Lillys COVID-19 Drug Reduces Death Risk in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co and partner Incyte Corp said on Tuesday additional results from a late-stage study showed their COVID-19 drug baricitinib reduced the risk of death in patients on mechanical ventilation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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14 Nut-Free Snacks Your Kids Can Safely Bring to School
When we were kids, it seemed like just about every snack, from trail mix to crackers and everything in between contained peanuts. But these days, with nut allergies on the rise, it’s important to be mindful when you’re packing up…
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Diet, exercise, and sleep affect heart health, but why?
Hamburgers may not cause heart attacks, but we have long known that lifestyle choices —including diet, exercise, and sleep patterns—play a role in cardiovascular health. What we don’t know is exactly how these factors actually affect our various bodily functions….
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New advice: Antibiotics should not be given to kids as a preventative measure to avoid UTIs
Antibiotics shouldn’t be given to children as a preventative measure to try to avoid another urinary tract infection (UTI) for kids who have already had one infection, as it’s unlikely to prevent another UTI and also contributes to the growing…
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Do 16 and 17-year-olds need parental consent to get the Covid vaccine?
Coronavirus vaccines for 12 year olds 'under review' says Harden 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…
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Doctors Offices May Be a Hot Spot for Transmitting Infections
People who are seen after a patient with an influenzalike illness are 31.8% more likely to return to their doctor’s office within 2 weeks with similar symptoms, new research shows. Prior research has examined the issue of hospital-acquired infections. A…
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Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.Beds…
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After months of vaccine incentives, nation changes course
Life may be about to get tougher for the unvaccinated — and it’s not only because of their significantly increased risk of getting COVID-19 and becoming very sick. A rising chorus of states, cities and private sector titans have implemented…
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Study: 15 novel biomarkers for diseases predisposing to dementia discovered
A study by an international research group identified 15 novel biomarkers that are linked to late-onset dementias. These biomarkers are proteins, which predict cognitive decline and subsequent increased risk of dementia already 20 years before the disease onset. The proteins…
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Improvement found in patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder with contingency management
The opioid epidemic remains a U.S. public health crisis and has only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, with opioid deaths accounting for 69,000 of 93,000 overdose-related deaths in 2020, according to provisional drug overdose data released by the…
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