Russian official says 489 medics died from coronavirus Nearly 500 Russian medics who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, the head of the state health watchdog said Thursday, a far higher figure than given before. Jun 18, 2020 0 0
Study finds Oregon's gender-affirming health care looks good on paper, but still lacking in practice While Oregon ranks highly nationwide for its gender-affirming policies and health care for transgender women, many of those polices are not fully realized in practice, a recent study from Oregon State University found. Jun 18, 2020 0 1
Sea swimming linked to illness, study shows People who go in the sea are more likely to experience symptoms of illness compared to non-bathers. Jun 18, 2020 0 7
Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often more debilitating than the cancer itself, with a range of horrendous side effects. Jun 18, 2020 0 0
Researchers develop endoscope that takes sharp, 3-D images of cells There's been an explosion in the use of endoscopes in medical procedures over the past 30 years, from examining the liver and stomach (known as laparoscopy) to minimally invasive surgery. The use of these instruments is firmly ... Jun 18, 2020 0 1
Women more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant, study finds A large cohort study has revealed that women are 8.6 percent more likely than men to die while waiting for a liver transplant and 14.4 percent less likely than men to receive a deceased donor liver transplant. It is a finding ... Jun 18, 2020 0 0
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancer Treating a rare type of malignant lung cancer could improve, thanks to near-infrared irradiation and a cancer-targeting compound. Nagoya University oncologist Kazuhide Sato and colleagues tested the treatment and published ... Jun 18, 2020 0 1
Monoclonal antibody against COVID-19 enters clinical trial On June 5, 2020, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) officially approved the clinical trials for a fully human monoclonal antibodiy (mAb) against COVID-19 developed by a research team at the Institute ... Jun 18, 2020 0 0
Blood test to monitor cancer up to 10 times more sensitive than current methods A new method of analyzing cancer patients' blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. Jun 18, 2020 1 168
New intestinal cancer treatment approach identified A MedUni Vienna study group has identified a previously unknown mechanism involved in the development of intestinal cancer: The bacterial microbiome activates the so-called immune checkpoint Ido1 in Paneth cells, a special ... Jun 18, 2020 0 151
