HEALTH

Mississippi health officials have issued an advisory that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and recommended to pregnant women after reports some were turned away at clinics.... Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Four in 10 over-50s in parts of England haven't had their first vaccine dose, while nearly half haven't had a second, as experts warn it could lead to a 'perfect storm' this winter.... Read more »

The CDC found that for severely obese kids, expected annual weight gain went from 8.8 pounds to 14.6 pounds, nearly double during 2020.... Read more »

An independent panel at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted to recommend/not recommend approval of booster doses for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. ... Read more »

Conway Regional Medical Center is requiring staff members who receive exemption to vaccine requirements do to religious reasons to also attest that they will not use other common medicines.... Read more »

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: It stands to reason that being busy gives us a sense of purpose. It also helps keep our brains in good shape.... Read more »

A new study from Mayo Clinic found getting a nasal swab test up to 72 hours before the flight and a test at the airport led to a 0.05% prevalence or one in every 2,000 travelers.... Read more »

More than 6,000 women in the U.S. have reported heavier than normal or abnormal menstrual cycles to the CDC's reporting system after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.... Read more »

The Alpha strain is 18 times more transmissible through the air compared to the original strain that originated in China, researchers at the University of Maryland said.... Read more »

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.... Read more »

Ros Atkins looks at the ethics of Western countries rolling out Covid booster jabs while millions globally remain unvaccinated.... Read more »

An online tool could help doctors identify those who would benefit from boosters or early therapy.... Read more »

Antibody therapy Ronapreve, given to Donald Trump, will be given to eligible NHS patients in hospital.... Read more »

A debt collection company told some women that future visas for in the UK would be refused if they did not pay.... Read more »

People with dementia sing, play instruments and dance at the music cafe, says Manchester Camerata.... Read more »

The former operator of Jeesal Cawston Park says an inquiry's findings do not apply to its homes.... Read more »

Tom refuses to let cancer dominate his life after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.... Read more »

One in 40 people has some long-lasting symptoms, Office for National Statistics data suggests.... Read more »

“The landscape has changed and businesses need to survey the damage before they can move on,” says advisory firm Avonhurst https://www.avonhurst.com/ LONDON – The pandemic has had cataclysmic effects on people and businesses but taking time to assess the impact can lead to incredible opportunities, according to innovative advisory firm... Read more »

The platform, developed in conjunction with software developer Amdaris, has helped 93% of therapy users find a therapist who match their needs, putting power in people’s hands Paranimo’s partnership with Amdaris secures Innovate UK funding and COVID-19 Business Response grant to help scale the platform to UK charities Bristol, UK;... Read more »

The University of Aberdeen’s Biomedical Imaging Centre has successfully deployed BridgeHead’s Independent Clinical Archive, HealthStore®, to enable its scientists and clinicians to securely access and collaborate on research images anywhere in the world. ASHTEAD, UK – August 24, 2021 – The University of Aberdeen’s Biomedical Imaging Centre, a world-leading clinical... Read more »

Corporate gift provides dollar-for-dollar matching to donations received in the 2021 TGF Art Challenge to Celebrate Vision London, UK – August 19, 2021 – As part of its twentieth anniversary celebration and its “year of giving back,” Endace is supporting The Glaucoma Foundation’s Art Challenge to Celebrate Vision with a... Read more »

Research shows how coffee may act as an aid to improve performance in endurance cycling Coffee and caffeine can help improve performance in timed cycling trials; results show significantly faster results than with decaffeinated alternatives With the rise in the popularity in cycling across Europe, a new summary of the... Read more »

11th August 2021 – Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust is working with software provider RIVIAM Digital Care to transform the children’s immunisation process with an online system for parents to give permission, immunisation teams to manage consents and a mobile app to help nurses during clinics. This... Read more »

The study AV001 aims to include the treatment of post-surgical neuropathic pain (PSNP) in the U.S. label. QUTENZA® is currently approved for use in adults in the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia and for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) of the... Read more »

