Survival may be lower for Hispanic patients with blood cancers who live near the U.S./Mexico border In Texas, Hispanic patients with certain blood cancers had lower overall survival than non-Hispanic white patients, and Hispanic patients living at the United States/Mexico border had lower overall survival than those who ... Jun 24, 2020 0 0
New epidemic model indicates COVID-19 here to stay, likely to cause 235,000 U.S. deaths by October Professors in Texas Tech University's Department of Mechanical Engineering through the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering have developed a new epidemiological model for predicting COVID-19 spread (which can be ... Jun 24, 2020 0 559
China tames new outbreak but elsewhere virus cases surge China appears to have tamed a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, once again demonstrating its ability to quickly mobilize vast resources by testing nearly 2.5 million people in 11 days. Jun 24, 2020 0 3
Johnson & Johnson told to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powder A US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages. Jun 24, 2020 0 5
Embryo vitrification is safe but longer storage reduces chances of pregnancy success Freezing and storing embryos during fertility treatment using a technique called vitrification is safe, although women are less likely to become pregnant and have a live birth the longer the embryos are stored, according ... Jun 24, 2020 0 0
Obesity linked to higher dementia risk Obesity is associated with a higher risk of dementia up to 15 years later, finds a new UCL study suggesting that weight management could play a significant role in reducing risk. Jun 24, 2020 2 172
Health officers sound alarm as California economy reopens Health officials in a San Francisco Bay Area county that was among the most aggressive in the nation in shutting down its economy to slow the spread of the coronavirus are warning of "worrisome" growing infections as California ... Jun 24, 2020 0 0
Experts look to solve Andean virus resistance puzzle Latin America has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic but one group seems to be resisting its effects better than the rest: people in the Andes. Jun 24, 2020 0 3
Latin America and Caribbean pass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths, more than half of them in Brazil, according to an AFP count based on official figures. Jun 24, 2020 0 2
Texas hits 5,000 new cases for first time as virus surges Rapidly worsening coronavirus numbers in Texas reached bleak new milestones Tuesday as the state surpassed 5,000 new cases in a single day for the first time and hospitalizations again hit record numbers, leading the largest ... Jun 24, 2020 0 0