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Despite Pandemic, 2020 Brought Increase in Heart Transplants
When Shari Baugh, 61, woke up on her birthday last October, she had two new reasons to be grateful for another trip around the sun: the healthy heart and kidney she had just r...Full Article
Practical Tips about Dealing with Low Vision from Lighthouse Guild
Low vision affects millions of Americans, including many older adults. Low vision can make it hard to do things like reading, shopping, cooking, or writing. And it cannot be c...Full Article
Crafoord Laureate Discovered the Explanation for Mysterious Fevers
Dan Kastner, USA, has described an entirely new group of rare autoinflammatory diseases. His discoveries have brought new knowledge and led to the development of effective tre...Full Article
President Biden Announces Increased Vaccine Supply, Initial Launch of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, and Expansion of FEMA Reimbursement to States
States, Tribes, and territories will receive a 5 percent supply increase this week, and Americans will soon have easier access to vaccinations through local pharmacies As the...Full Article
New Drug Could Revolutionise the Treatment of High Cholesterol
Last weekend, a revolutionary new treatment was used for the first time in the world at the Division of Cardiology of Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna outside of a cl...
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AHA, AMA & ANA Release Public Service Announcement Urging The American Public To Take COVID-19 Vaccine When It Is Their Turn
Together, the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), and American Nurses Association (ANA) released a public service announcement (PSA) today...Full Article
Study Shows Flu Vaccine Lessens COVID-19 Symptoms in Children
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered that children who receive a seasonal flu shot are less likely to suffer symptoms from a COVID-19...
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NIH Study Compares Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diet To Low-Carb, Animal-Based Diet
People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate, animal-based diet...Full Article
St. Jude/Who Virologist Says Vaccines Are Effective Protection Against The Covid Virus, With Some Providing Good Protection Against Variants
As COVID vaccines continue to rollout across America, there is widespread concern about their effectiveness against the variants currently circulating. Today, an interview fro...Full Article
Statement from NIH and BARDA on the FDA Emergency Use Authorization of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the Janssen Pharmaceuticals Companies of Johnson & Johnson for its single-shot COVI...Full Article
Study Shows Opioid Use among U.S. Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Costs 14 Billion Dollars in Societal Costs
Although guidelines do not recommend use of opioids to manage pain for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, a recent study published early online in Arthritis Care & Researc...
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St. Jude Recognizes Women In Science And Medicine By Showcasing Contributions To Childhood Cancer Research
For United Nation’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science in February, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced a series on women in science and medicine at S...Full Article
Nearly Half of Young Drivers Are Resuming Driving Just Weeks After Sustaining a Concussion
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) found that nearly half of adolescents who sough...Full Article
Study Finds Immune Flaws in COVID-19 Patients With Lung Failure
Patients with severe COVID-19 (coronavirus) disease who develop respiratory failure have malfunctions in their immune systems that distinguish them from other COVID-19 patient...
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Caris Life Sciences Accurately Identifies 21 Cancer Types Using Artificial Intelligence Derived Molecular Signatures
Caris Life Sciences®, a leading innovator in molecular science and artificial intelligence focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced positive re...Full Article
Childhood Cancer Survivors Are Not More Likely to Terminate their Pregnancies
Female childhood cancer survivors face a lower likelihood of becoming pregnant than women in the general population, but once pregnant, they are not more likely to undergo an ...Full Article
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, begins post as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, officially begins her post as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ninth administrator of the Agenc...Full Article
Blood, Sweat, And Fears - Understanding The Psychological Effects Of Graphic And Violent Media On Children And Teens
Violence in movies, television, and video games has long been a concern for parents, but this year’s events at the nation’s Capitol, the responses to the Black Lives Matter pr...Full Article
VA Secretary Nominee Discusses Priorities in Senate Confirmation Hearing
Veterans deserve a leader who will “fight relentlessly” for them, said Denis McDonough, President Joe Biden’s nominee for VA secretary while speaking before the Senate Veteran...Full Article
Chronic Kidney Disease, Depression Increases Risk For Falling
People with chronic kidney disease who also suffer from depressive disorders—a long-term chronic form of depression—are more likely to suffer a fall or fall-related injuries, ...Full Article
New Virtual Education Guide to Help Students with Disabilities
As millions of students with disabilities and their parents head into the winter months of this pandemic and continued fluctuations between in-person, hybrid and remote learni...Full Article
Fusion Robotics™ Awarded Best Spine Technology by Orthopedics This Week
Fusion Robotics LLC, a spinal robotics and navigation company with a vision to make robotics a standard in spine surgery, not an exception, announced receiving a Best Spine Te...
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New Study: Us Students' 2021 Resolutions More Focused On Health/Wellbeing Than In Past Years
Online learning community Brainly surveyed 1,000 US high school students about their New Year’s resolutions. (Little did anyone know what a challenging and unprecedented year ...Full Article
Temperature Scanners of Limited Value in Detecting Covid-19
Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with Covid-19 to pass through ai...
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The Ad Council And The Covid Collaborative Announce A New Resource Designed To Address Healthcare Professionals' Questions About Covid-19 Vaccination
The Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative announced a new resource designed to address healthcare professionals' questions about COVID-19 vaccination. The videos [link]–which...Full Article
