For quick COVID-19 testing, iSCAN can be adopted for airports and public transportation
A simple COVID-19 test kit combines virus amplification with a CRISPR-Cas system for effective SARS-CoV-2 detection. The kit, called iSCAN, …
FDA Grants Priority Review and EMA Accepts Regulatory Submission for Pfizer’s Abrocitinib, an Oral Once-Daily JAK1 Inhibitor, for Patients 12 and Up with Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) October 27, 2020 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
Does the COVID-19 pandemic impact parents’ and adolescents’ well-being?
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures during the first lockdown in the Netherlands in March 2020 caused major changes in …
Creating a positive home environment, and other tips for uncertain times
The uncertainties surrounding parents right now can feel unmooring. Questions arise, like “Will my child be able to return to …
ALS and frontotemporal dementia: Early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test
Researchers are developing a test to diagnose two very serious diseases such as ALS and FTD when the pathologies have …
Studies show negative effects of surgical cancelations and postponements
A pair of University of Manitoba studies show the detrimental impact on patients’ physical and mental health caused by surgical …
E-prescriptions are coming. But what are they? And is this the end of paper ones?
Electronic prescriptions (or e-prescriptions) are being rolled out in stages across Australia after being used in Victoria during the pandemic. …
New tool predicts risks of hospital admission and death from COVID-19
A new risk tool, developed by UK researchers to predict a person’s risk of being admitted to hospital and dying …
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 — Women who suffer severe morning sickness may have higher risk of depression during and after …
Botched's Paul Nassif and Wife Brittany Welcome Their 1st Child Together
A baby for the Botched family! Dr. Paul Nassif and his wife, Brittany Nassif (née Pattakos), have welcomed their first …
Lilly Announces Arrangement for Supply of Potential COVID-19 Antibody Therapy for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as part of …
Questions abound regarding young athletes, heart disease and COVID-19
Reports that some young athletes testing positive for COVID-19 also had increased rates of heart swelling have concerned sports medicine …
New York and New Jersey launch COVID-19 contract tracing apps
New York and New Jersey joined a handful of other states in launching contact tracing apps for COVID-19. On Thursday …
How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: Findings from South Africa
In 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million …
I'm 24 and my spine is slowly wearing away – with no cure in sight
It began as an ache in my neck. Seemingly overnight, the simple task of lying down had become a complex …
Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics
The novel coronavirus pandemic, soon to pass the milestone of one million deaths, has a higher toll compared with other …
The truth about parenting and the pandemic
While the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was famously ahead of her time on many important issues, she …
Guts and brains: How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment
During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other microbes that live in a mother’s intestines regulate key metabolites, …