In a cardiac arrest, everything comes down to how quickly you "get on the chest." Every minute CPR is not initiated or an automated external defibrillator, or AED, is not utilized, the chance of surv… [+4976 chars]
A new study suggests that metformin, a widely used diabetes drug, could be dangerous for men to use if theyre planning to have children. The research found a higher risk of genital birth defects in b… [+3297 chars]
Article content The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to be more than half or 54.9% of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States as of March 26, the U.S. Centers for Disease … [+1226 chars]
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatur… [+1772 chars]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla A new study shows a decline in cancer diagnoses over the past two years, but its not what it sounds like. Researchers say its not good news. If you arent looking for something, you… [+2839 chars]
(Photo: Wyss Center for Bio Neuroengineering) A completely paralyzed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient has successfully used a novel brain implant to communicate.The patient, a 34-year-old… [+2698 chars]
In a potential paradigm change for sepsis diagnostics, a new test predicted sepsis soon after infection in mice -; well before blood clotting and organ failure -; enabling early antibiotic treatment … [+3686 chars]
In a potential paradigm change for sepsis diagnostics, a new test predicted sepsis soon after infection in mice -; well before blood clotting and organ failure -; enabling early antibiotic treatment … [+3686 chars]
By Adam BellMarch 29, 2022 2:54pmWellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has placed the Oak Glen neighbourhood at the Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home into COVID-19 Outbreak status. A releas… [+534 chars]
Samples of the virus SARS-CoV-2 are sequenced at widely differing rates around the world.Credit: Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Many countries sequencing SARS-CoV-2 genomes are sharin… [+5180 chars]
A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server evaluated whether SCENtinel 1.1 could rapidly screen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated olfactory abnormalities. Study: SCENTin… [+6009 chars]
You may have heard the term ‘gut health’ and wonder what it means – surely a healthy gut is just one that digests your food effectively? While this is true, gut health has an impact on the health of … [+7596 chars]