Powerful new antivirals for COVID are coming
(HealthDay)—People newly infected with COVID-19 might soon have access to what essentially is Tamiflu for the novel coronavirus, a breakthrough that experts say would drastically alter the course of the ongoing pandemic. At least three contenders are vying to become…
Read MoreSugar compounds in breast milk relieve uncomfortable side effects caused by chemotherapy
Two Vanderbilt researchers have isolated sugar compounds in breast milk that can relieve hidden yet life-altering negative side effects of cancer treatment. Traditional chemotherapy destroys cancer by killing rapidly growing cancer cells has several visible, relatively minor side effects—rashes, hair…
Read MoreAdding Statins to Steroids in Thyroid Eye Disease Improves Outcomes
Treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy with statins in combination with glucocorticoids shows benefits among people with — and even without — high cholesterol, results from a new randomized clinical trial show. “Our results [indicate] that adding atorvastatin to intravenous glucocorticoids seems…
Read MorePandemic causes a drop in blood donations
There are implications of the health crisis about which little is known yet. The spread of COVID has put the Italian national health system under serious stress and caused the postponement of less urgent hospital operations but has also led…
Read MoreDepressed adolescents’ brains shown to mute distressing information
Scientists have measured brain activity in young people with and without depression, and found that the brains of depressed adolescents give a muted reaction to distressing images. Previous research with depressed adults does not show this effect, implying that brain…
Read More1 in 5 adults has high levels of heart enzymes after any surgery, monitoring advised
About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. People with cardiovascular risk factors…
Read MoreMerck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization
In a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half. If cleared by regulators, it would be the first…
Read MoreGround-breaking research reveals wider impact of altered sensing on people’s daily lives
Ground-breaking research conducted by research experts with AbScent’s Long Covid online group has recorded for the first time the wider impact of altered sensing on people’s daily lives. The study involved users of AbScent’s Covid-19 Smell and Taste Loss moderated…
Read MoreTarek El Moussa Has the Best Response to Dad-Shamers — And We’re Taking Notes
Parenting is a beautiful thing, but you know what’s not? Shaming others for how they parent. It’s not a new concept, for sure, but one of the latest celebrity parents to talk about being trolled by the parenting police is…
Read MoreLatina, Vietnamese women turn to many sources for information about the HPV vaccine, study reveals
Latina and Vietnamese women are disproportionately impacted by cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), a common but preventable viral infection of the reproductive tract. In addition to facing a greater burden of disease, Latina and Vietnamese women are also known to…
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