A new year might mean new viral threats.
Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility means that viruses can rapidly travel…
Category: 8. Health
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New federal loan limits will worsen America’s nursing shortage and leave patients waiting longer for care
There is growing need for nurses in the United States – but not enough nurses currently working, or students training to become nurses, to promptly see all of the patients who need medical care.
Tens of thousands of nurses have left…
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Wearing a weighted vest can promote bone health and weight loss, but it’s not a cure-all
Health and fitness trends come and go, and many fads don’t deliver on their promises – remember vibrating belts or sauna suits? Today, weighted vests, made from sturdy fabrics like nylon and filled with iron sand or small weights, are
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This weight loss option beats Ozempic by 5 times
A new real-world comparison finds that bariatric surgery leads to dramatically more weight loss than popular injectable medications. After two years, people who underwent sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass lost about five times more weight than…
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New database to target chronic UTIs—a long-overlooked condition that may begin in childhood
A new database targeting chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs)—a long-overlooked condition that may begin in childhood—is set to help researchers uncover why millions of women and girls worldwide suffer from infections that defy treatment…
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Magnetic nanoparticles fight bone cancer and help healing
Researchers from Brazil and Portugal have created a new magnetic nanocomposite designed to attack bone cancer while also supporting bone repair. The work, published in Magnetic Medicine, describes a core — shell structure made from iron oxide…
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Tamiflu Protects Children with the Flu, Not Harms Them
New research suggests that the commonly-prescribed antiviral drug, oseltamivir, marketed as ‘Tamiflu’, does not cause serious neuropsychiatric symptoms, and that these symptoms are instead caused by the…
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Tamiflu Protects Children with the Flu, Not Harms Them
New research suggests that the commonly-prescribed antiviral drug, oseltamivir, marketed as ‘Tamiflu’, does not cause serious neuropsychiatric symptoms, and that these symptoms are instead caused by the…
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Silybin and Carvedilol Combo Shows Promise in Liver Fibrosis
A combination of silybin and carvedilol is more effective than either drug alone for treating liver fibrosis, found a new study published in Targetome.
Liver fibrosis is a chronic and multifactorial liver…
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Silybin and Carvedilol Combo Shows Promise in Liver Fibrosis
A combination of silybin and carvedilol is more effective than either drug alone for treating liver fibrosis, found a new study published in Targetome.
Liver fibrosis is a chronic and multifactorial liver…
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