New data released from Redgate’s annual State of Database DevOps report uncovers surprising new trends emerging for the healthcare sector The last year was challenging for every business sector, and none more than healthcare which was under enormous pressure to provide care while changing the way many services are delivered.... Read more »

UKCloud Health brings together digital technology and specialist partners to accelerate health and social care evolution through its Health Cloud initiative London – 28th July 2021 – UKCloud Health, the multi-cloud experts who help health and care organisations advance their digital maturity to transform patient outcomes, has today announced its... Read more »

In Ontario, nearly 85 per cent of people aged 12-plus have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and almost 78.9 per cent are fully vaccinated.... Read more »

A school district spokesperson told Global News that Friday’s encounters were preceded by other protests against COVID vaccine protocols earlier in the week.... Read more »

Some say more time is needed, especially since the provincial government hasn't published the decree outlining the details of the health measure and what exemptions might exist.... Read more »

The Salmon Arm man says he understands the importance of isolating, but when he tried reaching out to officials about how to still vote, he got the run-around.... Read more »

"We stand ready to assist where we can and when we can but we have to also maintain our ICU capacity at a level that will allow us to continue to have surgeries."... Read more »

The panel of expert outside advisors voted overwhelmingly against approving boosters for Americans age 16 and older.... Read more »

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is activating the second phase of surge plans that includes a temporary slowdown of elective procedures.... Read more »

'If we had the ability to to offer support, I think that we'd want to like we do in in lots of different things.'... Read more »

'It's hard seeing people go through this level of illness, trying day and night to keep them alive and failing – that takes a tremendous toll,' said Dr. Laura Hawryluck in Toronto.... Read more »

There is standard treatment for men who have prostate cancer. These include synthetic medications, radiation therapies, and surgeries that all pose unwanted side effects. However, due to these side effects that occur, several men have been looking for natural treatment for prostate cancer. There are biomedical pieces of research in... Read more »

A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has shown some that some treatments – including probiotics, fennel extract and spinal manipulation – do appear to help, but that overall the evidence on the use of these therapies is... Read more »

Study Highlights: Multivitamins and mineral supplements do not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death. Data pooled from multiple studies show no health benefit of multivitamins. DALLAS  – Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis of 18 studies published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,... Read more »

By Ana Gajic The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent health benefit or harm, suggests a new study led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto. Published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the systematic review of existing data... Read more »

Taking antioxidant supplements to reduce muscles soreness after exercise could have almost no effect, according to new research by Sheffield Hallam University. People engaging in intense exercise often take antioxidant supplements, such as vitamin C and/or E or antioxidant-enriched foods, before and after exercise in the anticipation that these will... Read more »

SAN ANTONIO — Acupuncture significantly reduced joint pain for postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer receiving treatment with an aromatase inhibitor compared with both sham acupuncture and no treatment, according to data from the randomized, phase III SWOG S1200 clinical trial presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 5–9.... Read more »

A new study led by a researcher from The University of Western Australia has analysed the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by parents who reject some or all vaccines for their children. The study drew on data from interviews conducted with 29 parents in Fremantle and Adelaide as part of... Read more »

NUS biologists have discovered that many edible plants contain natural compounds that can protect us from Zika and Dengue viruses. Zika and Dengue viruses are two prevalent mosquito-borne viral diseases which have adverse and serious outcomes. Both these viruses belong to the same category, known as flavivirus. Despite its adverse... Read more »

Exposure to very high levels of radiation, like being close to an atomic blast, may cause acute health effects like skin burns and acute radiation syndrome (“radiation sickness”). It may also lead to long-term health effects such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Once exposed to low levels of radiation encountered... Read more »

Acute kidney failure is one of the most dangerous consequences of a coronavirus infection. It’s no wonder that more and more patients are asking: What can I do to protect my kidneys? Above all, it is important to regularly monitor kidney function using means such as urine analysis. The Reactif... Read more »

