Master Doctor Search: Infectious Diseases
FDA approves Enhertu for gastric cancer subset
The FDA approved fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for treatment of certain patients with gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. The approval applies to use of the agent by...
4 hours ago - Healio
Effective Thigh Workout Moves for Seniors
The legs play an important role in many daily activities from walking and getting in a chair to supporting your body weight. Unfortunately, as you get older, you start to lose...
6 hours ago - Active Beat
Should You Take Zinc to Further Protect Yourself From COVID-19? We Asked Experts
As deaths from COVID-19 continue to hit record high numbers , it's more important than ever to take every available precaution to protect ourselves and others from contracting...
6 hours ago - PopSugar
More Transmissible Variant Could Dominate by March, CDC Warns
Modeling predicts the US will see rapid growth of a highly transmissible new strain of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the UK. Medscape Medical News
6 hours ago - Medscape - 4 articles
SARS-CoV-2 antibody test helps select donor blood samples for therapeutic use
Researchers have developed and applied a robust, versatile antibody test to assist health authorities in managing the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, according to a new study.
8 hours ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
White House Being Deep Cleaned Before Inauguration
Because of COVID-19 outbreaks that occurred at White House events under President Donald Trump, the federal government is spending more than $200,000 to deep clean the...
8 hours ago - Medscape - 3 articles
NASH: A pandemic with an unmet need for pharmacotherapies
There is a significant medical need to find effective pharmacotherapies to manage NASH, the liver disease that is really a pandemic. The COVID pandemic firmly highlights the...
9 hours ago - Healio
The race is on for medical treatment of NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is the second leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States but there are currently no FDA-approved treatments available. Rohit...
9 hours ago - Healio
Validated risk score predicts post-transplant survival in HCC
Investigators developed a validated risk score to predict post-transplant survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma that will help prioritize patients based on...
9 hours ago - Healio
Imaging technique proves effective in measuring mitochondrial dysfunction in motor neuron disease
Non-invasive imaging technique called 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy used to measure mitochondrial function in patients with motor neuron disease
9 hours ago - ScienceDaily
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Why Getting My COVID Vaccine Made Me Emotional
A child who is four years old gets his or her booster vaccinations prior to going to kindergarten. My experience as a pediatrician is that kids handle the trauma of getting...
Nearly 40% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil died amid surge
Nearly 40 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil died of the virus as the nation's health care system was inundated with coronavirus cases last year, a new study...
Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?
The SARS-CoV-2 variant first documented in Britain could become the primary strain in the U.S. by March, researchers found. Despite only 76 infections with the variant, B.1.1.7...
The hospitals where Covid admissions are FALLING
Some 20 of 138 acute NHS trusts recorded a dip in beds occupied by Covid-19 patients in the seven days to January 12 compared to the previous week.
COVID-19 VTE Prevention: The Case for Intermediate and Outpatient Dosing
Should patients hospitalized for COVID-19 routinely receive extra anticoagulation or go home with a course of antithrombotics? The first randomized controlled trial data are...
Got Half an Hour? Try This Fat-Burning, Lower-Body Dumbbell Workout
Doing a strength-training session like this lower-body dumbbell workout from ACE-certified personal trainer Nicci Robinson helps to build lean muscle and aids in the...
Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to...
Professor Trevor Bedford warned that a higher number of severe infections would lead to more super-strains as it gives the virus additional chances to mutate to evade the...
At least 23 people have died from coronavirus vaccines in Norway
There have been 13 new confirmed deaths associated with the Wuhan coronavirus vaccine in Norway, which adds to the 23 deaths and counting that are said to be associated with...
GOP rep: If we had strongly prosecuted BLM-Antifa rioters, Capitol riot may...
During debate on the impeachment article in the House on Wednesday, Rep. Tom McClintock said the lenient response to BLM and Antifa rioters over the course of several months...
'COVID Tongue' May Be A Symptom Of COVID-19. Here's What It Looks Like
Experts explain how the coronavirus may affect the inside of your mouth and how to spot the signs.