Locked-down Sydney residents could enjoy a beer at the pub as soon as next month if the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70 percent, under an official “roadmap to freedom” released on Thursday. Officials in the eastern state of New South…
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Research team proposes ways to regulate and better manage e-cigarette use
Despite short-term harms and emerging negative long-term effects, the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems—better known as e-cigarettes—among both American adolescents and adults has accelerated and presents public health concerns for tobacco control efforts. Now, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher…
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AI-powered system to diagnose glaucoma using eye images
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with clinicians at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in Singapore have developed a novel method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to screen for glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that…
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African nations set to miss ‘crucial’ COVID vaccine goal: WHO
Most African countries are set to miss the “crucial” goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable ten percent of their populations against COVID-19 by the end of the month, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday Forty-two of Africa’s 54 nations,…
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Everything You Need To Know Before Leasing A Car
Mikbiz/Shutterstock By Jona Jaupi/Sept. 1, 2021 6:58 pm EDT If you are one of the 229 million licensed drivers in the United States, per Statista, then chances are you have been faced with the decision of whether or not to lease a car…
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Neurologists advised to advocate vaccinations for patients with Parkinson’s
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at higher risk for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses. However, patients with advanced PD may have less access to vaccinations according to a new study published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease. More than 30% of…
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Patients to be offered heart scans that can flag up tiny blood clots
Ultra-accurate scans that spot tiny blood clots will help doctors prevent heart attacks by injecting a harmless dye – and will soon be offered to patients Simple procedure involves a harmless dye being injected into the bloodstream Previously, doctors used…
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First study to investigate the role of RNA tags in Alzheimers disease
Understanding the role of tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has led to new ways to diagnose it as well as the creation of medicines now in clinical trials to treat it. Misfolding and aggregation of microtubule associated protein tau…
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What Happens To Your Body When You Have An Allergic Reaction
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Aug. 26, 2021 4:05 pm EDT While there is obviously a major difference in level of concern involved when someone says their “allergies are bothering them” versus they are “having an allergic reaction,” what’s happening in their…
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To reduce preeclampsia risk, study says take action before and between pregnancies
Preeclampsia—a complication that occurs in about 1 in every 25 pregnancies in the United States—is characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to an organ system, most often the liver or kidneys. It usually begins after 20 weeks…
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