Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people. Jan 9, 2023 0 0
AstraZeneca buys US biotech firm CinCor Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Monday agreed to buy US biotech company CinCor for $1.8 billion, expanding further into the field of heart and kidney drugs. Jan 9, 2023 0 2
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. Jan 9, 2023 0 38
90% of people in China province infected with COVID: official Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with COVID-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases. Jan 9, 2023 0 24
Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery molecule by 69% among 'weekend warriors' For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might be the ideal new year's resolution. A randomized controlled trial in Frontiers in Nutrition showed that female and male participants who ate 57g almonds daily ... Jan 9, 2023 0 167
Families with food insecurity have greater health care expenditures Food insecurity, which is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, impacts about 10.2% of U.S. households, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. In ... Jan 9, 2023 0 56
'Vaccination deserts' identified in northern, rural and French-speaking Ontario New research out of the University of Waterloo has identified "vaccination deserts" in parts of northern and rural Ontario and in locations where French is predominantly spoken. These areas have little to no access to pharmacist-administered ... Jan 9, 2023 0 31
Group summarizes new guidelines for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease The latest clinical practice guideline from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization offers advice for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). A synopsis published in Annals ... Jan 9, 2023 0 13
