Eating disorders only plague young women, right? Wrong. More than 300,00 men and boys are thought to be afflicted, too. It’s time to end the stigma, and get men talking about their struggles with food In our society, eating disorders are rife. The leading eating disorder charity in the UK, Beat, says that approximately 1.25
Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH) Pediatric Practice in Rochester, NY demonstrated success in vaccinating eligible patients as well as their caregivers by offering the vaccine to both during pediatric visits, and provides a model for addressing vaccine hesitancy and barriers, according to an October 8th article published in JAMA Pediatrics’ Viewpoint. The article, “COVID-19 Vaccination for
The latest: More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the United States, to close its borders to international travellers from countries including Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and much of Europe, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status. Beginning Monday, bans on travel from specific countries are over.
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, there’s been concern about possible allergic reactions to polyethylene glycol (PEG), an ingredient used to stabilize lipid nanoparticles in the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccines. Two posters presented at this year’s American College of Allergy,
Nos relacionamos con el mundo a través de los sentidos. Eso sí, desde la antigua Grecia hasta nuestro días se ha cuestionado cómo de veraz es aquello que percibimos a través de ellos. Esto ha hecho que existan posturas que se lo confiaban todo y otras que recelaban de lo que nos transmitían. En general,
It is focused on discovering and delivering scalable, off-the-shelf, “next-generation” stem cell-based medicines. The company said the proceeds of the Series A round will be used to advance “cloaked” cell therapies. Its proprietary platform enables the immune cloaking of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the differentiation of cloaked stem cells into therapeutic cells. Clade says
When 49-year-old Laurel Komarny was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2021, she was shocked, terrified, and had no idea what to expect, especially since she had always been healthy and active. She lost both her father and a close friend to cancer, so she immediately assumed the worst. Photo: YouTube/Denver7 But after worrying for
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found how the immune system triggers an ’emergency’ dendritic cell response during infection, with dendritic cells at the site of infection being reinforced by new cells which travel from the bone marrow. Dendritic cells have an important role in the immune system, detecting infectious bacteria, fungi or viruses
Feeling a bit ‘meh’? We’ve all been there – but you don’t have to stay feeling stuck in a rut. Here, we explore how to break free from languishing Imagine a line. At one end is depression and the other, flourishing. Where would you put yourself right now? This continuum can be a helpful tool
Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The new SENSR (sensitive enzymatic nucleic acid sequence reporter), described in a paper published in the journal ACS Sensors, is based on CRISPR gene-editing
Previous COVID-19 infection may provide the body with protection against SARS-CoV-2, but it wouldn’t be on the same level as the type of protection vaccination gives, a new study has revealed. Protection From Past Infection The idea of gaining immunity against a pathogen after overcoming an infection is not new. This adaptive immunity is what
LOS ANGELES, California — If a patient with psoriasis presents with dactylitis, inflammatory back pain, and/or tendon inflammation, think psoriatic arthritis until proven otherwise. At the annual fall meeting of the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants, Amanda Mixon, PA-C, said that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) occurs in 20% to 30% of individuals with psoriasis, “but my
Led by Biomunex alongside Paris-based Institut Curie and GTP Bioways, the BiXAb5 non-conventional T cell redirection project seeks to create breakthrough immunotherapy approach to cancer treatment based on bispecific antibodies; it has a total budget of €5.6m. It was one of nine projects awarded grants by the French authorities, from a total of 90 applications, as
Any C-suite executive looking to lure workers back into the office has likely spent more time thinking about indoor air quality and ventilation over the past year-and-a-half than at any other point in their pre-pandemic life. That’s because healthy buildings have become the latest enticement to bring employees back into the office. As people slowly
According to Mintel consumer research data, 38% of frozen novelty consumers reported that they are snacking more often than before the pandemic and in the last six months, 59% of consumers said they purchased frozen desserts as a snack. “If you look at the data through the end of September, there’s been a clear shift in the
Don’t worry — you’re just tired and out of sorts after having your baby. But the chest pain experienced by the woman you’re about to meet was much more than a difficult recovery. She had a heart attack when a rare and deadly condition stopped blood flow to her heart. The same thing happened to
It’s unclear when the pandemic will come to an end. What may be an even more important question is whether the U.S. will be prepared for the next one. The past year and a half suggests that the answer may be no. As a medical anthropologist who has spent the past 20 years studying how
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include protection from COVID-19 vaccines versus from
With help from a nutritional therapist, we share some top tips for taking food guilt off the table If you’ve ever found yourself unfairly berating yourself for what you have, or haven’t, eaten, you wouldn’t be alone. Food guilt is a common experience that builds up inside of us, gnawing away at our happiness and
Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared in March 2020, testing for this infection has been a linchpin of efforts to contain virus transmission by isolating confirmed cases and quarantining suspected contacts. A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* explores the success of testing efforts among children and adolescents in Australia,
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Canadians looking for guidance on how to reduce their risk of COVID-19 indoors this winter may be feeling left out in the cold.
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Healthcare workers in a recent Medscape poll largely favored getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for themselves, but numbers varied by their healthcare role. Respondents in health business/administration topped the list among those likely to get the booster, at 85%. Physicians