Study highlights need to monitor oxygen therapy in children with pneumonia
Oxygen therapy can save the lives of children with pneumonia, but careful monitoring is needed to reduce harm, avoid over-reliance and protect supply.
Category: Health
A new technique for correcting disease-causing mutations
Gene editing, or purposefully changing a gene’s DNA sequence, is a powerful tool for studying how mutations cause disease, and for making changes in an individual’s...
Could your smart watch alert you to risk of sudden death?
Researchers have developed an algorithm that could ultimately enable smart watches to alert wearers to potentially deadly changes in their heart rhythm. The research, presented at...
A history of blood clots is not usually any reason to avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine
As hematologists, we look after many patients who have had blood clots in the past or take blood thinners. They often ask: “should I have the...
Improving heart health may reduce the severity of COVID-19 disease
High blood pressure, smoking, obesity, heart disease and diabetes are associated with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published today in European...
Aphantasia explained: Some people can’t form mental pictures
How many times have you watched a book adaptation on film or TV, and felt disappointed when a scene wasn’t quite how you’d pictured it? Or...
COVID-19 impacted access to abortion care all over Europe
Access to abortion care is an important and politically charged topic. It is a human rights issue affecting essential aspects of women’s healthcare. As a global...
COVID-19 lab leak theory highlights glaring lack of global biosecurity regulation
The revived debate over whether COVID-19 could be the result of an accidental release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology may never be adequately resolved. Either...
What we know about aducanumab, the new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Earlier this week, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug aducanumab to treat Alzheimer’s disease—making it the first new drug...
Singapore to ease curbs as virus cases fall
Singapore will begin slowly easing a month-long partial lockdown from next week after the curbs succeeded in stemming a coronavirus outbreak, authorities said Thursday.
