by World Health Organization (WHO) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth, according to a new study published today in The Lancet Global Health. Part of a special series on maternal health, the study shows a high burden of postnatal...
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Nanoscale ‘tattoos’ for individual cells could provide early warnings for health problems
by Johns Hopkins University False-colored gold nanodot array on a fibroblast cell. Credit: Kam Sang Kwok and Soo Jin Choi, Gracias Lab/Johns Hopkins University. Engineers have developed nanoscale tattoos—dots and wires that adhere to live cells—in a breakthrough that puts researchers one step closer to tracking the health of individual cells. The new technology allows for the first...
Repeat COVID infections increase risk of health problems: study
by Daniel Lawler Researchers have urged people to wear masks this holiday season after finding that multiple Covid infection increases the risk of health issues. People who have had COVID more than once are two or three times more likely to have a range of serious health problems than those who have only had it...
How to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
BY AMY CAMPBELL, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES | MARCH 11, 2021 The arrival of March is a sign that spring is on its way! March also happens to be National Kidney Month. That may not sound all that exciting, but your kidneys need some TLC, especially if you have diabetes. These two bean-shaped organs, which are...
Hemoglobin reflects metabolic health: High levels are linked to common public health problems
by University of Oulu Haemoglobin. Credit: University of Oulu / Juha Sarkkinen Hemoglobin is a protein found in the blood and a key oxygen transporter in the body. High hemoglobin levels have generally been considered desirable for a person’s health. However, the latest research evidence appears to point in the opposite direction: high hemoglobin levels...
Study reports high level of hazardous drinking among Pacific Islander young adults in US
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Pacific Islander young adults in the United States have an extremely high level of hazardous drinking and potential alcohol-use disorders, a study led by a health disparities researcher at the University of California, Riverside, has found. The study, published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, found 56%...
E1912 trial leads to FDA approval of ibrutinib-rituximab combo for untreated CLL
Philadelphia, April 29, 2020–Patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma now have a new treatment option–a combination of the targeted agent ibrutinib with the immunologic agent rituximab. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination based on data from E1912, a phase 3 trial developed and led by...
Chip to Evaluate Health of Immune System from Blood Sample
OCTOBER 17TH, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORSDIAGNOSTICS, MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, SPORTS MEDICINE Knowing how well a patient’s immune system is functioning may be very useful in diagnosing a disease and guiding the course of therapy. Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are making this a reality, having developed a hybrid chip that assesses the health...
Experts reveal hidden dangers behind supplements
Many herbal supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to a team of experts from Queen’s University Belfast, Kingston University London and LGC. Emeritus Professor Duncan Burns, a forensically experienced analytical chemist from the Queen’s University Belfast’s Institute for Global Food Security, has been working with a team of...