Medical assistants play an increasingly important role in the primary care setting, especially as practices pivot towards team-based models of care. As their scope of…
Whole exome sequencing predicts whether patients respond to cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, have transformed the treatment of advanced stage cancers. Unlike chemotherapies that kill cancer cells, these drugs help the body’s…
Disabled people shed light on the accessibility problems at festivals
Earlier this week, Katouche Goll sparked discussions on the lack of accessibility at Wireless Festival. The 25-year-old, from London, says her festival experience was ‘a…
Brave woman graduates after being diagnosed with three different types of cancer
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Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from…
Immunogenicity and safety of the protein-based heterodimer booster vaccine for COVID-19
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers compared the immunogenicity and safety of the protein-based heterodimer vaccine (PHH-1V) and BNT162b2 coronavirus…
State Abortion Bans Blocked by Florida, Kentucky Judges
(Reuters) -Judges in Florida and Kentucky moved to block those states from enforcing bans or restrictions on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe…
Mask wearing amplifies harms of smoking
Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared…
Do You Ask Whether Your Patient Drinks?
About 74% of Brazilian adults reported not having consumed an alcoholic beverage in the previous 30 days in a recent survey. The 2019 Brazilian National…
Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: Health Provisions
The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years…