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A Georgia State University researcher is mining social media data to document the experiences of so-called “long-haulers,” people who remain sick long after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Experts know little about the clinical course of COVID-19. In the early days of the pandemic, clinicians did not believe coronavirus symptoms could persist past two or three weeks. Patients tended to either […] Texas reported fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks Thursday, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and college football teams push ahead with playing this fall. Testing has dropped off in Texas, a trend seen across the U.S. as health experts worry that people who are not […] Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now works at a medical billing consultancy, saw a hip replacement bill for over $400,000 earlier this year. “The patient stayed in the hospital 17 days, which is only 17 times normal. The bill got paid,” mused Weintraub, chief medical officer of Portland, Oregon-based WellRithms, which helps self-funded employers and workers’ […] Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease—and while commonly dismissed due to the availability of modern treatments, it is in fact spreading at an alarming rate: In recent decades, more than 10 million people around the world have been infected with the syphilis subspecies pallidum of the Treponema pallidum bacteria. Other treponematoses, such as yaws and bejel, are caused by other […] Anti-vaccine websites, which could play a key role in promoting public hesitancy about a potential COVID vaccine, are far more likely to be found via independent search engines than through an internet giant like Google. The study, led by researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), showed that independent search engines returned between 3 and 16 anti-vaccine websites in […] Queensland researchers have found that patients who received a cellular immunotherapy for the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in a clinical trial on average survived longer than would have been expected without the treatment. The team also found the treatment was safe and identified clues that will help them improve it in future. The results of the phase I […] What happens to your body when you’re kissing? Well, that depends, as not all kisses are alike; some kisses are short and sweet, while others are long and full of passion. Of course, how you kiss probably depends on who is on the receiving — or should we say reciprocating — end: a friend, a family member, a new love […] PDS Biotechnology, a clinical stage immunotherapy company, has announced positive results from preclinical testing conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, PDS0203. PDS0203 stands out among COVID-19 vaccines currently in development because it includes a vaccine technology pioneered by PDS Biotech called Versamune, which stimulates important parts of the immune system to activate […] Robert W. Gereau IV, PhD, the Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Anesthesiology, has received the Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award, one of six presented this year, is named for Story […] When the sun is at an all-time high, such as during peak hours in the day and in heatwaves, the skin can take quite a battering. In an attempt to achieve that bronzed look, our skin could be exposed to harmful rays creating unforeseen damage. With skin cancer diagnoses at an all-time high, nurse Vanessa Charest from London Real Skin spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk to discuss all things […]
Researchers use social media data to learn more about COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’
Texas hospitalizations below 7,000 for first time in weeks
Pandemic hampers reopening of joint replacement gold mine
Syphilis may have spread through Europe before Columbus
Independent search engines respect your privacy but give more visibility to misinformation
Brain cancer clinical trial gives hope to patients
When you’re kissing, what happens to your body?
COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows positive preclinical results
Gereau honored for mentorship and training in neuroscience research
Skin cancer symptoms: The major warning symptoms which could indicate melanoma
