NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers have discovered a new type of bone cells, called “osteomorphs,” which may be targeted for osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases. The discovery came when Dr. Tri Giang Phan of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Darlinghurst, New South Wales and colleagues were studying osteoclasts, cells that resorb bone. […]
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Lack of COVID Data on People With Intellectual Disabilities
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about covid-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any covid diagnoses. Prater, 55, […]
Americans scramble for appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine dose
(Reuters) – As more Americans ready for their second COVID-19 vaccine shot, some patients are falling through the cracks of an increasingly complex web of providers and appointment systems.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease […]
Doctors, pensioners remove football large Tumor before they sent him away
Seven hours of risky SURGERY lasted, in the Doctors Milton Wingert away, his massive neck tumor. Already months before, he had contacted a hospital. However, the refused to operate on him. A football large Tumor, Doctors removed in New York, an 81-year-old pensioner. As the "DailyMail" reported, was the retired electrician in may in a […]
The climate change problem nobody is talking about
Climate change — marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather — is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the five-year period between 2014 and 2019 was the warmest on record. Interested in Climate Change? The report, which was released by the intergovernmental World Meteorological Organization days in advance of […]
Ground bison meat responsible for E. coli outbreak in 7 states: CDC
Ground bison meat has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Interested in Recalls? Twenty-one people in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with the E. coli O103 and O121 strains. Eight of those people […]
What to know about fireworks safety ahead of the 4th of July
Fireworks may be a quintessential part of Fourth of July celebrations, but doctors and safety officials are urging revelers to take caution when handling them after more than 9,000 Americans were injured by fireworks last year. “It’s devastating” when people come into the emergency room unaware of the extent of an injury caused by a […]
New York City Council Is Considering Restricting Soda From Kids’ Meals
Fast-food restaurants may soon have to make a major change to their default menus. Councilman Ben Kallos is a Democrat from Manhattan who is currently sponsoring proposed legislation that the City Council hopes to pass. It’s a measure that would effectively take soda out of meals designed specifically for children, at least by default. In […]