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Study shows COVID booster shots work

A new study investigates uses seven different COVID-19 vaccines as the third dose to boost immunity in vulnerable patients.

6 Dec 2021

Probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related problems

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation. The findings were published in the journal Nutrients.

6 Dec 2021

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus.

4 Dec 2021

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

A review co-authored by Dr. Bradley Spieler, Vice-Chair of Scholarly Activity and Research in the Department of Radiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Neil Baum, of Tulane's Department of Urology, reports that although burnout affects more than 50% of health care workers, diagnostic radiologists are at even higher risk.

4 Dec 2021

Vivo Surgical’s KLARO™ provides unparalleled illumination of surgical cavities

Vivo Surgical’s KLARO™ in vivo lighting device is designed to revolutionize surgical illumination and provide a clearer view of surgical cavities. Developed

From Vivo Surgical 3 Dec 2021

New NCCN patient guideline explains when and how to screen for colorectal cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network today announced the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Colorectal Cancer Screening.

1 Dec 2021

Researchers identify new drug that makes pancreatic cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a drug compound that makes pancreatic cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy.

1 Dec 2021

Severe COVID-19 survivors have more than twice the risk of dying over the next year

Can long Covid kill? Striking findings presented in a new study published to Frontiers in Medicine show that patients who survive severe Covid-19 have more than twice the risk of dying over the following year, compared with those who experience mild or moderate disease or remain uninfected.

1 Dec 2021

Researchers mapping the extent of IBD in the UK are seeking people's help

Scientists mapping the extent of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the UK are asking the public to help. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of IBD and affect more than 500,000people in theUK.

1 Dec 2021

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Researchers investigate potentially amyloidogenic peptide fragments that could be associated with the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 and long-COVID.

30 Nov 2021

Scientists develop a smartwatch-based device for early detection of COVID-19

Scientists have developed a wearable device that can detect the early onset of COVID-19 in real-time by analyzing the aberrant changes in physiological parameters caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

30 Nov 2021

UK study finds COVID-19 from Delta and Alpha infections are clinically similar

Research suggests that COVID-19 from Delta or Alpha infections is clinically similar, yet Delta is more transmissible than Alpha.

30 Nov 2021

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients may experience breathing issues, chronic fatigue syndrome

Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to study in JACC: Heart Failure, which is the first of its kind to identify a correlation between long-haul COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome.

29 Nov 2021