By Ben Coxworth December 12, 2024 A batch of the drug-delivery microparticles – these ones are made of zinc oxide, although other materials can be used Dong Wook Kim / Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, colorization: ETH Zurich View 3 Images View gallery – 3 images Whether a medication is taken orally or intravenously, it...
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Annual breast cancer screening beginning at 40 saves lives, study suggests
by Radiological Society of North America Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnnual breast cancer screening beginning at age 40 and continuing to at least age 79 results in the highest reduction in mortality with minimal risks, according to a new study published in Radiology. Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death for women in...
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A new emergency procedure for cardiac arrests aims to save more lives—here’s how it works
by Vinuli Withanarachchie, Bridget Dicker and Sarah Maessen, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Known as “double sequential external defibrillation” (DSED), it will change initial emergency response strategies and potentially improve...
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Higher-dose naloxone spray didn’t save more lives, researchers find
by Mike Stobbe This image provided by Hikma Pharmaceuticals shows the company’s nasal spray drug Kloxxado, containing 8 milligrams of naloxone. A study published Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 finds that a new, higher-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses didn’t save more lives than the standard dose. However, it was tied to more vomiting and...
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HEALTH ECONOMISTS: COVID VAX CAMPAIGN SAVED 2.4 MILLION LIVES
NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023POSTED BY CORRIE PIKUL-BROWN Empty vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center at the Messe trade fair grounds during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on April 8, 2021 in Erfurt, Germany. The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives in 141 countries and could have saved...