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Fox News Flash top headlines for January 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Though COVID-19 vaccines will likely render effective against the South African coronavirus variant – according to an infectious disease expert – the former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the strain may […]
Black-legged ticks may soon expand their territory across the midwestern U.S., carrying Lyme disease with them, a new study finds. The study researchers created a timeline of when and where the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) has spread since the 1960s, when the parasitic arachnid was first detected in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The team pinpointed several […]
A drug typically prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis may also be effective in treating a rare but potentially deadly heart complication some cancer patients experience after taking immunotherapies, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery and co-led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). The researchers demonstrated that the drug abatacept reduced the severity […]
Gloria Torres-Herbeck gets the flu vaccine every year, but the 53-year-old teacher in Rochester, Minnesota, isn’t yet convinced she wants to be first in line for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m not super old, but I’m not as strong as other people,” she said. “So, I need to be realistic on my own situation. Do […]
A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery of glucose to the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets. The findings are published in eLife and may be relevant for […]
Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to research led by University of Saskatchewan (USask). The research team found that mopping a floor with a commercially available hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectant raised the level of airborne hydrogen peroxide to more than 600 parts per […]
People with heart failure who eat a diet high in foods that cause inflammation are twice as likely to end up in the hospital or die as those who eat foods known to reduce inflammation, new research shows. “If people with heart failure can reduce the amount of pro-inflammatory foods that they eat, it might […]
As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan said […]
Dr. Nesheiwat: COVID-19 vaccine weeks away, ‘understand your risk’ Fox News medical contributor joins Mike Huckabee and Leo Terrell to discuss coronavirus hypocrisy on ‘Hannity’ Amid a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide and concern among leaders about post-Thanksgiving Day celebration spikes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said forecasting models are predicting that […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov 25, 2020 (HealthDay) — A new approach that could revolutionize spinal fusion surgery does away with the need to “flip” patients from their back or side onto their stomach midway through the operation — a switch researchers say dramatically improves outcomes. The new technique — dubbed Single Position Lumbar Surgery (SPLS) — lets […]