Archive: 21/04/2021

21st century medical needles for high-tech cancer diagnostics

The diagnosis of diseases like cancer almost always needs a biopsy—a procedure where a clinician removes a piece of suspect tissue from the body to examine it, typically under a microscope. Many areas of diagnostic medicine, ...

Apr 21, 2021

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Japan prepares for 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka areas

Japan's government is preparing to announce a third state of emergency in Tokyo and the western metropolitan area around Osaka following requests from local leaders who say current measures are failing to curb a rapid rise ...

Apr 21, 2021

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Cancer cells soften as they metastasize, study suggests

When cancer cells metastasize, they often travel in the bloodstream to a remote tissue or organ, where they then escape by squeezing through the blood vessel wall and entering the site of metastasis. A study from MIT now ...

Apr 21, 2021

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Long COVID: What is it and what do we know about it?

With over 139 million COVID-19 cases globally, the latest challenge for medical researchers is a post-COVID-19 syndrome referred to as "long COVID."

Apr 21, 2021

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Cardiologists develop a noninvasive method to predict which blockages require surgical intervention

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease and is present in about 18.2 million American adults. This disease is defined by narrowing of the vessels that supply the heart with critical oxygen and ...

Apr 21, 2021

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Supply may soon outstrip demand in U.S. vaccine rollout: report

Since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in December, millions of Americans have eagerly sought to find and receive one. But a new report finds that that could change over the next few weeks, as the pool of eager recipients ...

Apr 21, 2021

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China administers 200 million vaccine doses domestically

Around 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far inside China, with an emphasis on front-line workers, university students and people living in border areas, health officials said.

Apr 21, 2021

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Syria's Idlib receives first batch of COVID vaccines

A first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived Wednesday in war-torn northwestern Syria, an AFP correspondent said, where millions live in dire humanitarian conditions.

Apr 21, 2021

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22 COVID patients die in India after oxygen supply disrupted

Twenty-two COVID-19 patients at a hospital in India were killed on Wednesday when the oxygen supply to their ventilators was disrupted by a leak.

Apr 21, 2021

US to hit 200 million vaccine doses target 'this week:' W.House

The United States will hit President Joe Biden's target of administering 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines within his first 100 days in office by the end of this week, the White House said Wednesday.

Apr 21, 2021

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