I gave the first ever Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs. One year on, we still have hope
As I stepped out of the hospital, a sea of news crews waited for us and I instantly felt overwhelmed. That’s when it hit me – we’d just made history. Only moments before, I had administered the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to…
Read MoreMajor financial hardship common after cancer diagnosis, despite Insurance
Despite having access to health insurance, nearly three out of four patients with metastatic colorectal cancer experienced major financial hardship during the first year after their diagnosis. These are the findings of a recent study of almost 400 patients by…
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers Announces FDA Emergency Use Authorization for CLINITEST® Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test
Siemens Healthineers announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test,1, 2,3 providing nationwide access to a new at-home or over-the-counter self-test as COVID-19 testing needs continue…
Read MoreNew treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity
Patients with morbid obesity experienced improvement in their quality of life and distinctly fewer episodes of overeating after ten weeks with a new treatment method developed at NTNU. The current advice and treatment given to patients with obesity mostly involves…
Read MoreWhen mom talks, are infants with ASD listening?
Motherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddlers. A horse becomes horsie; a dog becomes doggie; parents become mama and dada. The tendency to speak in such short sing-song…
Read MoreHypertension diet: Expert recommends eating ‘dark-fleshed’ meat to lower blood pressure
High blood pressure: Lifestyle changes to reduce reading 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 MoreMaternal intake of choline during pregnancy impacts children’s sustained attention
Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found. The study, which compared these children with those whose mothers…
Read MoreRoe Lawyer Sarah Weddington Helped Redefine Abortion Rights
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sarah Weddington, who as a young lawyer from Texas won the Roe v. Wade case at the U.S. Supreme Court, is being remembered this week as a champion of feminism whose work impacted the nation’s politics…
Read MoreCustomized implants for the rehabilitation of ear malformation
Researchers at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and Sheba Medical Center have developed an efficient technology for the fabrication of custom-made functional aesthetic implants for the rehabilitation of congenitally deformed ears. Microtia is a birth defect that occurs when the…
Read MoreCOVID transmission influenced by blood transmission rules
Accumulated evidence worldwide shows that blood type affects the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with blood Type O being less susceptible and non-O blood types more susceptible. The results of a new data model by Dr. Peter Ellis, Senior Lecturer in…
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