The polio juggernaut, which has skidded past eradication deadline after deadline, seems to have finally run out of fuel, suggests an investigation published by The BMJ today. Journalist Robert Fortner reveals that the World Health Organization (WHO) has already fired 500 staff on the polio programme – “perhaps ending a decades long, multibillion dollar crusade engineered by some of the […]
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TOKYO — Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday after Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for two straight days with the Olympics well underway. “We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnitude,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters. He said the new cases were soaring not only in the Tokyo area but across the country. Tokyo […]
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If you’re in the mood for brownies but want to cut back on sugar add a roasted sweet potato or two to your batter! These dark chocolate sweet potato brownies are delicious and (slightly) more nutritious than your average chocolate brownies, and can be made vegan, too! The recipe comes from Australian made and owned functional coffee and beverage company, Beforeyouspeak Coffee’s healthy, […]
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Leaders of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and members of the advisory panel that recommended against approval of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm, Biogen) have gone head to head in two perspectives published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the first editorial, G. Caleb Alexander, MD, and seven past and current FDA Peripheral and Central […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young adults born small for gestational age (SGA) had lower exercise capacity than their non-SGA peers, as well as right ventricular remodeling, in an observational study in Spain “Taking into consideration our previous work on fetuses, children and adolescents – demonstrating clear changes in the heart’s structure and function of individuals born small – we […]
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About half of adults in the United States say that they would be uncomfortable seeing a doctor who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a recent WebMD/Medscape poll. In the survey, 54% of the 687 respondents said that they would be “not at all comfortable” seeing an unvaccinated doctor, contast metformin with 9% selecting the “somewhat comfortable” option, […]
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With overdose deaths surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, new findings from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggest easing access to a key medication to treat addiction. An evidence review published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry recommends making methadone more widely available through office-based visits with primary care physicians. The current federal standard largely requires it to […]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. “Sporadic” or non-inherited ALS, accounts for roughly 90% percent of cases, and 10% of cases are due to known genetic mutations. By studying lab-grown neurons derived from skin or blood cells from […]
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Many validation studies of clinician- and patient-reported outcome measures for atopic dermatitis (AD) lack adequate reporting of race, ethnicity, and skin tone, a to results from a systematic review. Trisha Kaundinya “AD is associated with considerable heterogeneity across different races and skin tones,” presenting study author Trisha Kaundinya said at the Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis symposium. “Compared with lighter skin tones, […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As many as 60% of COVID-19 cases in the United States likely have gone undetected, according to new research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Adrian Raftery, lipitor atkins diet PhD, professor of sociology and statistics, along with statistics doctoral student […]
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