A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on August 3, 2022, entitled, "Glypican-3 (GPC3) is associated with MCPyV-negative status and impaired outcome in Merkel cell carcinoma." Merkel cell … [+3040 chars]
If learning how to lose fat and gain muscle were easy, everyone would do it. Unfortunately, it’s not a straightforward concept, with the methods used to achieve either objective often working at odds… [+7366 chars]
In addition to a prescription from a health care provider, people who want the test will have to pay for it out of pocket, around $950. The test is not covered by medical insurance, and the FDA has n… [+2119 chars]
As summer temperatures wane, a local health unit reminds to be on the lookout for disease-carrying insects. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit says anyone going outdoors shoul… [+1987 chars]
Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires' disease in the city's east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area. The city's p… [+564 chars]
In order to save a life, unnatural, direct connections between arteries and veins are made, such as a kidney dialysis access point or using a vein to get around a coronary artery blockage. However, t… [+6726 chars]
People released from jail or prison are 120 times more likely to overdose on opioids than the general population in Massachusetts. A new jail-based opioid use disorder treatment program approved by t… [+7055 chars]
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites. Photo: CDC. Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from commo… [+5889 chars]
Though a majority of Vancouver residents seem to be keen to see the region's youngest children be immunized as an additional measure of protection against the coronavirus (COVID-19), locals appear to… [+2924 chars]
Infants who received BCG [bacille Calmette-Guérin] vaccination at birth had protection against tuberculosis into early childhood, but that protection largely disappeared in only a few years, accordin… [+5071 chars]
In addition to a prescription from a health care provider, people who want the test will have to pay for it out of pocket, around $950. The test is not covered by medical insurance, and the FDA has n… [+2119 chars]
Plain Language Summary Previous research has shown that some doctors are exceptionally good. In a qualitative study, we have interviewed doctors about what characteristics make up an exceptionally g… [+29863 chars]
