Archive: 18/11/2021

Better management of high cholesterol needed in young adults

(HealthDay)—Many young adults with moderate or severe hypercholesterolemia do not achieve guideline-directed low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction, according to a research letter published online Nov. 15 ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Swiss cases hit 2021 high but no new COVID rules

Switzerland's health minister on Thursday insisted new COVID-19 restrictions were not necessary despite daily new cases quadrupling in a month to an all-year high.

Nov 18, 2021

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Pandemic increases loneliness among Australians with adverse health outcomes costing up to $2.7 billion per year

Released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, the 'Stronger Together: Loneliness and social connectedness in Australia' report has revealed overall social connectivity in Australia, which had been in steady decline ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Scientists may need to rethink how genomics impacts risk for OCD

Both rare and commonly observed differences in the DNA letters strung along a person's chromosomes can explain about a third of the risk for being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new study ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Suicides fall during pandemic

While suicide levels in the USA fell during the first year of the pandemic, Australian researchers warn the lower suicide rate now faces the challenge of dealing with the COVID-19 health and socio-economic gap in society. ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Across America, Black people have worse health outcomes

(HealthDay)—Race-based gaps in health care and health outcomes persist in every region of the United States, a new state-by-state report card shows.

Nov 18, 2021

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As many as 1.6 million Americans lost sense of smell due to COVID-19

(HealthDay)—Lyss Stern lost her sense of smell when she was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020, and it still hasn't returned.

Nov 18, 2021

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8 COVID precautions you can leave behind this holiday season

Our second holiday season under the shadow of COVID-19 is right around the corner. And though the pandemic isn't over and it's still important to take precautions, this year, many are vaccinated, so we're in a better starting ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Strategy to overcome tumors' resistance to immunotherapy generates promising clinical trial results

Immune checkpoint inhibitors can boost the immune system's response to tumor cells, but the medications tend to be ineffective against certain cancers, especially colorectal and pancreatic cancers. A new clinical trial led ...

Nov 18, 2021

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Novo Nordisk to buy RNA technology firm

Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's leading insulin maker, said Thursday it will buy US-based Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, a developer of RNA interference technology which targets genes that cause disease.

Nov 18, 2021

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