China reports 52 more virus deaths, lowest in 3 weeks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain China on Wednesday reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for…
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Danger of burns! Pfizer recalls thermacare heat pads
The manufacturer, Pfizer recalls two batches of its thermacare heat envelopes. It cannot be excluded that occasionally envelopes are leaking due to a manufacturing defect. This is an increased injury risk perhaps. As the Portal "product warning.eu" citing a company…
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Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features
In a special report published today in the journal Radiology, researchers describe CT imaging features that aid in the early detection and diagnosis of Wuhan coronavirus. “Early disease recognition is important not only for prompt implementation of treatment, but also…
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Blood test can predict clinical response to immunotherapy in metastatic NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with higher measures of tumor mutations that show up in a blood test generally have a better clinical response to PD-1-based immunotherapy treatments than patients with a lower measure of mutations. A clinical trial…
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Patients Who Quit Smoking Before Weight-Loss Surgery Often Relapse: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 — Many people who quit smoking before having weight-loss surgery go back to cigarettes after the procedure, a new study finds. Researchers followed 1,770 adults for seven years after they had weight-loss surgery at 10 U.S….
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Why treat people exposed to virus in Omaha? Why not?
Of all places, why are 13 people potentially exposed to a viral outbreak being treated and observed in Omaha, Nebraska? Because nearly 20 years ago, a few doctors, public health experts and officials realized that nearly no one was meeting…
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Researchers find flooding stress impacts unborn children
NDSU researchers have discovered differences in child development based on how close mothers are to flooding during their pregnancies. The new study found that being pregnant near flooding has an impact on child development similar to the impact of PTSD…
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Study finds key mechanism for how typhoid bacteria infects
A new study has uncovered key details for how the Salmonella bacteria that causes typhoid fever identifies a host’s immune cells and delivers toxins that disrupt the immune system and allow the pathogen to spread. The findings, published Feb. 21…
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Portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up esophageal cancer precursor
A portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up the precursor condition to food pipe (oesophageal) cancer, known as Barrett’s oesophagus, indicates a proof of principle study, published online in the journal Gut. This inexpensive and non-invasive technique may be a…
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Bill Gates Says We Need to Do 3 Things to Better Manage Pandemics
As public health officials rush to contain the new coronavirus, named COVID-19, Bill Gates warns now is the time to assess our ability to respond to outbreaks. His letter titled, “Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic?” was published in…
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