, led by Carl Koschmann, M.D., pediatric neuro-oncologist at University of Michigan…
Read MoreCovid test: 99p Covid tests now available online ahead of Government scrapping free tests
Coronavirus: Lifting restrictions 'right thing to do' says Eustice We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
Read MoreNovel ACL reconstruction technique in younger patients garners positive results two years post-surgery
A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City presented today at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2022 Annual Meeting found that a novel surgical technique performed during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
Read MoreStroke: Exposure to traffic noise may increase risk – millions exposed to unhealthy levels
Emmerdale: Mark Charnock on prepping for stroke scene We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
Read MoreDeep-water cone snails produce a potentially painkilling compound, study reports
Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and other human maladies. But the cone snails' venom…
Read MoreSEQENS makes multi-million-dollar investment in U.S. R&D laboratory
SEQENS, an integrated leader in the manufacturing of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates, announced a multi-million-dollar investment in its research and development laboratory located in Devens, Mass. The improvements will ensure that the new facility will operate at the highest…
Read MoreIn animal study, implant churns out CAR-T cells to combat cancer
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors. In a proof-of-concept study involving lymphoma in mice, the researchers…
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