MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2020 — For colon cancer patients, Medicaid expansion is associated with earlier diagnosis, enhanced access to treatment, and improved surgical care, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Richard S. Hoehn, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and colleagues used a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences (DID) approach […]
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Revealed – the Harley Street doctors charging for cannabis treatments: They’re consultants with years of experience convinced cannabis can benefit the sick where other treatments have failed. So are they pioneering… or is this science gone to pot? The smart entrance to the Sapphire Medical Clinic looks much like any other private practice on Harley Street in London. But there […]
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 29, 2020– Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced a supply agreement with the UK government for an additional 2 million doses of mRNA-1273, Moderna’s vaccine candidate against COVID-19, to the United Kingdom beginning in March 2021. The UK government has now secured 7 million doses of […]
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CDC to vote on who will get coronavirus vaccine first Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ The makers of two promising coronavirus vaccine candidates have now applied for emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, meaning the first Americans could receive the long-awaited jab as early as December. But an important question […]
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The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about the effortless ability to derive meaning from written words. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have now identified a crucial region in the temporal lobe, know as the mid-fusiform cortex, which appears to act as the […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Coronavirus testing is a key part of the Government’s Covid response. Liverpool was the first England city to have regular coronavirus testing for all residents, whether they had symptoms or not. The scheme in Liverpool as part […]
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No regrets. Elizabeth Chambers clapped back at criticism after celebrating her daughter Harper’s 6th birthday amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Most memorable 6th birthday for the MOST MAGICAL girl!” the BIRD Bakery owner, 38, captioned a Sunday, November 29, Instagram video of Harper smiling with a horse at her side. “Thank you to all who celebrated and to Misty the pony, […]
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More than one-third of kids who have COVID-19 are asymptomatic, according to a University of Alberta study that suggests youngsters diagnosed with the disease may represent just a fraction of those infected. “The concern from a public health perspective is that there is probably a lot of COVID-19 circulating in the community that people don’t even realize,” said Finlay McAlister, […]
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During the closing keynote of day 2 of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event, prominent regional health leaders came together to reflect on the preparedness of health systems to fully optimise the value of data during the pandemic, in the session, ‘COVID-19: Making the Most of Data in Times of Health Crisis.’ The speakers were Alia Bahanshal, […]
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For so many people longing to have a child, using a surrogate mother or gestational carrier is a miraculous answer to their problems. But though it’s become much more common recently, the practice is still quite fraught with legal and moral dilemmas, as one recent Reddit post from a surrogate has tragically illustrated. The post is from BIrthParent_Pro, a woman […]
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