Australian archbishop ‘deeply troubled’ by Oxford vaccine deal

A senior Catholic archbishop has warned he is “deeply troubled” by Australia’s vaccine deal with AstraZeneca, saying the potential vaccine uses a fetal cell line that creates an “ethical quandary” for Christians. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher penned a letter—also signed by Anglican and Greek Orthodox religious leaders—to Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlining concerns of some Christians over the vaccine’s apparent […]

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Attacking tumors from the inside

A new technology that allows researchers to peer inside malignant tumors shows that two experimental drugs can normalize aberrant blood vessels, oxygenation, and other aspects of the tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), helping to suppress the tumor’s growth and spread, UT Southwestern researchers report. The findings, published online in Cancer Research, highlight the use of this novel […]

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Parkinson’s disease: Orthostatic hypotension is a lesser known warning – what is it?

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive disease that damages the nerves, including those that are responsible for maintaining blood pressure. In addition, dopaminergic drugs that are used to treat Parkinson’s disease may cause or worsen orthostatic hypotension. What is orthostatic hypotension and what are the symptoms to spot? Parkinson’s is caused by a loss of nerve cells in a specific […]

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Alzheimer’s burden greater in rural Appalachia, study finds

Alzheimer’s disease is more common in rural Appalachian Ohio communities than in other rural areas in the state—raising concerns about access to early, specialized care in a region where many residents face struggles getting the medical care they need, a new study has found. Researchers from The Ohio State University examined 11 years of federal Medicare data, ending in 2017, […]

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