A baby whose family sued a Texas children's hospital to keep him on life support has died. Nick Torres, 10 months, was taken off life support Tuesday, ABC 7 reported. Nick died within hours of arriving back home, Dr. Joseph Varon told the outlet. "As a clinician, I'm going to say it's just basic science," Varon said of Nick's death. […]
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According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with over 1.4 million suicide attempts recorded in 2018. Although effective treatments are available for those at risk, clinicians do not have a reliable way of predicting which patients are likely to make a suicide attempt. Researchers at the Medical University […]
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Khloé Kardashian has taken on a little extra weight during her quarantine workouts — her 2-year-old daughter, True! Khloe Kardashian’s Best Quotes About Raising Daughter True “I had to learn to adapt by doing mommy-daughter workouts,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 36, told Refinery29 on Tuesday, October 13. “[True] is obviously not working out, but it’s things like […]
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An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can lead to severe osteoarthritis in both animal and human patients. Now, a new interdisciplinary study on the protein that lubricates our joints says that lubricant may actually be a precursor of joint disease. The paper, published Oct. 7 in Scientific Reports, is the first that investigates the role of a protein, […]
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PARIS — Nicolas Hieronimus has been named L’Oréal’s next chief executive officer, the world’s largest beauty company said on Wednesday evening. Hieronimus, currently the group’s deputy ceo in charge of divisions, will succeed Jean-Paul Agon in the position on May 1. Agon will remain on as company chairman after the ceo handover. “Our committee has been working for more than […]
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(HealthDay)—Lack of knowledge is one of the barriers to use of prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a feature of severe COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Tamar Klaiman, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and colleagues identified determinants of […]
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 — There’s more evidence that blood type may affect a person’s risk for COVID-19 and severe illness from the disease. The findings are reported in a pair of studies published Oct. 14 in the journal Blood Advances. In one, researchers compared more than 473,000 people in Denmark with COVID-19 to more than 2.2 million people in […]
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A recently published scientific study led by the Centre for Neurology Studies at HealthTech Connex and a research team from Simon Fraser University (SFU), reports the latest breakthroughs from Project Iron Soldier. Captain (retired) Trevor Greene, who was attacked with an axe to the head while serving in Afghanistan, continues to push conventional limits in brain health recovery. The research […]
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 — When parents have concerns about the safety of childhood vaccinations, it can be tough to change their minds, as a new study shows. The study involved “vaccine-hesitant” parents — a group distinct from the staunch “anti-vaxxer” crowd. They have worries about one or more routine vaccines, and question whether the benefits for their child are […]
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Coronavirus is a public health crisis for all of society, but for the past decade, people who use drugs—especially those dependent on opioids—have been facing their own epidemic. In its annual report on drug poisoning in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that 4,393 died in 2019—yet another rise from 2018. This is the highest number […]
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