Houston Methodist Neurological Institute researchers from the department of neurosurgery shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more than a third using a helmet generating a noninvasive oscillating magnetic field that the patient wore on his head while administering the therapy in his own home. The 53-year-old patient died from an unrelated injury about a month into the treatment, but during […]
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Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Fatalities associated with COVID in the WHO’s Africa region, which includes North Africa, rose to 6,273 in the week of July 5-11, compared with 4,384 in the previous week. […]
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Jacqueline Jossa shares concerns about heatstroke We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Heatstroke is a form of hyperthermia which occurs when the body temperature is elevated […]
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Vaccine passports: Commentator hits out at 'outrageous' plan We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK drug body MHRA recently authorised the Pfizer vaccine to 12-15 […]
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At 15, Autumn Fuernisen is dying. She was diagnosed at age 11 with a rare degenerative brain disorder that has no known cure or way to slow it down: juvenile-onset Huntington's disease. "There's lots of things that she used to be able to do just fine," said her mom, Londen Tabor, who lives with her daughter in Gillette, Wyoming. Autumn's […]
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We sleep, on average, one third of our time. But what does the brain do during these long hours? Using an artificial intelligence approach capable of decoding brain activity during sleep, scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, strattera brasil were able to glimpse what we think about when we are asleep. By combining functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) […]
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High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD) explained that “blue toe syndrome” describes […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is safe and effective for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to what is believed to be the first study to assess TAVI outcomes in this patient population. Over the past decade, TAVI has “revolutionized” the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis, researchers from Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio, note […]
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Adolescents and young adults living in rural versus metropolitan U.S. counties and those living farther from the hospital where they were diagnosed are more likely to be detected at a later cancer stage, when it is generally less treatable and have lower survival rates compared with those living in metropolitan counties and closer to the reporting hospital, finds a new […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As controversy raged on over the firing of Tennessee’s vaccination leader after state lawmakers complained about efforts to promote COVID-19 vaccination among teenagers, state officials released documents Thursday that for the first time offer other reasons for her dismissal. Tennessee’s chief medical […]
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