E-cigarettes could create ‘new wave of chronic diseases’ – Irish research
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…
RSV Hospitalization in Young Children Much Greater Post- vs Pre-Pandemic
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…
Talkspace reports 36% YOY revenue growth in Q1 2024
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…
Three People Shot at Super Bowl Parade Grapple With Bullets Left in Their Bodies
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…
COVID-19 public education campaign by HHS saved more than 50,000 lives
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Nonprofit seeks to widen access to CAR-T cell therapy in Brazil, India
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…
Seven days in medicine: 1-7 May 2024
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…
Removing gut bacteria’s potential ‘safe house’ may lower risk of colorectal cancer subtype
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…
Novel bispecific antibodies show promise against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants
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…
Vegan, Vegetarian Diets Unlock Extra ZZZs
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…