Measles outbreak in Ohio infects 82 kids, most of them unvaccinated A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Dec 30, 2022 1 35
New COVID pill may be improvement over Paxlovid, Chinese trial suggests COVID-19 patients could soon have a new antiviral pill they can take to guard against severe disease. Dec 30, 2022 0 94
Guidelines help detect invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline (CPG) for management of well-appearing, febrile infants can help detect invasive bacterial infections (IBI) without using C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin ... Dec 30, 2022 0 18
US could face surging numbers of teens with diabetes The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds. Dec 30, 2022 2 3
Gastroesophageal reflux disease causally linked to lung cancer Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is causally associated with lung cancer risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Cancer Medicine. Dec 30, 2022 0 21
A step towards precision oncology for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma Dr. Niklas Klümper, resident at the Clinic for Urology and working group leader at the Institute for Experimental Oncology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), is investigating which patients with metastatic bladder cancer ... Dec 30, 2022 0 17
Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer—called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)—while others may go through long periods of watchful ... Dec 30, 2022 0 102
Ketamine found to increase brain noise An international team of researchers including Sofya Kulikova, Senior Research Fellow at the HSE University-Perm, found that ketamine, being an NMDA receptor inhibitor, increases the brain's background noise, causing higher ... Dec 30, 2022 2 373
Study discovers triple immunotherapy combination as possible treatment for pancreatic cancer Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a novel immunotherapy combination, targeting checkpoints in both T cells and myeloid suppressor cells, that successfully reprogrammed the tumor ... Dec 30, 2022 0 124
Five ways to avoid pain and injury when starting a new exercise regime Getting in the habit of exercising isn't easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting a new exercise regime. Dec 30, 2022 0 2
