Financial incentives help pregnant women to quit smoking Pregnant women are more likely to stop smoking if financial incentives are offered as part of a treatment plan, finds a trial from France published in The BMJ today. Dec 1, 2021 0 1
New tool helps people decide how best to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 A new interactive graphic developed by UK researchers and published by The BMJ today will help people decide what to do in everyday situations to protect themselves, and others, from COVID-19. Dec 1, 2021 0 79
Researchers identify group of breast cancer patients who can skip chemo A large clinical trial has found that postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer that has spread to as many as three lymph nodes and who ... Dec 1, 2021 0 100
Greece approves mandatory vaccination for those aged over 60 Greek lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation making vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory for all residents aged over 60, to deal with an infection surge and the emergence of the omicron variant. Dec 1, 2021 0 17
New system for analyzing thoracic CT scans with deep learning enables COVID-19 lesion detection A new automated system that involves deep learning technology enables the detection of COVID-19 lesion via the analysis of a computed tomography (CT) scan. This system, described in a study published in the journal Computers ... Dec 1, 2021 0 3
Changing the identity of cancer cells to eliminate them In the late 1980s, scientists developed a revolutionary approach to treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer. Called differentiation therapy, it amounted to a bona fide cure for many patients. The treatment ... Dec 1, 2021 0 22
Researchers develop model for treating HIV/AIDS, depression Today, people living with HIV/AIDS can remain healthy if they are able to engage in routine care and take the medicines that reduce their virus to undetectable levels. But for people with HIV who are also struggling with ... Dec 1, 2021 0 6
WHO warns of 'toxic mix' as EU chief mulls mandatory COVID jabs The WHO has issued stern warnings on the dangers of vaccination apathy and the European Union put mandatory jabs on the table as the United States registered its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron strain of the coronavirus. Dec 1, 2021 0 4
Saudis, UAE detect first cases of new coronavirus variant Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said Wednesday they detected their first cases of the new coronavirus variant, recording the first known instances of omicron infections in the Persian Gulf region. Dec 1, 2021 0 6
South Africa's new COVID cases double in 1 day amid omicron South Africa's new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week. Dec 1, 2021 0 4