Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge. The country’s health care system is straining under the influx...
By Paul Ridden German Bionic says that the Apogee+ “is tailored to offer optimal lifting and walking support for healthcare professionals”German Bionic Most of German Bionic’s power suits are designed to assist workers in industrial facilities, but the company’s latest device is aimed at supporting healthcare professionals in hospitals, elderly care or rehab units. Following...
by Cara Murez FDA adds warning to ozempic label about risk for blocked intestinesOzempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that has increasingly been used to help with weight loss, will now be labeled as having the potential to block intestines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently made the label update for the drug made...
by KOMO News Staff, Tue, September 26th 2023, 9:25 AM MST OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two people and two horses in Washington state have had confirmed cases of West Nile virus diagnosed in the past few days. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) said Monday the separate human cases came from residents in Walla Walla...
Cases of Vibrio in the U.S. in 2022 CDC WARNS ABOUT DEADLY BACTERIA — After multiple reports of Americans infected by rare flesh-eating bacteria this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has alerted providers to look out for the infection and public health officials to warn the public about the risks. Five things...
by Cara Murez New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week. Sources familiar with U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans say boosters could be approved as soon as Friday, NBC News reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled...
The Moderna logo is seen at the Moderna campus in Norwood, Massachusetts.Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall COVID booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant. Human trial data showed the shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies against the variant, also known...
BY ALIX MARTICHOUX – 08/29/23 1:45 PM ET (NEXSTAR) – The summer surge in COVID-19 spread could extend into fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said hospitalizations rose yet again last week by another 19%. Deaths from the virus also saw a large jump: 21% in one week. The spread of the virus...
Kaitlin Sullivan A dearth of kidney stone specialists is colliding with a rise in the number of patients who need specialized care. While increasing the number of nephrologists who specialize in kidney stones is necessary, nonspecialists need to play a larger role in recognizing and preventing kidney stones. Primary care and emergency room physicians can...
By Hidaya Aliouche, B.Sc.Reviewed by Sophia Coveney Supernatants are recovered organelle factions of the cell produced after crystallization, precipitation, centrifugation, or other processes that separate cellular extracts. It is also called the supernate. The supernatant is typically free of precipitate, translucent, and of lower density than the precipitate, which typically settles in its layer or...
