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Risk factors associated with shoulder surgery are low, but some need further surgery within a year

Rates of serious complications associated with shoulder surgery are low, but one in 26 patients need further surgery within a year, finds a study in The BMJ today.

7 Jul 2022

Gestures can help to get the message across for people with language disorders

When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across - especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of people with aphasia more often and for much longer than previously thought. This has implications for the use of gestures in speech therapy.

7 Jul 2022

Researchers find a way to kill recurring prostate cancer with a lot of iron

Prostate cancer can come back from common hormone deprivation therapy with a vengeance and no clear treatment option, but scientists have early evidence that one way to kill these recurring cancer cells may be with a lot of iron.

7 Jul 2022

Neuropsychiatric symptoms prevalent in over 50% of monkeypox infections according to new research

Scientists have recently conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the types and prevalence of neurological and psychiatric symptoms associated with monkeypox virus infection in humans.

7 Jul 2022

Less sex during menopause transition not associated with increased risk of sexual pain

Having sex less often during the transition to menopause is not associated with an increased risk of developing pain with intercourse, according to a new study published recently by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

7 Jul 2022

Seeking to kick-start Biden’s agenda, Schumer unveils a bill for Medicare drug price negotiations

Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden's economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare negotiate prices with drugmakers and to curb rising drug costs more broadly.

7 Jul 2022

Montana clinics that provide abortions preemptively restrict pill access for out-of-state patients

The four states bordering Montana have "trigger laws" in effect or pending now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended federal protections for abortion, making conservative Big Sky Country an unlikely haven for women seeking to end their pregnancies.

7 Jul 2022

Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years to combat rising gun violence. But what often falls below the radar is the new law's focus on improving mental health services.

7 Jul 2022

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for covid-era lapses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals' safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records.

7 Jul 2022

Study examines IMPACC trial results to understand clinical phenotypes of disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a recent article, longitudinal clinical phenotypes were described based on respiratory ordinal scales.

7 Jul 2022

The co-created challenges and opportunities of climate change and COVID-19 interactions

A new review aimed to highlight the opportunities as well as challenges of the interaction of COVID-19 and climate change.

7 Jul 2022

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020 and 2021

In a recent article published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, investigators examined the major causes of mortality across the United States (US) in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

7 Jul 2022

Broadness of neutralizing antibodies to sarbecoviruses depends on priming conditions

In a recent study under review at the Nature Portfolio journal and currently available on the Research Square* preprint server, researchers identified immune priming conditions that generated broadly neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses and assessed immunity post-third dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines such as BNT126b2 or Coronavac vaccines after two homologous doses of BNT126b2 or Coronavac vaccines.

7 Jul 2022

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Risk factors associated with shoulder surgery are low, but some need further surgery within a year

Gestures can help to get the message across for people with language disorders

Researchers find a way to kill recurring prostate cancer with a lot of iron

Neuropsychiatric symptoms prevalent in over 50% of monkeypox infections according to new research

Less sex during menopause transition not associated with increased risk of sexual pain

Seeking to kick-start Biden’s agenda, Schumer unveils a bill for Medicare drug price negotiations

Montana clinics that provide abortions preemptively restrict pill access for out-of-state patients

Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for covid-era lapses

Study examines IMPACC trial results to understand clinical phenotypes of disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The co-created challenges and opportunities of climate change and COVID-19 interactions

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020 and 2021

Broadness of neutralizing antibodies to sarbecoviruses depends on priming conditions

TRIM7 inhibits coxsackievirus and norovirus infection

COVID-19 and brain damage explained

2022 monkeypox presents with new symptoms

Chicoric acid a potential candidate for COVID-19 treatment

Understanding how the brain learns new concepts holds potential for tackling cognitive issues

Hunger associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability

SARS-CoV-2 RBD vulnerability discovered - target for antibodies against variants

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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