'It's stressful to kill somebody': The healthcare workers who support assisted dying The first approval of the principle of legalizing assisted dying in a British jurisdiction in November signals an urgent need to understand the implications of such legislation on healthcare professionals. Dec 8, 2021 0 2
As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism While growing up in the '90s in Johnson County, Kansas, in a suburb of Kansas City, I had a friend, Kevin Aaron, who was a dedicated environmentalist. Dec 8, 2021 0 1
New method predicts drug response of cancer patients Researchers from Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) have developed an algorithm to predict patient response to anti-cancer drugs. This allows us to identify more rapidly if some drugs ... Dec 8, 2021 0 62
State data reveal fentanyl's fatal role across age groups Use of the illicitly manufactured opioid fentanyl has had an outsize impact on overdose deaths in Washington state – particularly among people under age 30, according to a new analysis published at the University of Washington ... Dec 8, 2021 0 1
Cuba okays local jab for toddlers after COVID-19 infection Cuba has given emergency authorization for its home-grown Soberana Plus vaccine to be administered to children as young as two after a coronavirus infection. Dec 8, 2021 0 1
S.Africa okays COVID vaccine boosters for adults South Africa on Wednesday approved Pfizer's coronavirus booster shots for over-18s, as the Omicron variant dominates rising new infections. Dec 8, 2021 0 1
Omicron may pose higher reinfection risk but could be milder than Delta: WHO chief Early data indicates the Omicron COVID variant may more easily reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated than previous variants, but could also cause milder disease, the WHO said Wednesday. Dec 8, 2021 0 2
COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even New England, one of the most highly inoculated ... Dec 8, 2021 0 1
The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought We are one of the most medicated generations of humans to live on our planet. Cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and coronary artery disease continue to increase in prevalence and together constitute ... Dec 8, 2021 0 246
Outcomes worse for hospitalized patients with incontinence (HealthDay)—Incontinence is associated with poorer outcomes and higher health care costs for hospitalized patients, according to a study published online in the November/December issue of Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence ... Dec 8, 2021 0 1