For the millions of women who celebrated their first Mother’s Day in May 2021, their transition into motherhood occurred in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparing for childbirth can be joyful and exciting, but COVID-19 restrictions disrupted many women’s prenatal care and forced some mothers to deliver their infants, without partner or family support. Others faced separation from their […]
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MITRE this month proposed a comprehensive draft national strategy for digital health focusing on scaling healthcare services and addressing disparities in access. Its strategic goals, aimed at revolutionizing the health and wellbeing of the public, are intended to “level the playing field around access, technology and care for all people, prednisolone texas ” as MITRE Chief Medical and Technology […]
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A new report in the British Medical Journal indicates that newborns have a lower abundance of entry receptors for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mild and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in children SARS-CoV-2 infection is typically mild in children, including infants, both term and preterm. This is paradoxical […]
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How we now treat COVID-19 pneumonia compared to 12 months ago makes a significant difference to survival. Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have made significant advancements in effectively managing COVID-19 induced pneumonia. “When the COVID-19 outbreak first occurred, we were seeing catastrophic outcomes in patients who were admitted to hospital with rapidly progressive pneumonia. Unfortunately, the […]
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated the use of low dose venetoclax, an experimental drug, for the treatment of the heterogeneous cancer disease multiple myeloma in patients who had relapsed on standard therapies. The findings are published in the American Journal of Hematology and provide new hope for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a heterogeneous cancer […]
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The European Union on Wednesday took a step toward relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in. They also agreed on easing the criteria for nations to be considered a safe country, from which all tourists can travel. Up to now, that list included only seven nations. […]
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A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports findings on Huntsman at Home, a cancer hospital-at-home model operated by Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U). The study analyzed aspects of Huntsman at Home acute care—meaning a level of care that is generally provided in an inpatient hospital setting. In the 30 […]
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(Reuters) – Bayer AG on Wednesday will urge a U.S. judge to give preliminary approval to a controversial $2 billion settlement that would create a framework to resolve future claims that its top-selling Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.FILE PHOTO: A bridge is decorated with the logo of a Bayer AG, a German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal, Germany August 9, […]
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A mum who had to undergo two double mastectomies – after being diagnosed with breast cancer after a preventative operation – has told how she hopes her sons can be tested for a gene causing the disease. Sarah Saphier, 53, was initially told she had the BRCA1 gene at 36. This gave her a 95% chance of developing breast cancer, […]
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Whether you run or strength train, what you do on your rest days is important. Rather than increasing stiffness by staying static, why not invest 15 minutes into doing a mobility workout? Rest days are important. Taking time to rest and recover is an essential part of the strengthening process, because that’s when muscles get a chance to repair, access […]
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