THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 — More than two-thirds of individuals have never heard of any of six invasive fungal diseases, according to research published in the Sept. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Kaitlin Benedict, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a nationally representative online survey to […]
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One of the of the most important questions in managing a hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is determining when healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 can return to the job. Recently, investigators from Mass General Brigham (MGB) assessed the experience of using a test-based protocol in over 1,000 infected health care workers. Their research was published in the latest edition […]
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A new study led by a cardiologist from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has assessed the cardiovascular and renal outcomes for ertugliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor prescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes to help them control blood sugar levels. The Evaluation of Ertugliflozin Efficacy and Safety Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (VERTIS CV) found that the drug had a safety profile similar to […]
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Thursday that the state will move forward with its own review process of coronavirus vaccines even if the Food and Drug Administration approves one or more for distribution and public use. Why it matters: The motion could sow further public doubt that the […]
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High cholesterol means you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood. It is important to make a distinction between the different types of cholesterol because they are not all inherently bad. Having too much of a particular type of cholesterol can spell serious problems. The two main types of cholesterol found in your blood are […]
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THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 — In a synopsis of the 2020 updated clinical practice guideline from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense, published online Sept. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are presented for the management of dyslipidemia to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Patrick G. O’Malley, M.D., M.P.H., from the Uniformed […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for September 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Contact tracing, when effective, may help interrupt the chain of coronavirus transmission. However, noncooperation from infected individuals and failure to reach close contacts feeds into ongoing transmission. In North Carolina, for example, nearly half of coronavirus patients in a […]
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While the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was famously ahead of her time on many important issues, she was especially prescient on the need for equal treatment between working mothers and fathers. When her son, James, was growing up, the mother of two often fielded calls from his school even though she was also busy founding the ACLU’s […]
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Researchers Indu Khatri, Frank Staal and Jacques van Dongen from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have published a perspective article in Frontiers in Immunology about coronavirus and its characteristic spike protein. They predict which antibodies would provide the best protection against the virus and which vaccines might help. In their article in Frontiers in Immunology the researchers from the LUMC’s […]
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With the United States presidential election fast approaching and the world still in the midst of a pandemic, it is important to consider how to exercise the democratic right of voting while staying safe. In this feature, we offer some tips and advice. Voting is a democratic right and duty: it helps decide the direction that a country or a […]
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