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Watch: California’s top health adviser on learning to live with covid

Dr. Mark Ghaly, head of California's massive Health and Human Services Agency, continues to wear a mask in grocery stores and will dine outside — but not indoors — at restaurants even as California, like much of the nation, has lifted its mask mandate and many other pandemic restrictions.

7 Mar 2022

New DNA test can quickly and accurately identify a range of hard-to-diagnose genetic diseases

A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia, UK and Israel, has been shown to identify a range of hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more-accurately than existing tests.

4 Mar 2022

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

Every local authority across England and Wales is now using the Family Public Law service online to apply for a court order to safeguard the welfare of children.

4 Mar 2022

T-cell cytokine and fatty acid work together to trigger a type of cell death

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found that a cytokine, a category of protein that acts as messengers in the body, and a fatty acid can work together to trigger a type of cell death previously defined by studies with synthetic molecules.

4 Mar 2022

A new method to produce complex natural products in amoebae

A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute in Jena, Germany has developed a new method to produce complex natural products in amoebae.

4 Mar 2022

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Kennedy Stonum, a high school junior, deflected repeated entreaties from her father to please just get vaccinated against covid-19.

4 Mar 2022

Biden pledges better nursing home care, but he likely won’t fast-track it

President Joe Biden's top Medicare official suggested Wednesday that forthcoming rules to bolster nursing home staffing won't be issued under a4 mechanism, known as interim final rules, that would allow regulations to take effect more or less immediately.

3 Mar 2022

Dangerous levels of lead were found in the water of about half the schools tested in Montana

About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data.

2 Mar 2022

The demise of single-payer in California trips up efforts in other states

Single-payer health care didn't stand a chance in California this year. Even in this deep-blue bastion, Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge of health care and taxed Californians heavily to do so — a massive transformation that would have forced them to take on the powerful health care industry.

28 Feb 2022

Advanced gene therapy may prevent severe loss of muscle mass in elderly people

Researchers at NTNU have managed to restore muscle function in older mice with muscle loss using advanced gene therapy. The hope is that this method might eventually be used on humans to prevent severe loss of muscle mass.

24 Feb 2022

New research focuses on improving the manufacturing process of lab-grown tissue from cells

Improving the way lab-grown tissue can be generated and organised from cells is the focus of new research from The University of Queensland.

22 Feb 2022

Study offers new understanding of how the immune system reacts to COVID-19

Little has been known to date about how the immune system's natural killer (NK) cells detect which cells have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

21 Feb 2022

Historical trauma, transgression shape Black and Indigenous Americans’ views about outdoor recreation

The closure of a gate at a national wildlife refuge in Denver about a decade ago ensured protection for bison, bald eagles and other wildlife inside, but also created a physical and metaphorical barrier for people living in diverse communities just outside the fence.

18 Feb 2022

As covid slogs on, seniors find fortitude waning and malaise growing

Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. "I don't know how much longer I can do this," he said, glumly.

18 Feb 2022

New NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street offers gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care

As part of its commitment to enhance access to high-quality care, NYU Langone Health has begun the phased opening of NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street, at 159 East 53rd Street, offering comprehensive gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care.

17 Feb 2022

Heart attack survivors may have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease

People who have had a heart attack may be slightly less likely than people in the general population to develop Parkinson's disease later in life, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Feb 2022

OxDX raises £2.6M pre-seed funding to develop AI powered rapid diagnostic technology

OxDX has raised £2.6m in pre-seed funding for its AI powered diagnostic technology that can recognise and identify specific species and strains of viruses.

15 Feb 2022

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Most patients who show signs of alcohol or opioid/stimulant drug use associated with injury now undergo screening and/or intervention in Level I and II trauma centers, according to national survey results.

14 Feb 2022

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition.

14 Feb 2022

New robot-assisted surgery technique may improve cancer surgical outcomes and care

Researchers from the National Robotarium, a partnership between Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, industry partners and Edinburgh-based clinicians are creating a new robot-assisted surgery technique to improve cancer surgical outcomes and patient care.

14 Feb 2022

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Watch: California’s top health adviser on learning to live with covid

New DNA test can quickly and accurately identify a range of hard-to-diagnose genetic diseases

Online service to apply for care and supervision orders for children

T-cell cytokine and fatty acid work together to trigger a type of cell death

A new method to produce complex natural products in amoebae

When teens blow off parents’ pleas to get vaccinated, the consequences can be deadly

Biden pledges better nursing home care, but he likely won’t fast-track it

Dangerous levels of lead were found in the water of about half the schools tested in Montana

The demise of single-payer in California trips up efforts in other states

Advanced gene therapy may prevent severe loss of muscle mass in elderly people

New research focuses on improving the manufacturing process of lab-grown tissue from cells

Study offers new understanding of how the immune system reacts to COVID-19

Historical trauma, transgression shape Black and Indigenous Americans’ views about outdoor recreation

As covid slogs on, seniors find fortitude waning and malaise growing

New NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street offers gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care

Heart attack survivors may have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease

OxDX raises £2.6M pre-seed funding to develop AI powered rapid diagnostic technology

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

New robot-assisted surgery technique may improve cancer surgical outcomes and care

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