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Outpatient antibiotic management of patients with appendicitis is safe, helps avoid surgery

Outpatient antibiotic management of selected patients with appendicitis is safe, allowing many patients to avoid surgery and hospitalization, and should be considered as part of shared decision-making between doctor and patient.

6 Jul 2022

Early food intervention can reduce the risk of allergies in children

Letting your baby taste foods that contain peanuts, eggs, milk and wheat from the age of three months can reduce the risk of allergies in children.

6 Jul 2022

Genetically engineered kidney organoids solve mystery of a rare disease

Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumors in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

6 Jul 2022

Pregnancies following frozen embryo transfer have higher risk of hypertensive disorders

Concerns have been raised over the past few years that pregnancies derived from frozen embryo transfers in IVF might increase the maternal risk of hypertensive disorders, particularly pre-eclampsia, complications which may have severe consequences for the mother and fetus.

6 Jul 2022

‘Hypervitaminosis D’ is on the rise and linked to serious health issues

'Overdosing' on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D intake.

6 Jul 2022

What is the optimal LDL cholesterol level for patients with cardiovascular diseases?

In a new study, the effectiveness of low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in reducing the risk of atherosclerotic vascular events was explored.

6 Jul 2022

Heat-related child deaths could double if high emissions continue to remain unchecked

Thousands of heat-related child deaths could be prevented if temperature increases are limited to the Paris Agreement's 1.5ºC target through to 2050, according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters.

6 Jul 2022

The host cell membrane binding surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

Researchers identified SARS-CoV-2 spike surfaces involved in binding to host cell membranes.

6 Jul 2022

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient's health and finances.

6 Jul 2022

Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection

Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety standards, leaving health care workers with a greater risk of infection than advertised.

6 Jul 2022

Beyond COVID-19: the potential future applications of mRNA vaccines

Researchers described the production, mechanisms, and potential applications of mRNA vaccines.

6 Jul 2022

Evaluation of antinucleocapsid antibody seropositivity following SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals

A new study assessed both placebo and vaccine recipients in the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) phase 3 clinical trial who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the blinded, placebo-controlled trial phase.

6 Jul 2022

The contamination of surfaces in hospital rooms housing monkeypox patients

Researchers investigated the contamination of surfaces in hospital rooms housing monkeypox patients.

6 Jul 2022

Study finds flaviviruses can manipulate host skin microbiota to produce a scent that attracts mosquitoes

Researchers assessed the impact of mosquito-transmitted flaviviruses on host skin microbiota.

6 Jul 2022

Intrahost genetic diversity and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 lineage during chronic infection of an immunocompromised individual

Researchers investigated the intrahost evolution and genetic diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 variant in an immunosuppressed person with chronic COVID-19.

6 Jul 2022

The global biogeography of bat-origin betacoronaviruses

Researchers developed a spatial and quantitative framework to explore the biogeography of and map the evolutionary risk of bat-origin βCoVs such as SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV based on the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution.

6 Jul 2022

New model reveals cancer-driving mutations

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Maxwell Sherman, an MIT graduate student and one of the lead authors of a study that used a new method to investigate cancer genomes.

6 Jul 2022

Study measures changes in the brain's response to threat following non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation

A first-of-its-kind study published recently in the journal "Brain Stimulation" measures changes in the human brain's response to a perceived threat following non-invasive stimulation of the nervous system via the vagus nerve

6 Jul 2022

New psychogeography book explores the interaction of human beings with their environments

A new book from the University of Huddersfield’s Dr Alex Bridger provides political ways in which to consider how the approach of psychogeography can be used to critique the contemporary world and to explore the interface of human beings with their environments.

6 Jul 2022

How does hybrid immunity shape humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated that hybrid severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunity widens effective humoral signatures of SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations.

6 Jul 2022

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Outpatient antibiotic management of patients with appendicitis is safe, helps avoid surgery

Early food intervention can reduce the risk of allergies in children

Genetically engineered kidney organoids solve mystery of a rare disease

Pregnancies following frozen embryo transfer have higher risk of hypertensive disorders

‘Hypervitaminosis D’ is on the rise and linked to serious health issues

What is the optimal LDL cholesterol level for patients with cardiovascular diseases?

Heat-related child deaths could double if high emissions continue to remain unchecked

The host cell membrane binding surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection

Beyond COVID-19: the potential future applications of mRNA vaccines

Evaluation of antinucleocapsid antibody seropositivity following SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals

The contamination of surfaces in hospital rooms housing monkeypox patients

Study finds flaviviruses can manipulate host skin microbiota to produce a scent that attracts mosquitoes

Intrahost genetic diversity and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 lineage during chronic infection of an immunocompromised individual

The global biogeography of bat-origin betacoronaviruses

New model reveals cancer-driving mutations

Study measures changes in the brain's response to threat following non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation

New psychogeography book explores the interaction of human beings with their environments

How does hybrid immunity shape humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2?

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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