Even as Covid has faded into the background for most of the public, our curiosity about the virus’s idiosyncrasies hasn’t waned. Why does one member of a household suffer a hacking cough but another not even a sniffle? Why does long Covid afflict some and not others? A cluster of new studies suggests some of […]
Ice-cold, locally brewed beer is a staple in a Milwaukeean’s diet. It’s part of the culture. However, beer is rich with organic chemicals, called purines, that can crystalize and accumulate in the blood, which could lead to gout and cardiovascular disease. A study estimated that between 2015 and 2016, 9.2 million people in the United […]
Finerenone may reduce cardiovascular risk in a wide range of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States who have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; in mL/min/1.72m2) of 25 or higher and/or a urinary albuminuria to creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30 mg/g or greater, according to investigators. […]
In a study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, investigators evaluated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of antibiotics in primary care for common infections. Study: Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission related to common infections. Image Credit: nokwalai/Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are […]
Overview This document highlights the diagnostics available now to support scale-up and expanded access to screening to meet the growing testing demands in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The focus of this landscape is on the technologies (tests, platforms and systems for use in resource-limited settings) commercially available at the time of publication for syphilis, chlamydia, […]
A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease now requires a series of complicated and expensive imaging scans that look for abnormal protein plaques and tangles in the brain. But in the near future, detecting signs of Alzheimer’s could be as simple as taking a finger prick blood test. Advertisement Researchers detected key Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers in dried […]
BULLHEAD CITY — Vitalant, a nonprofit blood services provider, announced an emergency blood shortage, urging all eligible donors to schedule a blood donation this July to prevent treatment delays for patients who need lifesaving transfusions. Exacerbated by the Fourth of July holiday week, the ongoing seasonal drop in blood donations since May has sharply reduced […]
New Delhi: Unsafe food is the reason behind a staggering 600 million infections and 4.2 lakh deaths every year, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, chief executive, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said on Thursday at the first Global Food Regulators Summit 2023. The summit aims to create a global platform of food regulators […]
Experts have warned that sharing towels with other family members can lead to grim infections. Towels can retain moisture, creating an environment where some diseases can thrive. People should avoid sharing towels with family members and make good practice of changing them around once a week, experts have said. “Skin infections like molluscum contagiosum, impetigo […]
