Ahead of the winter respiratory virus season, many parents were relieved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a shot to combat respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for infants and toddlers this summer. But the shot is hard to come by. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most […]

Dr Nighat discusses symptoms of new Covid strain A GP has outlined the key Covid symptoms to spot right now as reports of two new variants emerge. The first strain, known as HV.1, is an Omicron sub-variant that has gained dominance in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another new […]

Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks, including in Nigeria where a top health official said Thursday that millions are being vaccinated to cover wide gaps in immunity against the disease. At least 573 people out of the 11,640 diagnosed with the disease in Nigeria have died since […]

A study published in the journal BMC Primary Care reveals the economic impact of managing the long-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among non-hospitalized patients in the United Kingdom. Study: The cost of primary care consultations associated with long COVID in non-hospitalised adults: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data. Image Credit: p.ill.i / […]

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), possesses a positive-sense ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome and various proteins. Severe cases of COVID-19 involve cytokine release syndrome and acute respiratory distress. In a recent review published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Immunology, researchers discuss current evidence on […]

Reviewed This study analyzed and proposed the potential association of specific HLA alleles with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Several studies have investigated the association of different HLA alleles with COVID-19. However, most of these studies have shown significant differences or conflicting results regarding the clinical relevance between HLA alleles and SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study analyzed the correlations […]

In a recent study published in Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers systematically reviewed and analyzed the therapeutic efficacy of low-dose local anesthetics (LAs) in various clinical conditions, highlighting gaps in current research for future exploration. Study: Therapeutic Use of Low-Dose Local Anesthetics in Pain, Inflammation, and Other Clinical Conditions: A Systematic Scoping Review. Image Credit: daniiD/Shutterstock.com Background  […]

Briton Debs Helps retired earlier this year and could have been enjoying a well-deserved rest after a busy nursing career. But like thousands of other retirees from the UK’s state-run National Health Service (NHS), she has put on her uniform again. For about 10 hours a week, Helps, 55, works at the GP surgery in […]

Reviewed Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months. In a new study, published Nov. 21 in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers believe that such a […]

New research finds little evidence that post-surgical patient mortality is lower when patient and surgeon are the same gender. While gender concordance has been shown to improve patient care in other health specialties, evidence has been limited when it comes to concordance between patient and surgeon. This study shows that gender concordance was associated with […]