Dr. Metin Colpan, founder of Nasdaq listed Qiagen N.V. acquired 5% of BrainRepair UG shares worth EUR 15M One of the most successful inventors and entrepreneurs who masterminded the unprecedented success of Qiagen N.V. from a start-up to a 10 billion market cap enterprise has taken the decision to... Read more »

London, UK (14th April 2021) – A peer-reviewed study released today is set to bring hope to millions of people as kitchen staple, bicarbonate of soda is found to significantly reduce Covid-19 symptoms. The study, funded by sister company of UK Healthtech company Copper Clothing, found that a simple inhalation... Read more »

IRVINE, CA., April 12, 2021 – Fluxergy, Inc., a medical diagnostic testing platform company with a detection technology solution capable of multimodality, announced today that it has obtained CE marking for its one-hour COVID-19 RT-PCR test, to use by healthcare professionals as an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) for the detection... Read more »

Potsdam, Germany: biotx.ai, a Potsdam, Germany based genetic analytics start-up today announced the discovery of the direct impacts of cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) and neutrophils on patients with severe COVID-19. biotx.ai’s scientists simulated the severe COVID-19 phenotype in genomic data with its proprietary AI prediction platform in order to find... Read more »

Heidelberg, Germany, October 28th, 2019 – BioMed X announced today the successful completion of their first research collaboration project with AbbVie in the field of tau-mediated neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. BioMed X received a milestone payment and the results of the project were transferred to AbbVie. The BioMed X team... Read more »

Is eczema a part of your life? Volunteers needed for clinical trialTrialbee has now made it possible for about 80 candidates with eczema to volunteer in a medical research study around North Yorkshire & Sheffield. The screening period starts mid- September but pre sign-up is already possible. Get started.How can... Read more »

56 percent of Europeans would undergo surgery with “Dr Robot” 54 percent would receive treatment from their GP via webcam80 percent would take a gene test but only one quarter knows what a gene test can detectOverall, men are more open to medical trends and new health technologies than women53... Read more »

Liopa secures Innovate UK Funding, along with partners Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Queen's University of Belfast, to deploy a communications aid for tracheostomy patients, aimed at improving patient engagement and autonomy. 29 April, 2019, Belfast, UK: Liopa, a spin out of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies... Read more »

Even though it is not as widespread as the Covid-19, avian influenza A H7N9 virus is also a threat. It is a subordinate type of influenza, observation as well as recognition of a virus were many years ago prior to its attention-grabbing impact. More so, it’s worth mentioning that there... Read more »

Since the discovery of antibiotics[1] in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have changed the course of the medical industry. What’s even more remarkable about this discovery is that it was accidentally discovered. Thus, the question of how to prevent antibiotic resistance is a obsession to the public. Fleming suddenly... Read more »

According to MyLymeData Organization[1], more than 95 percent of Lyme disease patients are co-infected with other bacteria or parasites. Co-infections directly complicate both Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment. Diseases transmitted by ticks are pathogenic, animals pass the infections to humans . Vectors transfer pathogens from animals such as rodents, rats,... Read more »

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure. The University of York researchers deciphered the mechanism by which the compound, known as AB1 works.  AB1... Read more »

FINDING HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR FLU VACCINES TO TARGET MULTIPLE SITES ON VIRUS Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of... Read more »

Researchers have developed a way to pull HIV out of the latent reservoir making the virus visible to the immune system and providing the potential to be killed by treatment. Part of what has made HIV infection so difficult to cure, is that once the virus enters the body, some... Read more »

A team of scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and Texas A&M University has identified a tuberculosis (TB) protein that future drugs might be able to target, with minimal side-effects compared to current treatments—potentially a critical discovery given the global public health crisis of drug-resistant TB. TB is now the leading... Read more »

A new drug regimen requiring injections every eight weeks has shown to be more effective in preventing HIV infection than one in which a pill must be taken daily, researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announced today at the 23rd International AIDS Conference. Emory University was a key participant in... Read more »

A little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections, say University of Manchester scientists. Miramistin, developed for the Soviet Space Program and little known in the West, can inhibit or kill influenza A, human papilloma viruses that cause warts,... Read more »