NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The field of medical science is in a continuous state of progression, with each new discovery potentially altering the way we approach treatments. A recent significant development in this realm pertains to Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug, Wegovy. Originally introduced to the market for its weight loss properties, further research […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. “This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St. […]
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A late-summer wave of COVID-19 infections has been detected in the Treasure Valley, according to a news release from Primary Health. Ann Weiss, Clinical Health Director for Primary Health Medical Group, said that while data reporting is limited in many states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tracked an increase in positivity rates […]
A mum has spoken about the “heartbreak” she feels every time she looks at her son. Joanne Mawdsley-Duckworth’s eldest son, William, has a rare genetic disorder that has resulted in the nerves in his arms and legs dying. The 27-year-old’s health has been deteriorating over the last three years and Joanne, a mum-of-two from Ormskirk, […]
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Oli Constable/BBC By Chris Baynes & Oli Constable BBC News A pioneering laser treatment which could cut the risk of drug-resistant infections after operations is being trialled for the first time in the UK. A six-month NHS pilot will see 500 patients given nasal disinfection at Pontefract Hospital in West Yorkshire. The treatment involves a […]
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams continues to struggle with an ongoing lung infection that’s caused the band to cancel the remaining shows in its This Is Why Tour. Following Wednesday’s Seattle performance — which had been rescheduled from late July due to the singer’s illness — Williams shared on her Instagram stories that “After speaking with our team […]
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Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Rock band Paramore has been forced to cancel the remaining stops on the US leg of their This Is Why tour after lead vocalist Hayley Williams said she […]
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Israel Police stopped the third criminal assassination squad in five days in the south on Thursday, in the backdrop of an ongoing blood feud between gangs. The police had started a campaign to prevent blood feud murders and received a tip about a squad of assassins. SWAT, local, and regional police worked together to track […]
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Long COVID can persist for at least a year after the acute illness has passed, or appear months later, according to the most comprehensive look yet at how symptoms play out over a year. The multicenter study, a collaboration between UC San Francisco, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and seven other sites, […]
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Testing of Vlad the Impaler’s letters show he may have had condition causing his tears to be mixed with blood
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<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/testing-of-vlad-the-im.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/testing-of-vlad-the-im.jpg" data-sub-html="(a) First letter (archive catalog number is II 365), dated August 4, 1475, here investigated, also showing the positions of the EVA strips (brownish rectangles) applied to its surface for capturing biological material; (b) mapping of the fluorescence of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan under flash UV illumination. Credit: Analytical Chemistry (2023). DOI: […]