Dehydration symptoms: What colour is your pee? Dr Philippa shares sign – when to call 999
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Extra COVID vaccine may help protect transplant patients
A small study offers the first hint that an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccines just might give some organ transplant recipients a needed boost in protection. Even as most vaccinated people celebrate a return to near normalcy, millions who take…
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Novel radiopharmaceutical tracks ‘master switch’ protein responsible for cancer growth
A protein that is critical in cancer cell metabolism has been imaged for the first time with a newly developed radiopharmaceutical, 18F-DASA-23. Imaging with this novel agent has the potential to improve the assessment of treatment response for patients, specifically…
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Immune memory responses differ between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A
Researchers in Canada have shown that the long-lasting immunity that develops following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is characterized by different T cell responses than those observed for influenza A virus-specific immune memory. The SARS-CoV-2 virus…
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Study: Genetic mutations associated with breast cancer risk are the same in Black and white women
The prevalence of genetic mutations associated with breast cancer in Black and white women is the same, according to a new JAMA Oncology study of nearly 30,000 patients led by researchers in the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson…
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IL-6 Levels Tied to Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Higher levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) are associated with faster progression of proteinuric diabetic kidney disease, new research shows. In addition, higher IL-6 levels are not affected by drugs that block the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system, which are widely used to treat…
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The Bachelorette Katie Thurston Spills The Details On Vibrators, Toys, And Sex Positivity
Since The Bachelorette‘s Katie Thurston first walked out of a limo with her pandemic BFF—a vibrator—on national television, sex positive fans of The Bachelor franchise have been rooting for her to find (non battery-operated) love. (Find out if she did…
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Study links COVID-19 public health efforts to dramatic drop in COPD hospitalizations
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) analyzed data at the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and found public health measures designed to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus may have fostered a substantial…
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Novavaxs COVID-19 shots are 90% effective, company reports
The COVID-19 vaccine produced by Novavax showed an overall efficacy of 90% in a late-stage clinical trial, meaning the shot appears roughly as protective as those made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the company announced Monday (June 14). The trial began…
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In Alleged Money Grab, Hospital Chain Cashes In on Trauma Centers
Ed Knight was taken to Chippenham Hospital after cutting his arm in a fall from a ladder. For stitching up his wound and sending him home after a few hours, the hospital’s charges exceeded $50,000, according to a claims document…
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