News

A school-based gardening program may be helpful in improving elementary school kids’ metabolic outcomes, a team of researchers has found. The children’s blood sugar and cholesterol reportedly improved after the months-long program. For their study, published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, the researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial in Texas elementary schools. The idea, they said, was
0 Comments
Long COVID is typically characterized by anosmia and dysgeusia, cognitive impairment, dyspnea, weakness, and palpitations, with younger patients showing greatest improvements at 1 year, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Israel. These findings help define long COVID, guiding providers and patients through the recovery process, Barak Mizrahi, MSc, of KI Research Institute, Kfar Malal,
0 Comments
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda is finally over.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that the Government of Uganda has officially marked the end of the outbreak in the country.  It has been exactly 42 days or two incubation periods since the country reported the last case of Ebola in its
0 Comments
Emergency department (ED) encounters for sexual assault increased before the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased immediately after lockdowns were implemented, and fluctuated as the pandemic continued, an analysis of more than 10,000 such visits in Canada’s most populous province shows. Dr Katherine Muldoon “In 2020, we hoped that the COVID pandemic would only last a few months.
0 Comments
Blood concentrations of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a marker of astrogliosis, were higher about 10 years before symptom onset in an inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease. Three plasma biomarkers — phosphorylated tau (p-tau181), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and GFAP — were higher in mutation carriers than non-carriers in a Swedish cohort of autosomal dominant
0 Comments
A new study has found a connection between a difficult-to-diagnose heart condition and both COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination. The study, published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, found that COVID-19 vaccination increases the chances of a person getting Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), but not more than the risk of getting the heart ailment after
0 Comments
Children who were exposed in utero to maternal cancer and treatment do not appear to have any long-term health consequences as a result of this exposure, a nationwide Danish study suggests. The study evaluated liveborn children between January 1978 and December 2018 whose mothers were diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy. Compared with unexposed fetuses, children
0 Comments
With all of the ups and downs of being a physician, would you be pleased if your children followed in your professional footsteps? Or would you prefer they steer clear of the white coat? Credits:Lead Image: Stone/Getty Images Medscape Reader Polls © 2023  Cite this: Would You Recommend Your Children Become Doctors? - Medscape - Jan 10, 2023.
0 Comments
In a win for women afflicted with endometriosis, scientists have successfully mapped the cellular changes associated with the disease. The findings of the study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, will help improve therapeutic strategies for the millions of women affected by the cancer-like disease. “Endometriosis has been an understudied disease in part because of
0 Comments
Starting colorectal cancer screening earlier than age 50 appears to be cost-effective for both men and women across all body mass index (BMI) measures, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In particular, colonoscopy is cost-effective at age 45 for all BMI strata and at age 40 in obese men. In addition, fecal immunochemical
0 Comments
Antibiotics were linked with increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially among individuals 40 or older, in a population-based study conducted in Denmark. Of more than 6 million individuals followed for approximately 19 years, antibiotic use was associated with nearly 50% increased incidence of IBD in people ages 40 to 60 (IRR 1.48, 95%
0 Comments
BEIJING (Reuters) – People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years. Sunday’s reopening is one of the last steps in China’s dismantling of its “zero-COVID” regime, which began
0 Comments
Who would have thought that the simple act of gardening could help cut down the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases?  A new study published early this month in The Lancet Planetary Health reported the positive effects of community gardening in the adult population.  According to the team behind it, nature-based community interventions such
0 Comments
High-dose vitamin D led to improvement of toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) within 1 to 4 days in a retrospective case series of six patients seen on an inpatient dermatology consultative service. Currently, chemotherapy cessation, delay, or dose modification are the “only reliable methods of resolving TEC,” and supportive agents such as topical corticosteroids, topical keratolytics,
0 Comments
In contrast to previous recommendations, pediatricians and other pediatric healthcare providers are advised to provide “immediate, intensive obesity treatment to each patient” as soon as they receive a diagnosis, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The guidance, published in Pediatrics, marks the AAP’s first clinical practice guideline outlining evidence-based evaluation
0 Comments
(Reuters) – Gene therapy firm Graphite Bio said on Thursday it was pausing an early-to-mid-stage trial of its blood disease therapy due to a serious adverse event in the first patient dosed, sending its shares down nearly 48% in after hours trading. After being given Graphite’s therapy, nula-cel, the patient showed prolonged low blood cell
0 Comments
Aside from cardiovascular disease, another condition that medical professionals dub the “silent killer” is diabetes. Considering the rise in type 2 diabetes cases in recent years, it is crucial to know the early signs and symptoms of the disease before it gets worse.  Type 2 diabetes is a condition wherein the body’s ability to regulate
0 Comments
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc is exploring options for some early-stage treatments for rare diseases and cancer in a bid to focus on “high-impact” medicines and vaccines, the company said on Thursday. The U.S. drugmaker said these options included collaborations with other drug developers for these medicines, or establishing a new company. Pfizer now plans to
0 Comments
Men who drink at least one soda a day have a higher chance of suffering hair loss early, according to a new study.  Researchers reported in their study published in the journal Nutrients the link between sugar-sweetened beverages and male pattern baldness in young men.  Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) has become a global public
0 Comments
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take COVID tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that has been largely stuck at home for three years. From Sunday, China will end the requirement for inbound travellers
0 Comments
Men who drink at least one soda a day have a higher chance of suffering hair loss early, according to a new study.  Researchers reported in their study published in the journal Nutrients the link between sugar-sweetened beverages and male pattern baldness in young men.  Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) has become a global public
0 Comments