Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward
Man airlifted to hospital after two airboats collide in Broward.....»»
Mountain lion kittens found under picnic table in California
Two mountain lion kittens that survived after a litter of four was found under a picnic table are being cared for at a Southern California veterinary hospital, officials said......»»
Amid violent threats, lawmaker ditches bill to make unvaxxed pay hospital bills
“We just can’t have a reasonable conversation anymore," Illinois Rep. Carroll said. Enlarge / Intensive Care Unit nurse monitors patients in the ICU ward at Roseland Community Hospital on December 14, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. (c.....»»
Hospital beds full, National Guard deployed amid crushing delta wave
Pennsylvania hospitals are running at 110%, while Maine and New York call National Guard. Enlarge / A nurse in the ICU looks into a COVID patient's room filled with flowers and balloons at CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Mi.....»»
Large field hospital study shows rapid COVID-19 test compares solidly with PCR detection
Researchers report that a rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, proved more effective than expected when compared with virus detection rates using the established standard test, the polymerase chain reaction (PC.....»»
Willfully unvaccinated should pay 100% of COVID hospital bills, lawmaker says
Rep. Carroll calls the legislation a starting point to hold unvaccinated responsible. Enlarge / People associated with the far-right group America First attend an anti-vaccine protest in front of Pfizer world headquarters on November 1.....»»
Exoplanets in debris disks
Debris disks around main-sequence stars are tenuous belts of dust thought to be produced when asteroids or other planetesimals collide and fragment. They are common: more than about a quarter of all main-sequence stars have debris disks and, since th.....»»
British Man Given 3D Printed Eye in World First, Hospital Says
A British man has become the first patient in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed eye, according to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. From a report: Steve Verze, who is 47 and an engineer from Hackney, east London, was given the left eye on Thu.....»»
A 3D ink made of living cells for creating living structures
A team of researchers from Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, has developed a type of living ink that can be used to print living materials. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the.....»»
When continents collide: Reconstructing the formation of the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau
Home to some of the highest mountains in the world, including the legendary Mount Everest, the vast Himalayan-Tibetan plateau is often referred to as the "Roof of the World." With an average elevation of 4500 meters above the sea level, the plateau t.....»»
Pandemic skyrockets in Europe; COVID is the No. 1 cause of death
"There is a duty to society to get vaccinated." Enlarge / North Rhine-Westphalia, Herten: The crew of a Dutch ambulance brings a COVID-19 patient from Rotterdam to St. Elisabeth Hospital in Herten. (credit: Getty | Picture alliance).....»»
SpaceX launches NASA’s mission to collide with an asteroid [Update]
"I believe we have a planetary defense program that is worth talking about now." Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches the DART mission for NASA on Nov. 24, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) 1:35 am ET Wednesday update: With near.....»»
Cancer Cells Use "Tiny Tentacles" To Suck Mitochondria Out of Immune Cells
Hmmmmmm shares a report from SciTechDaily: Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT used the power of nanotechnology to discover a new way that cancer can disarm its would-be cellular attackers by extending out nanoscale tentacles that.....»»
Cancer cells use "tiny tentacles" to suppress the immune system
To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT used the power of nanotechnology to discover a new way that cancer can disarm its would-be cellular attackers by extending out nano.....»»
How Do People Resist COVID Infections?
Immune cells might abort SARS-CoV-2 infection, forestalling a positive PCR or antibody test, a study in hospital workers suggests -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
States expand boosters, activate crisis care as delta rolls on
"We're operating at about 140%… this really is an unsustainable and unprecedented level." Enlarge / Frontline workers of the Medical Center of Aurora gather in front of the hospital for a COVID-19 memorial in Aurora, Colorado, on Jul.....»»
Risk calculator to prevent delayed discharges in hospitals
New research could significantly reduce overcrowding in emergency departments -- with great financial savings. Experts have developed a prediction model to identify patients most at risk of taking up hospital beds longer than needed......»»
Hack leaves fertility clinic medical data at risk
A private fertility clinic and a hospital are among those hit by a ransomware gang......»»
Ancestral sequence reconstruction of avian influenza virus transmission in pigs
Researchers at the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH), retraced the natural avian-to-mam.....»»
Gravitational "kick" may explain the strange shape at the center of Andromeda
When two galaxies collide, the supermassive black holes at their cores release a devastating gravitational "kick," similar to the recoil from a shotgun. New research led by CU Boulder suggests that this kick may be so powerful it can knock millions o.....»»
COVID trial using antidepressant cut short due to apparent effectiveness
It's not a cure, but it seems to keep some at-risk people out of the hospital. Enlarge (credit: FG Trade / Getty Images) Despite the wide availability of vaccines, the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases left several US states.....»»