Archive: 16/05/2022

Muscle-building linked to weapon carrying and physical fighting

Gun violence and school violence have been on the rise since the pandemic, as have eating disorders and body image issues among adolescents—which includes an emphasis on muscularity as today's body ideal for many boys. ...

May 16, 2022

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COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki disease share same immune response

The emergence of COVID-19 had doctors racing to define and treat the new disease, but they soon discovered it was not the only novel illness caused by SARS-CoV-2. A subset of children infected by the virus also experienced ...

May 16, 2022

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Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors

Arterial stiffness was a better predictor of future risk of Type 2 diabetes than blood pressure, and people with a combination of high blood pressure and stiffer arteries had the highest risk of developing diabetes, according ...

May 16, 2022

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Many Black men with 'normal' lung function may actually have emphysema

A significant percentage of Black men found to have normal lung function after race-based adjustments to spirometry were actually found to have emphysema on their computed tomography (CT) scans, according to research published ...

May 16, 2022

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Potentially dangerous synthetic cooling agents are used at high levels in e-cigarettes and refillable vaping liquids

E-cigarette makers are adding potentially dangerous levels of the synthetic cooling agents WS-3 and WS-23 to disposable e-cigarettes and e-cigarette refills sold in the U.S., according to research published at the ATS 2022 ...

May 16, 2022

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Swiss switch to 'presumed consent' on organ donations

Switzerland voted Sunday to boost the availability of transplant organs by making everyone a potential donor after death unless they have expressly objected.

May 16, 2022

Dutch doctor says group will keep sending abortion pills to US women

Rebecca Gomperts, a 55-year-old Dutch physician, has spent years fighting for women's access to abortion around the world.

May 16, 2022

Conjoined twin from war-torn Yemen dies after Saudi operation (Update)

One of two conjoined twins from war-torn Yemen has died after a "complicated" 15-hour operation to separate them, Saudi state media reported Monday.

May 16, 2022

Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends

Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said Monday, as the city moves toward reopening and economic data showed ...

May 16, 2022

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Benefits of PSA prostate cancer screening found to be more favorable than previous estimates, especially for Blacks

New research led by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University found that prostate cancer screening with the prostate specific ...

May 16, 2022

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Archive: 16/05/2022

Muscle-building linked to weapon carrying and physical fighting

COVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki disease share same immune response

Artery stiffness may predict Type 2 diabetes risk better than BP and standard risk factors

Many Black men with 'normal' lung function may actually have emphysema

Potentially dangerous synthetic cooling agents are used at high levels in e-cigarettes and refillable vaping liquids

Swiss switch to 'presumed consent' on organ donations

Dutch doctor says group will keep sending abortion pills to US women

Conjoined twin from war-torn Yemen dies after Saudi operation (Update)

Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends

Benefits of PSA prostate cancer screening found to be more favorable than previous estimates, especially for Blacks

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