In this article UBER LYFT Lyft President John Zimmer (R) and CEO Logan Green speak as Lyft lists on the Nasdaq at an IPO event in Los Angeles March 29, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Lyft and Uber said this week they will fully cover legal fees for their respective drivers who are sued under
Month: April 2022
A novel therapy developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ameliorates obesity and Type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet. The therapy acts through sustained release of nitric oxide, a gaseous signaling chemical whose most important function in the body is relaxing the inner muscles of blood vessels. Because reduced bioavailability of
Erectile dysfunction treatments The cause of your erectile dysfunction will guide your doctor’s treatment choices. If it’s caused by a medicine that you need for a different condition, then there might be alternative prescriptions that you can try. Otherwise, you can try other treatment techniques to manage the ED. Counseling and therapy are great treatments for
Losing your hearing can be an inconvenience — sometimes a major one that makes you worry. While some forms of hearing loss aren’t reversible, many are. But how does it stack up? Earwax Buildup: Reversible Earwax helps clean and protect the ears. Normally, your ears will clear it out on their own. If you use
COVID-19 infection may increase a person’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes, the type of diabetes affecting the pancreas. A new study has shed more light on how viral infection could lead to serious complications. Diabetes Risk In COVID Patients A study of more than 27 million people in the United States found that individuals
Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It’s also a silent killer. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 400 deaths and 20,000 emergency room visits can be attributed to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year. While CO detectors and making sure your fireplace and
It’s more difficult to get into medical school now than it has ever been. It seems that every year, more and more premeds apply to medical school and yet the number of first-year positions stays relatively the same. If your dream is to become a doctor, you will have to avoid the pitfalls that so
Medical syringes and Novavax logo displayed in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 2, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors will meet in June to discuss Novavax’s Covid vaccine for adults as well as Pfizer and Moderna’s shots
Adenovirus structure, computer illustration showing the surface structure of the virus’ outer protein coat (capsid). Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Nine children in Alabama with severe acute hepatitis, three of whom suffered liver failure, all tested positive for adenovirus and none of them had a history Covid-19
April 29, 2022 – Amid all the attention this month to actor Johnny Depp’s $50 million lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, a psychological term has entered the public’s lexicon: histrionic personality disorder. Depp says that an op-ed Heard wrote in 2018 hurt his career, and he’s suing for defamation. The term was used in court
How much sleep do people in middle and old age really need? Seven hours appears to be the ideal amount of sleep, a team of researchers has found. Sleep isn’t just about taking rest, as it actually plays a critical role in cognitive function and psychological health, the University of Cambridge noted in a news release. One of the
Several nursing teams from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center were invited to share their research at the 47th Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), which is underway in Anaheim, California, and continues through May 1, 2022. Among the specialists discussing new developments and challenges in the practice of nursing at the ONS Annual
In this article TDOC A Teladoc rolling telehealth cart that allows physicians to meet with their patients remotely, on October 8, 2021. Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images This week’s earnings details have included some big-name reckonings with the value of high-growth, high-tech — and high-risk — companies. Ford and Amazon writing down stakes
In a recent study published in Respiratory Medicine, researchers reported that silent hypoxia was not unique to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Silent hypoxia is not an identifiable characteristic in patients with COVID-19 infection. Image Credit: bangoland/Shutterstock Background Related Stories Silent hypoxemia syndrome, well-tolerated hypoxemia with relatively less dyspnea, and its colloquial term ‘happy hypoxia’
Is erectile dysfunction a normal part of aging? Erectile dysfunction isn’t necessarily a normal part of aging. Fix erectile dysfunction at 50 by making lifestyle changes, getting psychological help, getting medical or mechanical treatment, or considering surgery. The way that you treat erectile dysfunction (ED) at any age ultimately depends on the cause. Each cause
April 28, 2022 – Will this coming summer finally be the moment America’s youngest children are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines? Moderna got the ball rolling today when it asked the FDA to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under 6. If the emergency use authorization is granted, it will be the first vaccine
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Pandemic linked with mental health issues in kids The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the mental health of children and adolescents, researchers say,
As encampments multiply from Echo Park to Venice, homelessness has been the top issue in the L.A. mayoral race. And although Angelenos express broad support for building more housing for the homeless, the contenders say that can be only part of the solution. Several top candidates say the city must also expand services for people
Major luxury goods mall Beijing SKP, pictured here in 2021, said Friday it would close — with no reopening date specified — after the city confirmed three Covid cases in an apartment community nearby. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China showed few signs of loosening its zero-Covid control policies as the
Adenovirus (highly contagious virus). Image made from a transmission electron microscopy view. Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images An outbreak of severe hepatitis in healthy children that has caused liver failure in some kids might be linked to adenovirus infection, though further investigation is needed, World Health Organization officials said
April 28, 2022 – The FDA on Thursday proposed a ban on making and selling menthol cigarettes in the United States, as well as most flavored cigars. Health care groups hailed the proposal as a critical step to keep cigarettes out of the mouths of children and Black Americans, who are particularly likely to smoke
The U.S. is no longer in the “pandemic phase,” but when the global COVID-19 pandemic will end is still an “unanswerable question” for the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci made the comments during a Tuesday interview with “PBS NewsHour,” raising hopes for COVID-weary Americans by saying “We are certainly right now
Isabella Salamone is an eighth-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP) who is studying sexual dysmorphism in mice in the laboratory of Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, the Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine and director of the Center for Genetic Medicine. Salamone’s research was recently published in the Journal of
In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. In 2013, the idea of an app for mental health-care may have seemed novel, if not monumental in terms of a global challenge for a disruptive start-up. But times have changed. A global pandemic that
BARRINGTON, IL (April 8, 2022) — Ortho Molecular Products is proud to announce a partnership with Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) and its Residency Consortium, a premier, sustainable residency model for top naturopathic doctor (ND) graduates. The goal is to create a residency cohort model that will close the gap between medical doctor (MD) and ND post-graduate
A large US study published by The BMJ today finds that fewer people die from covid-19 in better vaccinated communities. The findings, based on data across 2,558 counties in 48 US states, show that counties with high vaccine coverage had a more than 80% reduction in death rates compared with largely unvaccinated counties. This large
Is circumcision a bad idea? Circumcision is the removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis. There is no clear answer as to whether it is better to not be circumcised as circumcision has medical, ethical, and cultural concerns. Male circumcision is a deeply personal decision you make for yourself or your son.
April 27, 2022 People who don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 are putting themselves in danger and also are creating a “disproportionate” threat to the health of vaccinated people, even in places with high vaccination rates, says a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study by University of Toronto researchers used computer modeling based
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