A recent clinical trial showed that the drug combination of cemiplimab plus platinum chemotherapy can prolong survival in patients with advanced lung cancer when compared…
Dementia: Losing grip strength may be a warning sign
As we age, we lose muscle mass. By the age of 50, humans lose about 10% of their body’s muscle. Researchers from Edith Cowan University…
New research to find a link between psoriasis and arthritis
Scientists recruit 2,000 Britons to find a link between psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis in later life More than 150,000 Britons suffer with psoriatic arthritis according…
Kate Middletons health woe during royal events – source claims
Saturday, May 6, 2023, marks the first coronation of a sovereign to take place in the United Kingdom since that of Queen Elizabeth II in…
Hultgren, Solnica-Krezel named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Scott J. Hultgren, PhD, the Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology, and Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor and…
Virtual Care Not Linked With Greater ED Use During Pandemic
Canadian family physicians’ increased use of virtual care during the first years of the pandemic was not associated with increased emergency department (ED) use among…
Maker of Wegovy limits supply of obesity drug in US
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Thursday it will limit distribution of its low-dose versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, to ensure that people…
Mayo Clinic Platform expands data network with international partners
Mayo Clinic on Friday announced that its Mayo Clinic Platform_Connect distributed data network will expand internationally with a trio of new health system partners. WHY…
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis
How the parasite enters the brain Neurocysticercosis: The diagnosis Observation of the scolex of a cysticercus (appearing as a “dot” in the center of the…
Tracking lung macrophages with lipophilic fluorescent dyes
Pulmonary macrophages are a heterogeneous population of immune cells that patrol the lungs, ingesting particulates and microbes, and activating inflammation when necessary. During homeostasis, two…