ANU By Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney In a world first, scientists say that an 8cm worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled from the England-born patient’s damaged frontal lobe tissue during surgery in Canberra last year. The red parasite could have been there for […]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint* server, an international team of researchers evaluated metabolic responses to acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and identified biomarkers for acute viral infections. Study: SARS-CoV-2 Infection Biomarkers Reveal an Extended RSAD2 Dependant Metabolic Pathway. Image Credit: NIAID *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not […]
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#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital announces the re-certification of its cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation programs by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This certification is recognition of Evangelical’s commitment to improving the quality of life of […]
Eduardo José Pereira Ferreira,1– 4 Lucas Villar Shan de Carvalho Cardoso,3,5 Carlos José Oliveira de Matos,6 Igor Larchert Mota,3,4 Juliana Maria Chianca Lira,3,5 Mayara Evelyn Gomes Lopes,3,5 Giulia Vieira Santos,3,5 Maria Luiza Dória Almeida,2,3,5 Manuel Herminio Aguiar-Oliveira,2,3,5 Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa,2– 5 Enaldo Vieira de Melo,3,5 Joselina Luzia Menezes Oliveira2– 5 1Department of Medicine, Federal […]
WASHINGTON — The blood thinner Eliquis and popular diabetes treatments including Jardiance are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs. President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating drug […]
Jan Ostermann, associate professor of health services policy and management, is leading a new project to increase vaccination uptake among children in rural and underserved areas. Collaborating with Lavanya Vasudevan (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University), Nathan Thielman (Duke University), and Ester Ngadaya (National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania), Ostermann will use a $3 […]
A woman in her 40s was facing one of the most challenging times of her life. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, she embarked on a rigorous chemotherapy treatment. However, she started feeling unusually fatigued and weak. Simple tasks she used to manage effortlessly now seemed daunting. She couldn’t shake off the persistent […]
The worm, usually found in carpet pythons, was discovered after the 64-year-old complained of symptoms including forgetfulness. A live parasitic worm has been found inside the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman, marking the first case of the infection in humans. The discovery was made by doctors and researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) […]
A recent Frontiers in Medicine study assesses the effectiveness of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to identify differences between infected and non-infected wounds. Study: Is my wound infected? A study on the use of hyperspectral imaging to assess wound infection. Image Credit: myboys.me / Shutterstock.com Background The three main components of wound healing are precursor cells that can multiply and […]