Study finds more than 500 chemicals created when vaping liquids are heated E-cigarettes may be creating a new wave of chronic disease in the coming decades, an Irish scientist has warned, after their research found that 505 hazardous chemicals, including 127 which are acutely toxic, are formed as a result of vaping. The study, which…
The risk for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related health care use in children younger than age 5 years increased in the post-COVID-19 pandemic seasons of 2021 to 2022 compared with the pre-pandemic seasons of 2015 to 2019, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. Investigators estimated the relative change in RSV-related hospital care utilization,…
Teletherapy company Talkspace reported its first quarter financial results for the year, showing a 36% increase in revenue over the prior-year period, to $45.4 million, and a 30% increase in gross profit to $21.7 million. Operating expenses were down 9% from the prior year to $23.4 million, while payor revenue increased 92% from the first…
Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR James Lemons, 39, wants the bullet removed from his thigh so he can go back to work. Sarai Holguin, a 71-year-old woman originally from Mexico, has accepted the bullet lodged near her knee as her “compa” — a close friend. The Injured They Were Injured at the Super Bowl…
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In the latest bid to widen access to medicines, a nonprofit is sending technology and materials for making expensive CAR-T cell therapies to the Brazilian government and an Indian manufacturer that will, in turn, look to provide the treatments available at a fraction of current prices in the U.S. The deals will initially involve manufacturing…
Pay negotiationsJunior doctors in Wales secure strike extensionBMA Cymru Wales has secured an extension of three months to the strike mandate for junior doctors to 17 September. The Welsh government and NHS Employers agreed to the extension to allow talks to continue, after recognising the strength of feeling among junior doctors and an overwhelming 98%…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The appendix, once dismissed as an unnecessary human organ, has more recently been shown to play a role in the immune system. However, we lack a clear understanding of how its removal to treat appendicitis affects long-term human health. A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding…
In a recent research paper uploaded to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers developed and tested novel bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) comprising both the N-terminal domain (NTD) and the receptor binding domain (RBD) for their efficacy against emergent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs). These antibodies were synthesized using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)…
May 8, 2024 — Want to sleep better and longer? Ditch the meat. At least that’s what some experts are saying. Vegans and vegetarians sleep around 30 more minutes per night than average, and up to 90% of them report good or excellent sleep quality, according to a recent survey published by the Sleep Foundation. “Poor sleep…
