Lung drug used in fight against Covid could soon boost health of patients battling debilitating heart failure Pirfenidone was developed to treat breathing problems caused by scar tissue More recently tablets given to patients whos lungs are badly scarred by…
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Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, Theyre Still Anyone’s Guess.
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use. Long hidden, such price variations are supposed to be available in stark black and white under…
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Grandparents in the coronavirus pandemic: A lost year, but now some hope
Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. CINCINNATI – No sleepovers with popcorn and Disney movies. No dance recitals or holiday pageants, let alone any Grandparents’…
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Drug trial that could improve respiratory recovery from COVID-19 now underway
A clinical trial has commenced this week to test whether a drug called Almitrine can help people who are seriously ill with COVID-19 to recover from the disease. Patients suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia often develop very low levels of oxygen,…
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Single-drug regimen now advised for uncomplicated gonorrhea
(HealthDay)—A single 500-mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone is recommended for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital, anorectal, and pharyngeal gonorrhea, according to updated guidelines published in the Dec. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality…
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Salmonella outbreak linked to peaches has now sickened 78 people
(HealthDay)—A Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled peaches from Prima Wawona and Wawona Packing Co. LLC has now sickened 78 people in 12 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update Thursday. It said that 23…
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Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested, and approving it now risks side effects and false protection
On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin announced Russia was the first country to register a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow, it’s been registered with the Russian Health Ministry…
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Proportion of children born into care in England now one in 200
Academics at the University of Huddersfield and University of Central Lancashire have revealed that the number of babies being taken into state care in their first week of life is almost 50% higher than previously believed. Following Freedom of Information…
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Governments urged to act now to prevent coronavirus suicide risk
Governments need to give ‘urgent consideration’ to their public health response to prevent any possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of suicides, experts warn. There is growing concern about the far-reaching impact COVID-19 may have on people’s…
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Neural circuits mapped: Now we understand vision better
Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered the function of a special group of nerve cells which are found in the eye and which sense visual movement. The findings give us a completely new understanding of how conscious sensory impressions occur…
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