In trials of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, the relative risk of mortality varies with strongyloidiasis prevalence, according to research published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open. Avi… [+2309 chars]
Dear Dr. Roach: Approximately five years ago, I was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer. My urologist referred me for radiation therapy, to be followed by Lupron every six months for two yea… [+2989 chars]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, leading health experts viewed the United States as one of the countries best positioned to handle an infectious disease outbreak. The 2019 Global Health Security I… [+11895 chars]
Far from the respiratory disease it seemed at first, COVID can impact almost all parts of the body, including the brain. For a small number of people, COVID infection may be accompanied by an episode… [+6058 chars]
Lying face down in a prone position is thought to improve outcomes for patients in intensive care with covid-19. But a trial published by The BMJ today suggests that many patients cared for in hospit… [+5463 chars]
Mar 23, 2022 12:00 AM Author: University of Utah Health Communications You’re never too young or too old to be concerned about bone health. Your skeleton is composed of 206 bones that provide st… [+4022 chars]
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, manifested by increased serum creatinine or oliguria.1 After ICU admission, 74.2% of patie… [+40443 chars]
FILE: A health worker inoculates a child with anti-measles vaccine as part of the government’s free vaccination program at SB Park on E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Barangay Immaculate Conception in Cubao,… [+2800 chars]
The decades-long ambition of creating a male contraceptive pill has today moved another step closer to reality. For experts claim to have developed a tablet that's 99 per cent effective at blocking… [+4640 chars]
New York Blood Center’s Project ACHIEVE and Columbia University’s Columbia Research Unit are working in partnership for the New York City effort to advance the use of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA… [+5666 chars]
Pharmacists can help customers with various health care questions. Pharmacists are there for us when its time to refill our prescriptions or when we need a play-by-play on how best to take a new med… [+6881 chars]
Tuberculosis is considered a disease of the past by many, but before Covid-19 it was the biggest infectious disease killer in the world - and is set to reclaim that title. Health experts have warned… [+2876 chars]
