Shopping Black Friday for TVs, furniture? Don't forget the tip-over kit That new television, cabinet or appliance you're looking to snag on Black Friday or Cyber Monday could bring unexpected dangers to your home. Nov 23, 2022 0 2
Outreach messages up well-child visits, vaccination completion Outreach messages delivered via electronic health record patient portals increase the rates of scheduling and completing well-child visits and receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published online Nov. 18 ... Nov 23, 2022 0 18
Ultrasound activated microbubbles enhance the activity of standard of care therapeutics in pancreatic cancer Scientists at the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and EXACT Therapeutics AS ("EXACT-Tx", Euronext Growth: EXTX), a Norwegian clinical stage precision health company, today ... Nov 23, 2022 0 6
Election season can raise blood pressure, putting populations at risk Presidential politics, research suggests, can threaten good health. In an atmosphere of debate and disagreement, fed by an unrelenting 24-hour news cycle, a presidential campaign seems tailored to produce in abundance something ... Nov 23, 2022 0 23
WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million ... Nov 23, 2022 0 3
Researchers successfully model antibody-mediated transplant rejection in human kidneys A significant concern after a person receives an organ transplant from a donor is antibody mediated rejection (AMR)—a process by which antibodies in the recipient can cause their immune systems to reject and damage the ... Nov 23, 2022 0 23
UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday. Nov 23, 2022 0 5
Sudanese officials say Dengue fever outbreak kills 26 Sudanese health officials on Wednesday said at least 26 people have died from Dengue fever in one of the worst outbreaks the country has seen in recent years. Nov 23, 2022 0 5
New study on morphine treatment in people with COPD and severe, long term breathlessness Sometimes health care professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness. A randomized Phase 3 ... Nov 23, 2022 0 6
Decrease noted in lung cancer cases over past five years The number of new cases of lung cancer has decreased over the last five years, but screening rates are still low, according to a report published by the American Lung Association. Nov 23, 2022 0 2