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For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic’s march across the world. But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics, forcing news organizations to rethink the way they…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) appears to resolves severe COVID-19 breathing problems in a median of three days compared with nine days with standard therapy, researchers in Argentina report. “Our findings support the safety and efficacy of…

(Reuters) – The future of Aduhelm, Biogen Inc’s controversial and expensive Alzheimer’s drug, may hinge on a decision due this week from the U.S. Medicare program on whether it will pay for the treatment.FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a Biogen…

As the pandemic stretches into its third year, people around the globe have benefitted from cutting-edge vaccines that have prevented infection with COVID-19 or mitigated its impact. Yet, vaccine access has not been distributed evenly across populations. In the United…

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David Rhoiney, DO, a general surgeon in Portsmouth, Virginia, first learned about cryptocurrency back in 2012, As a med student at the time, Rhoiney didn’t have the spare cash to invest, but he has kept an eye on the space…

Divorce is VERY bad news for men’s health: Study reveals men who live alone for more than seven years are more at risk of early death, heart attacks and dementia Divorce and living alone for more than seven years could…

I gave the boiler one last thwack, but it was no good. It wasn’t coming back on. It had been temperamental for weeks. I’d known its days were numbered, but I’d been holding out hope that this chunky, raspy box…

Scientists have revealed that social gatherings are one of the most likely areas where pathogen transmission could occur. Therefore, many effective non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been implemented during epidemics and pandemics, such as limiting the size of gatherings, social distancing,…

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed the first patient-derived stem cell model for studying eye conditions related to oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The model’s development is described in the January issue of the journal Stem Cell Reports. NEI…