The coolest, most complicated machine is not an airplane, electric car or robot vacuum cleaner. It’s you. “You built yourself from a single cell, which no machine has ever had to do,” said Carole LaBonne, the president-elect for the Society for Developmental Biology and a professor at Northwestern University. After fertilization, a cell goes on […]
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Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G) are two of the most widely-prescribed antibiotics across the globe. And from their inception, it’s estimated that millions of lives have been saved due to their effective treatment of bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections like pneumonia or bronchitis. Amoxicillin and penicillin share […]
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Two hospitals have introduced visiting restrictions with immediate effect due to Covid-19 outbreaks. University Hospital Galway has urged the public not to visit the hospital if they are feeling unwell, while St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny said it is advising patients to only attend its emergency department “if absolutely necessary” and not to bring […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis, struggling in the Republican presidential primaries, is resorting to sanguinary rhetoric on the campaign trail, promising to execute drug smugglers and start “slitting throats” of federal bureaucrats. DeSantis made the comments over the weekend during a campaign event in New Hampshire. Of drug cartel members caught at the border, he said, “they’re […]
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have developed a new way to rapidly diagnose bacterial infections in dogs, enabling testing and treatment with appropriate antibiotics on the same day. The method could eliminate the delays associated with conventional diagnosis, in which a sample has to be cultured for days to identify the bacteria present before the […]
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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — WVU Medicine United Hospital Center has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Every 40 […]
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As we’ve noted in our recaps about kombucha and weight loss and what happens when you drink kombucha every day, we think this fizzy, tangy fermented drink can be good for gut health and energy levels. But more scientific research needs to be done to further confirm those claims. And as of this week, another […]
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Image: The antimicrobial coating can be incorporated into medical devices and implants to prevent infection (Photo courtesy of SafeCoat) Infections associated with medical devices account for a quarter of all healthcare-related infections. They present a significant challenge for treatment using traditional antibiotics due to the growth and adherence of bacterial biofilms on the device’s surface. […]
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In 1933, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, a New Deal agency, began color-coding neighborhoods according to “investment risk”: Green outlines for neighborhoods that were “best” for mortgage loans, red for communities where loans were deemed too risky. The policy effectively partitioned entire neighborhoods, leading to segregation and lack of economic opportunity. The practice was discontinued […]
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Myelofibrosis is a disease that starts in the bone marrow, and a recent study showed that momelotinib may be beneficial to patients with the condtion. Patients with previously treated myelofibrosis (a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm) tended to benefit more regarding symptom, spleen and anemia outcomes when administered a regimen of momelotinib compared with those given […]