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What are the unique traits of Long COVID?

In a new study, researchers identified distinctive characteristics of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) via immune profiling.

12 Aug 2022

What is the association between diet of lactating mothers and breast milk oxidant-antioxidant status?

Researchers assessed the association between maternal diet and the oxidant-antioxidant status in breast milk.

12 Aug 2022

How is artificial intelligence used in COVID-19 research?

A new study discussed the roles of artificial intelligence (AI) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Aug 2022

Large Canadian study suggests COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy and pregnant women experienced lower rates of health events post vaccination than similarly aged, non-pregnant vaccinated people, suggests a large Canadian study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

11 Aug 2022

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Researchers at Ochsner Health and Tulane University School of Medicine have identified the genes that become active in carotid arteries when plaque rupture causes a stroke.

11 Aug 2022

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Chronic alcohol use is a major cause of liver damage and death: Approximately 30,000 persons in the United States die annually from alcoholic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis.

11 Aug 2022

Health inequalities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the pandemic, study shows

Existing health disparities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care has reported.

11 Aug 2022

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Five Ontario-based research projects will take the next step toward advancing cancer care in the province thanks to funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).

11 Aug 2022

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Fei Liu and Dr. Luke P. Lee about their new iTears platform and how it could help to diagnose disease from tears.

11 Aug 2022

UCL researchers identify strategies for minimizing weight bias among healthcare professionals

To help tackle the UK's obesity crisis, we must better educate medical professionals on weight stigma, according to the conclusions of a large-scale review led by UCL researchers.

11 Aug 2022

Study: Family caregivers in the UK felt 'powerless, voiceless and choiceless' during the early pandemic

Family caregivers in the UK were marginalised during the pandemic, and vulnerable older people were let down by the health system, a new study has found.

11 Aug 2022

Refined analysis method provides new insights into the dominance transition of Omicron sublineages

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden present the results of a refined clinical COVID-19 test, which has been used to track the spread of the Omicron variant in real time in the Swedish population.

10 Aug 2022

New CDC Vital Signs report: Few people diagnosed with hepatitis C receive timely treatment

A new CDC Vital Signs report finds that too few people diagnosed with hepatitis C are being treated, despite availability of medications capable of curing this viral infection.

10 Aug 2022

Less than half of the YouTube videos on allergic rhinitis provide useful information, study finds

Want to build a spice rack for your kitchen? Pull up a YouTube video to see how it might be done. Got allergic rhinitis (hay fever) symptoms that just won't quit? Don't do a random YouTube search because the information you find there has a good chance of being inaccurate.

10 Aug 2022

Formulary restrictions may increase the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke, and for decades the anticoagulant warfarin was the standard treatment for lowering that hazard. However, numerous drug and food interactions make warfarin burdensome for patients.

10 Aug 2022

How much plastic was used during the COVID-19 pandemic?

In a new study, researchers estimated the amount of plastic required in a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic assay.

10 Aug 2022

Experimental drug protects mice from sudden death due to blood vessel rupture

An experimental drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to the rupture of a major blood vessel in the abdomen, according to a study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

10 Aug 2022

Linkam puts cryo in the spotlight at M&M 2022

Market leader in temperature and environmental-controlled microscopy, Linkam, presented its range of cryo workflow solutions and sample characterisation tools at Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) 2022.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 10 Aug 2022

Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices

Rapper Fat Joe takes on hospital industry executives in an advertisement, contending that many hospitals are disobeying a law that requires them to publicly post the prices they charge cash-paying patients and insurance companies for every service they offer.

10 Aug 2022

Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care

Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda.

10 Aug 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

What are the unique traits of Long COVID?

What is the association between diet of lactating mothers and breast milk oxidant-antioxidant status?

How is artificial intelligence used in COVID-19 research?

Large Canadian study suggests COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Elevated acetate levels reprogram gut microbiota during alcohol intake

Health inequalities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the pandemic, study shows

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

UCL researchers identify strategies for minimizing weight bias among healthcare professionals

Study: Family caregivers in the UK felt 'powerless, voiceless and choiceless' during the early pandemic

Refined analysis method provides new insights into the dominance transition of Omicron sublineages

New CDC Vital Signs report: Few people diagnosed with hepatitis C receive timely treatment

Less than half of the YouTube videos on allergic rhinitis provide useful information, study finds

Formulary restrictions may increase the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

How much plastic was used during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Experimental drug protects mice from sudden death due to blood vessel rupture

Linkam puts cryo in the spotlight at M&M 2022

Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices

Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care

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