A fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose offers protection for elderly people and those with health problems, a growing body of research suggests, but experts have found a lack of evidence to support rolling o… [+5813 chars]
Newswise — CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 21, 2022)—It’s no secret that working nontraditional shifts can wreak havoc on lifestyle and sleep habits. Shift work has also been known to have a negative effect o… [+3972 chars]
Longer wait times due to the slowdowns of cancer surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario will likely lead to decreased long-term survival for many patients with cancer, a new study has foun… [+5112 chars]
Doctors tend to overestimate the progress made towards gender equality in UK medicine, suggest the results of a snapshot survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open. These misperceptions ar… [+5110 chars]
Note: In this article, "women" refers to ciswomen those who identify as women and were assigned female sex at birth. Menopause also affects transmen and nonbinary people, but published research on th… [+16511 chars]
COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with high mortality worldwide. Identifying patients at high risk of infection or those li… [+9627 chars]
New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear, and a frank assessment of their p… [+2321 chars]
Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus more quickly than testing of nasal swabs. The research is published March 21 in Microbiology Spectrum, a journal of the American Soci… [+3117 chars]
Hey, parents! Spring is right around the corner. That means warmer weather, but also possibly spring allergies which can be miserable. Dr. Alok Patel, MD is sharing some tips and tricks for how to ke… [+3281 chars]
