Study questions blood pressure drug guidance based on age and ethnicity No evidence found to support differing advice according to age and ethnicity Nov 18, 2020 0 15
Experts urge FDA to allow over-the-counter hearing aids Hearing loss experts at Mass Eye and Ear are advocating for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement a law passed by Congress permitting the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Nov 18, 2020 0 96
Early treatment with lorlatinib improves survival in some lung cancer patients Lung cancer patients with a specific genetic alteration lived longer and were protected against metastasis to the brain when treated early with the drug lorlatinib (Lorbrena), according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts ... Nov 18, 2020 0 20
Virus wave must be fought without vaccines: WHO The World Health Organization's emergencies director warned Wednesday that vaccines would not arrive in time to defeat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nov 18, 2020 0 6
New York City schools to close again as virus rate rises New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful about-face for one of the first big U.S. school systems to bring students back to ... Nov 18, 2020 0 1
Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers, a significant step on the way to finding a cure for cancer. The researchers developed ... Nov 18, 2020 0 5792
Ovarian cancer cells cooperate to metastasize Any given tumor is composed of a multitude of cell types that can each look or behave differently from its neighbors. An emerging body of research suggests that these differences can influence disease progression or the way ... Nov 18, 2020 0 69
Researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work in the UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy is shedding light to understand the topic of drug overdose deaths in the Hispanic community. Nov 18, 2020 0 3
U.S. leads wealthy nations in pregnancy-related deaths (HealthDay)—American women are far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than women in other wealthy countries—and a national shortage of maternity care providers bodes ill for the future. Nov 18, 2020 5 7
How the polio vaccine virus occasionally becomes dangerous While the world reels from the spread of SARS-CoV2, the new coronavirus behind COVID-19, a much older and previously feared scourge—poliovirus—is close to being completely eradicated. The polio vaccines, developed by ... Nov 18, 2020 0 23
