A passenger is screened for Covid-19. Fever is a major symptom of Covid-19. | Punit Paranjpe / AFP When you’re sick with a fever, your doctor will likely tell you it’s a sign that your immune system is defending you against an infection. Fever typically results from immune cells at infected sites sending chemical signals […]
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Live a decade longer and be free from chronic illnesses by following 8 heart healthy metrics. Paying attention to 8 cardiovascular health factors will considerably increase life expectancy, research suggests. In this study, adults with higher scores for 8 cardiovascular health metrics lived nearly a decade longer than those who scored poorly. The metric is […]
“ALYCANTE is the first study to assess [axi-cel] as second-line therapy for transplant ineligible R/R LBCL and the results showed high response rates and durable remission in this hard-to-treat population,” according to Roch Houot, professor and head of the Haematology Department at University Hospital of Rennes, France. Treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel; Yescarta) produced high […]
The FDA approved ruxolitinib as a treatment for patients with polycythemia vera who are intolerant to hydroxyurea in December 2014. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a final draft guidance recommending the approval of ruxolitinib (Jakafi) as a treatment for adult patients with polycythemia vera that is intolerant or resistant […]
Over 1,100 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala were in quarantine as of Monday after coming into contact with patients infected with the Nipah virus, according to Indian media. In the past week, six cases of the virus have been recorded, with two of the patients succumbing to the illness. Samples from bats […]
QUEENSLAND, Australia — A promising discovery in the realm of brain health could lead to breakthrough treatments. Researchers from Australia have found that an injection of a particular blood factor can mirror the brain benefits that usually come from intense exercise. University of Queensland scientists focused their study on platelets, tiny blood cells essential for clotting. […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email A 40-year-old woman in California recently developed a bacterial infection and had to have all of her limbs amputated after cooking fish she reportedly bought from a San Jose market. The type […]
Rutgers University Super sensitive technique could revolutionize treatment during pandemics like COVID-19 Rutgers researchers have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics. The test, described in Science Advances, is an electronic sensor contained within a computer […]
