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… [+5756 chars]
For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence at the site of the original… [+4354 chars]
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that the clinical trajectories an… [+5044 chars]
Introduction Randomized trials have demonstrated that implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) reduces mortality in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).1,2 Current guidel… [+19968 chars]
Even as the Omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, continues to cause hu… [+5835 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted an in vitro analysis to assess the host cell furin-mediated cleavability of spike (S) protein of the severe acute respi… [+4434 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]
The HRT crisis could turn women into drug mules as they are forced to travel abroad to bring back vital treatment amid shortages, experts have warned. In recent months desperate women have been una… [+3529 chars]
Every spring people start sneezing and coughing from seasonal allergies. The symptoms are similar to those of COVID-19. So, how do you know which one of the two youre suffering from? Why it matters… [+1806 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]
After increasing age, the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is sex -- two-thirds of patients with AD are females. In fact, even when accounting for gender-dependent mortality … [+5922 chars]
With this years flu season expected to be more severe, South Africans should seriously consider getting their influenza jabs, a local disease expert warns. Health-e News spoke to Professor Hannelie … [+4236 chars]
