Archive: 13/05/2020

Minimum legal age for cannabis use should be 19, study suggests

The optimal minimum legal age for non-medical cannabis use is 19 years of age, according to a study published in BMC Public Health.

May 13, 2020

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Misleading information in 1 in 4 most viewed YouTube COVID-19 videos in English

More than one in four of the most viewed COVID-19 videos on YouTube in spoken English contains misleading or inaccurate information, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in BMJ Global Health.

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Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after surgery

Compression stockings might be unnecessary to prevent blood clots in most patients undergoing non-emergency (elective) surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus may never go away: WHO

The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.

May 13, 2020

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Novel treatment using patient's own cells opens new possibilities to treat Parkinson's disease

Reprogramming a patient's own skin cells to replace cells in the brain that are progressively lost during Parkinson's disease (PD) has been shown to be technically feasible, reports a team of investigators from McLean Hospital ...

May 13, 2020

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New treatment extends lives of people with most common type of liver cancer

For the first time in over a decade, scientists have identified a first-line treatment that significantly improves survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer.

May 13, 2020

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Microbiome therapy protects against recurrent bacterial vaginosis

A product containing healthy vaginal bacteria has proved effective against recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV), an extremely common vaginal infection that is associated with preterm birth, HIV infection and problems with in ...

May 13, 2020

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At height of pandemic, 1.4 million US health workers lose jobs

Dayna James has been an emergency nurse for 17 years—and thought the COVID-19 pandemic would mean she'd have more work than ever.

May 13, 2020

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Study confirms cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats

In a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ...

May 13, 2020

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France reports drop in coronavirus deaths, toll tops 27,000

France on Wednesday reported a drop in coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours compared with previous days, as its overall toll passed the 27,000 mark.

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