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In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on a Friday afternoon and wrote the president of the United States to plead for help. “I do not intend to add to your burden,” said Brian Williams, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and Desert Storm […]
Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that they have developed a pain-free, non-invasive and fast way detector of early diabetes warning signs. It is a non-invasive scanning device that checks the advanced glycation end products (AGEs) level concentrated in a person’s skin tissue. According to […]
Children are just as likely to contract Covid as adults are – but only 50% of kids show symptoms compared to nearly 90% of over-18s, study finds Children are just as likely to contract COVID-19 as adults, though cases in kids are less severe, a new study finds Researchers found that around five out of […]
(Reuters) – The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of vaccine distribution, potentially leaving the nations with the greatest need once again at the back of the line, international health groups say.FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck […]
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have uncovered a potential Achilles heel of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in children that could lead to new treatments for this devastating disease. The team was the first to identify specific super enhancers (SE)—regions of DNA that drive the over production of certain gene products—in […]
With periods, pregnancies and pap smears in the rearview mirror, menopausal women may stop tending to health below their waist. Worse yet, they may accept that pain is their new companion during exercise, sex and everyday life. “This is a forgotten population, and these women often think vaginal discomfort is common as they age and […]
As we lurch into fall and then winter, we also say hello to flu season, which starts in early to mid-September. But we are also in the throes of a pandemic, and when we come down with sore throats and runny noses, how do we tell if it’s COVID-19 or something else? The short answer […]
Parilov/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Sept. 2, 2021 9:28 pm EDT If you listen to the scare stories, you might think one of the greatest ills to befall society over the past few decades has been the invention of video games. Parents are warned that if they let their child play too many games, those kids will wind […]
Rural regions in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic, while also having the fewest number of programs to treat opioid use disorder. In an effort to remedy this dire health issue, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers reconfigured a recreational vehicle (RV) as a telemedicine mobile treatment unit to […]
Rising COVID cases in several Australian states means demand for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and specialist critical nurses will rise. This increase in demand is on top of the typical workload ICUs might see. And because of the nature of COVID itself and other factors, this puts pressure on the entire hospital system. What […]