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Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods associated with premature, preventable deaths

Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat-or-heat industrial formulations made with ingredients extracted from foods or synthesized in laboratories, have gradually been replacing traditional foods and meals made from fresh and minimally processed ingredients in many countries.

7 Nov 2022

Early head-and-neck cooling after sports concussion results in shorter time to return-to-play

Early head-and-neck cooling in concussed ice hockey players resulted in shorter time to return-to-play. This expanded study of Swedish ice hockey teams, in which the median time to initiate head-neck cooling following a concussion was 10 minutes, is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

7 Nov 2022

MGI Partners with Imperial College London to Establish Overseas Customer Experience Center in the UK

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From MGI 7 Nov 2022

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father's care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family.

7 Nov 2022

Post-‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Birth control options have improved over the decades. Oral contraceptives are now safer, with fewer side effects. Intrauterine devices can prevent pregnancy 99.6% of the time. But no prescription drug or medical device works flawlessly, and people's use of contraception is inexact.

7 Nov 2022

Election canvassers want Latinos to know voting is good for their health

Jonathan Flores spent a sunny Saturday in late October knocking on the doors of registered voters in this predominantly Latino working-class town in southeastern Los Angeles County.

7 Nov 2022

Health Heroines: Supporting Women and Striving for Universal Health Coverage

In this interview we speak to Ms. Anita Kouvahey-Eklu, a recent Heroines of Health award winner, about her work in addressing gender inequalities within healthcare.

From Women in Global Health 7 Nov 2022

Beyond vaccines: emerging technologies capable of unlocking the promise of biologically targeted mRNA therapeutics

Researchers reviewed technology advancements that will unlock the promise of biologically targeted messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) therapeutics beyond vaccines.

7 Nov 2022

Does the time of day patients receive their COVID-19 vaccinations influence their clinical benefit?

Researchers investigated whether the time of day at which COVID-19 patients receive their SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations influences the vaccine effectiveness.

7 Nov 2022

Transcriptomic dysregulation across cerebral cortex in autism spectrum disorder

A new study demonstrated transcriptomic dysregulation in the cerebral cortex in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

7 Nov 2022

The transmission dynamics of the monkeypox outbreak in the UK

Researchers analyzed monkeypox virus transmission dynamics among United Kingdom residents.

7 Nov 2022

Llusern debuts Lodestar UTI molecular diagnostic platform at Medica 2022

UK diagnostics manufacturer, Llusern Scientific, will preview its Lodestar DX molecular platform at Medica 2022 in Dusseldorf (14-17 November).

From Llusern Scientific Ltd. 7 Nov 2022

Pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection early in pregnancy and with active infection exhibit an altered vaginal and oral microbiota that is passed on to infants

The study findings showed that COVID-19 during pregnancy, especially in the first and second pregnancy trimesters, was associated with long-term microbiome alterations among expecting women compromising the initial microbiome of their infants.

7 Nov 2022

Thrombocytopenia may increase the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with COVID-19

A new study describes that COVID-19 may increase the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

7 Nov 2022

Shared genetic effects between the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus and the clinical consequences of COVID-19

Researchers identified a genetic association signal, via genome-wide association studies, between severe COVID-19 with systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease.

7 Nov 2022

Study suggests anti-PF4 antibodies may play a role in the severe multiorgan disease manifestations of COVID-19

Researchers investigated the association between the increased levels of anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies and the clinical complications of COVID-19.

7 Nov 2022

MHRA launches global campaign to improve medical product safety for all

Launched today by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the MHRA), the seventh annual #MedSafetyWeek is running until 13 November to encourage widespread public engagement and improve patient safety by reporting suspected side effects associated with medicines and adverse incidents involving medical devices.

6 Nov 2022

Heart attack patients without modifiable risk factors are common and fare better, study finds

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that patients without standard modifiable heart risk factors who experience a heart attack are common and more likely to fare better than heart-attack patients with known risk factors, but researchers say it remains difficult to identify those at risk for an event before it happens.

6 Nov 2022

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

A study comparing two approaches for diagnosing heart disease found that a risk analysis strategy is superior to the usual approach of immediately performing functional tests or catheterization for low- to intermediate-risk patients with new-onset chest pain.

6 Nov 2022

Study shows likely SARS-CoV-2 transmission between different rooms of a quarantine hotel

The results of this study, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, underline the enhanced transmissibility of the Omicron variants of the virus, which takes advantage of small airstreams to jump to new hosts. "Our findings emphasize the importance of ventilation and integrity of building structure in quarantine facilities."

6 Nov 2022

Medical News

Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods associated with premature, preventable deaths

Early head-and-neck cooling after sports concussion results in shorter time to return-to-play

MGI Partners with Imperial College London to Establish Overseas Customer Experience Center in the UK

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

Post-‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Election canvassers want Latinos to know voting is good for their health

Health Heroines: Supporting Women and Striving for Universal Health Coverage

Beyond vaccines: emerging technologies capable of unlocking the promise of biologically targeted mRNA therapeutics

Does the time of day patients receive their COVID-19 vaccinations influence their clinical benefit?

Transcriptomic dysregulation across cerebral cortex in autism spectrum disorder

The transmission dynamics of the monkeypox outbreak in the UK

Llusern debuts Lodestar UTI molecular diagnostic platform at Medica 2022

Pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection early in pregnancy and with active infection exhibit an altered vaginal and oral microbiota that is passed on to infants

Thrombocytopenia may increase the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with COVID-19

Shared genetic effects between the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus and the clinical consequences of COVID-19

Study suggests anti-PF4 antibodies may play a role in the severe multiorgan disease manifestations of COVID-19

MHRA launches global campaign to improve medical product safety for all

Heart attack patients without modifiable risk factors are common and fare better, study finds

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

Study shows likely SARS-CoV-2 transmission between different rooms of a quarantine hotel

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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