Children and adolescents with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases who contract COVID-19 are not likely to require hospitalization, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseas… [+4133 chars]
The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Departments of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Neurosurgery and Pathology have been awarded more than $7.8 million for novel, multicenter projects designed to in… [+7637 chars]
Scientists have shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs undetected, which can cause fatal metastatic cancer in some women years later. Before a breast cancer tumor is… [+2950 chars]
Shielding those vulnerable to COVID-19, while allowing the virus to spread, largely unmitigated, through the rest of the population, would have failed according to a new modelling paper published tod… [+5961 chars]
A new systematic review published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may improve smoking abstinence rates 3 to 6 months after quitting, compared … [+3075 chars]
The virus is almost always fatal. An outbreak of highly-contagious H5N1 bird flu with impacts is spreading from farm to table as it moves east to west. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the b… [+1667 chars]
Newswise — A drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2, and reduce viral replication in human immune cells, according to a new s… [+3554 chars]
Researchers have developed a better way to support end-of-life planning in long-term care homes, according to a recent study. The researchers also found that only 40 per cent of homes were routinely… [+2900 chars]
Published: 6:00am, 27 Apr, 2022 Updated: 6:00am, 27 Apr, 2022
An overweight father who was warned his heart was like a 'ticking timebomb' and advised to avoid exercise defied doctors' orders by hitting the gym and honing an enviable six pack. Father-of-two Ami… [+10630 chars]
<ul><li>A study has found fragments of RNA from SARS-CoV-2 in patients stools up to 7 months after their COVID-19 diagnosis.</li><li>The presence of viral RNA in the samples correlated with gastroint… [+4890 chars]
USA Today has a report on breakthroughs in detecting Alzheimer's disease using blood tests earlier or more simply than current more invasive, expensive techniques. The Times, meanwhile, reports on a … [+4295 chars]
