Turning a pancreatic cancer cell’s addiction into a death sentence
Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in a laboratory has yielded unexpected insights of a weakness that can be used against the cells...
Category: Health
2.4 million ED visits in ≥65s due to unintentional falls
(HealthDay)—Unintentional falls accounted for more than 90 percent of selected emergency department visits and hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries among adults aged 65 years and older in...
California’s population fell for first time in history
California’s population has declined for the first time in its history.
UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines
Britain announced a “first tentative step” Friday toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel...
New innovation successfully treats neonatal hypothermia
Neonatal hypothermia—which occurs when an infant’s core body temperature falls below the normal range needed to maintain health—contributes to approximately one million deaths each year, and...
Response to COVID-19 vaccine positive in patients with IBD
(HealthDay)—Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients taking biologics achieved a positive antibody response to both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, according to research published online April...
Physicians report sharing office visit notes beneficial overall
(HealthDay)—Following implementation of electronically sharing office visit notes with patients, more primary and specialty care clinicians agree the practice is beneficial overall, according to a study...
Son helps dad after back surgery, then dad helps son after stroke
When 81-year-old Dick Connery had back surgery in 2019, his son Tim Connery became his primary caregiver. Tim moved in temporarily, ran errands and kept his...
How social isolation can harm health as you age – and how to prevent it
Barbara Stopfer hasn’t had much of a social life since her husband died six years ago. She stopped seeing coworkers, too, after her heart condition required...
Gene tied to balding may also raise COVID risks for men
It’s long been known that COVID-19 is more fatal for men than women, and new research links some of that excess risk to a gene known...
