University of Cincinnati researchers have found that certain treatments for cancer may increase the chance of death if they contract COVID-19. These findings from a multicenter study, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Congress 2020, shed light on ways standard anti-cancer treatments may impact outcomes for patients with both cancer and the coronavirus. “Patients with cancer are […]
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Fortunately, human cases of brucellosis are rare in the US. In 2010 (the last year for which data is available from the CDC), 115 cases were reported, with the most cases in California, Texas, Arizona, and Florida. Since 1993, the highest annual number of cases was recorded in 2007, when 139 cases were reported. The most common way to get […]
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Samantha Lee/Insider Anyone can have a low sex drive, regardless of their sexuality, but not all asexual people have a low sex drive, according to therapist Rachel Wright. Consider whether previous trauma or abuse, in romantic, friend, or family relationships, influenced your lack of interest in sex. If you were taught that sex is shameful, that can also create a […]
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School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to low or no-cost school breakfast and lunch programs for millions of low-income children. States and school districts developed innovative solutions to meet the nutritional needs of children and respond to the rapidly growing food insecurity crisis, yet the number of replacement meals is likely far short of what they provided […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for September 18 An outbreak of coronavirus in a Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is being investigated by the Maine Center for Disease Control. During a media briefing this week, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said as of Thursday 18 new cases were confirmed among workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Some 13 of those individuals who tested positive for […]
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Garnering social media traction is nothing new for Rihanna, but to do so before products are on sale is a separate feat. As Tribe Dynamics’ list of top-performing skin-care brands indicates, as ranked by EMV for the month of July, Rihanna’s Fenty Skin nabbed the second slot with $7,767,084. “The brand didn’t even launch until the end of the month, […]
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(HealthDay)—Distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States would begin within 24 hours of its approval or emergency use authorization, and the plan is that no American will have to “pay a single dime” out of their own pocket for the vaccine, federal officials said Thursday. The officials with Operation Warp Speed—the multiagency effort to get a COVID-19 vaccine […]
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Thalidomide is a medication with several different effects, one of which is promoting sleep in the context of insomnia. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that thalidomide exerts its hypnotic effects through mechanisms distinct from those for the drug’s notorious teratogenicity. Thalidomide was first marketed under the trade name Contergan in the late 1950’s […]
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A study of interim data from two hospitals in an early US COVID-19 hotspot, to be presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online 23-25 September), shows that race and ethnicity were not significantly associated with higher in-hospital COVID-19 mortality, and that rates of moderate, severe, and critical forms of COVID-19 were similar between racial and ethnic […]
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Kim Kardashian West's SKIMS maternity collection hasn't even launched yet (it's set to drop September 16), but it's already causing its fair share of controversy online. In an instagram post shared on Saturday, Kardashian West revealed the new maternity line. "Introducing Maternity Solutionwear that offers the best in comfort and support for your changing body during and after pregnancy," she […]
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