by Cara Murez Americans have been getting COVID treatments such as Paxlovid for free, but that’s about to end. The medications will enter the private market this week, the Associated Press reported. The price for a five-day course of Paxlovid, made by Pfizer, will be $1,390. Merck has not confirmed a price for its COVID...
by Okayama University A recent study by Okayama University researchers found that short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal bacteria trigger the extension of the dendrites of dendritic cells by inhibiting an enzyme known as histone deacetylase. This results in a stonger immune response. Credit: Dr. Kazuyuki Furuta from Okayama University, Japan Dendritic cells play a key...
by Elana Gotkine Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is efficacious for correcting anemia among middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism and anemia, according to a study published online Oct. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Karol M. Pencina, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the efficacy of TRT for correcting anemia in...
Kristin Canning October 20, 2023 A new artificial intelligence (AI) model can detect the deadliest skin cancer with 100% accuracy, highlighting the rapid improvement of AI in medicine, say researchers from the UK. AI detected more than 99% of all skin cancers. The researchers tested the AI by integrating it into a clinical diagnosis process ― anticipating...
Lucy Hicks October 25, 2023 Certain products marketed for arthritis and pain management could contain hidden ingredients that could be harmful to consumers, according to a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some of these products contain active ingredients found in anti-inflammatory prescription medication. “These products may cause potentially serious side effects and may...
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN New research re-evaluates aspirin’s role in long-term treatment plans for patients with stents.Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty ImagesCNN — For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, a new study found. The report, published in the scientific journal...
But among those 55 and older who have lung cancer, men still outnumber women, researchers sayBy Linda SearingOctober 31, 2023 at 5:30 a.m. EDT Lung cancer has become more common in women than in men ages 35 to 54, according to American Cancer Society research published this month in the journal JAMA Oncology based on...
by Duke University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For too long, cancer treatment has been a double-edged sword—the very treatments designed to kill cancer cells often wrought havoc on healthy ones too. But a new study published online Oct. 30 in Immunity unveils an approach to cancer treatment that researchers describe as more precise, long-lasting, and less...
Chris Malone Méndez Sun, October 29, 2023 Frank Lee/Getty Images Many people can’t function properly without their morning caffeine fix. While your daily cup of joe may help jumpstart your energy, depending on how you order, it might also be hindering your weight loss goals. A recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical...
Neha MathurBy Neha MathurOct 30 2023Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Image Credit: Created with the assistance of DALL·E 3 In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint* server, researchers pursued evidence of whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens, of which spike (S) protein is highly immunogenic, persist beyond the acute phase...
