A high dose of an inexpensive and globally available blood-thinning medication reduces the risk of death in hospitalized patients who are moderately ill with COVID-19, suggests a new study led by St. Michael’s Hospital. Published today in the BMJ, the international RAPID Trial compared the effects of a high, therapeutic dose of heparin to a […]
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Olivia Wilde's Secret for Whiter Teeth Is Only $6—and It’s Available at Walmart
Olivia Wilde is best known as an actress or director, but the 35-year-old’s latest passion is clean beauty activism. Wilde recently discussed her interest in sustainable products during a “Get Ready For Bed With Me” video segment for Harper’s Bazaar. Wilde said her preference for all-natural products started during pregnancy, when she received warnings that […]
‘Trailblazing’ haemophilia drug will be available on NHS England
NHS agrees to pay for a ‘trailblazing’ drug that prevents deadly bleeds in patients with severe haemophilia Severe haemophilia A is thought to affect around 1,800 people in the UK Patients were forced to have clotting drugs administered into vein in chest Drug emicizumab can be injected under the skin as little as every two weeks […]
Cannabis could be downgraded by the World Health Organization
Cannabis could be downgraded by the World Health Organization to make it more available in medicines WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has proposed to relist substance May also strike non-THC products, such as cannabis oil, from all drug controls UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs will vote on recommendation next month Cannabis regulations could be […]
Free, publicly available health data proves to be research gold mine
It’s a popular question: What did you do over the summer? For Lubaba (Aurna) Khan, the summer of 2018 will be one she will never forget. It started on a high note and ended on an even higher one. In June, Khan walked across the stage to accept her degree as a University of Calgary […]
Eight new mouse models for Alzheimer’s disease available to researchers
The MODEL-AD Center, an ambitious project to develop and distribute precise mouse models of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has released eight new models carrying genetic mutations found in patients. In past decades, most AD researchers had to rely on mouse models that carried a genetic mutation associated with the relatively rare, early-onset, familial version of […]