French under-55s given AZ jab to get different 2nd dose
French authorities are set to rule that under 55s who received a first injection of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be given a jab from a...
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Configuring infrared spectroscopy tools to better detect breast cancer
Detecting and analyzing breast cancer goes beyond the initial discovery of the cancer itself. If a patient has a tumor removed and it needs to be...
Cancer-killing virus therapy shows promise against inoperable skin cancers
Early results show that a new combination drug therapy is safe and effective against advanced skin cancer in patients who were not able to have their...
Sunlight linked with lower COVID-19 deaths, study shows
Sunnier areas are associated with fewer deaths from Covid-19, an observational study suggests.
Failure to rescue a major driver of excess maternal mortality in Black women
In a study of over 73 million delivery hospitalizations during a 19-year period in the United States, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health...
Brazil at high risk of dengue outbreaks after droughts because of temporary water storage
Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new study in Lancet...
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence doesn’t cause pelvic cancer
Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The...
Lessons in equity from the frontlines of COVID-19 vaccination
When the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in December 2020, healthcare systems across the Unites States needed to rapidly design and implement their...
Even ‘safe’ ambient CO levels may harm health, study finds
Data collected from 337 cities across 18 countries show that even slight increases in ambient carbon monoxide levels from automobiles and other sources are associated with...
Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat
As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who...
