Medicine
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health, with over 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant illnesses occurring annually in the US and nearly 5 million deaths globally each year. New diagnostic technologies are being developed to fast-track identification of […]
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RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record RFK Jr.’s overhaul of the US childhood vaccination schedule has raised alarm among public health experts and pediatricians, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 17 to 11. The changes were justified by a comparison to Denmark’s vaccine schedule, but the […]
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Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease
Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease Medical sociology studies how social factors contribute to disease and illness, going beyond the biological aspect to examine societal forces that impact health. The field reveals that access to resources like money, knowledge, power, and […]
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Cholera ‘tail’ insight could pave way for better treatments
Cholera ‘tail’ insight could pave way for better treatments Scientists have gained new insights into the structure of cholera’s flagella, which could lead to better treatments for the disease. The flagella are powerful tail-like structures that allow Vibrio cholerae bacteria to move quickly in liquid environments and infect cells in the small intestine. A new […]
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Brain markers could offer early clues into Parkinson’s
Brain markers could offer early clues into Parkinson’s A new study uses brain imaging to reveal how Parkinson’s disease disrupts the normal relationship between two important neural indicators: dopamine transporters and synaptic density. The researchers found that in patients with Parkinson’s disease, the correlation between these two markers breaks down, suggesting that the disease alters […]
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Discovery may pave way for better cancer drugs
Discovery may pave way for better cancer drugs A new study has made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to the development of better cancer treatments by targeting a specific protein complex. The study focused on mTOR, a protein at the center of two different complexes (mTORC1 and mTORC2) that play key roles in cell […]
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RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long RFK Jr.’s plan to scrutinize the vaccine schedule has raised concerns, but the childhood immunization schedule’s safety record spans decades and is backed by extensive research and testing. The US childhood immunization schedule recommends a set of vaccines […]
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Fee-based primary care is hastening doctor shortages in the US
Fee-based primary care is hastening doctor shortages in the US Fee-based primary care models are rapidly growing across the US, with a 83.1% increase in concierge and direct primary care practices between 2018 and 2023. The growth of these models may benefit participating patients and clinicians, but it raises concerns about access to primary care […]
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Can diet and exercise cut chemo side effects?
Can diet and exercise cut chemo side effects? Diet and exercise programs can help minimize chemotherapy side effects and increase treatment retention, according to new research. A virtual diet and exercise program was found to be feasible and effective in reducing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue, and constipation in patients receiving standard chemotherapy […]
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Antibody therapy shows promise against multiple myeloma
Antibody therapy shows promise against multiple myeloma Researchers have made promising progress against multiple myeloma using an immune and cancer cell-targeting antibody therapy called linvoseltamab, which eradicates residual traces of the blood cell cancer in patients. The interim results from a clinical trial show that none of the 18 patients who completed up to six […]
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