Physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but more intense activity has greater benefits, according to a new study published today in Nature Medicine. In the largest study to date of accelerometer-measured physical activity, a team led by…
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Q&A: Firms must share information for massive, rapid vaccine production, says law professor
As the world rushes to identify safe and effective vaccines and therapeutics to counter the COVID-19 epidemic, attention is turning to the next step: manufacturing these products at enormous scale. University of Michigan law professor Nicholson Price says companies should…
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AI with ‘imagination’ could help doctors with diagnosis, particularly for complex case
Doctors are overworked and in short supply around the globe, but they could soon be assisted by machine learning to reduce errors in primary care. AI symptom checkers are tremendously valuable in providing medical information and safe triaging advice to…
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Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
The study, conducted by an international team and led by RMIT University’s Professor Christian Doerig, outlines a strategy that could save years of drug discovery research and millions of dollars in drug development by repurposing existing treatments designed for other…
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New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease
When the eye isn’t getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions like premature birth or diabetes, it sets in motion a state of frenzied energy production that can ultimately result in blindness, and now scientists have identified new…
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'Mask mouth': Dentists coin new term for smelly side effect of wearing a mask
The new oral hygiene issue — caused by, you guessed it, wearing a mask all the time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus — is leading to all kinds of dental disasters like decaying teeth, receding gum lines and seriously sour breath. (iStock)…
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‘Avoid surgery’ for most cases of common wrist fracture in young people, urge researchers
A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research,…
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State Department lifts Global Level 4 Health Advisory, easing recommendations for international travel
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday lifted the…
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HPV vaccine has reduced need for cervical cancer screening, medical group says
For the first time, an expert medical group has recommended delaying, decreasing and simplifying cervical cancer screening, largely because the HPV vaccine, introduced 14 years ago, is protecting young women from the disease. Most Americans still don’t know that the…
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Pandemic acts as dress rehearsal for new medical school curriculum
Dozens of faculty, students and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have committed countless hours over the past three years to planning a new curriculum that will launch in September with the arrival of incoming medical…
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