Medication keeps more patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in remission than steroids
Avacopan, which targets a receptor that attracts the cells that cause inflammation, was shown to be more effective at keeping patients in remission for a year than prednisone......»»
New study shows a positive worldview is less associated with privilege than expected
One might think that people living in more violent neighborhoods see the world as less safe, or that those whose socioeconomic status improved see the world as getting better, or that chronic pain patients view the world as significantly less pleasur.....»»
How to set up follow-up medication reminders in iOS 17
Medication reminders are useful if you need to take prescription drugs at a set time, but you may miss the notification too easily. Here's how to set up follow-up medication reminders in iOS 17.Medication and Health app icons"The Medications app make.....»»
AI-powered brain implants help paralyzed patients communicate faster than ever
New brain-computer interfaces are faster than existing solutions. Enlarge / A researcher connects a pedestal on a study volunteer's head to an external computer. The pedestal is wired to electrodes that rest on the surface of the.....»»
Hundreds of patients evacuated from Los Angeles hospital building that lost power in storm"s wake
A power outage at a Los Angeles hospital prompted the evacuation of at least 21 patients in critical condition to other facilities, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart said Tuesday morning......»»
Using starch as a novel drug transporter
A special type of starch could soon be used as an excipient in medicine to improve the treatment of patients. A research team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) has discovered that it makes a suitable drug release system and has adv.....»»
Using only "brain recordings" from patients, scientists reconstruct a Pink Floyd song
The famous Pink Floyd lyrics emerge from sound that is muddy, yet musical: "All in all, it was just a brick in the wall.".....»»
Appeals court reverses Texas ruling nullifying FDA approval of abortion pill
The ruling does not affect access to mifepristone; SCOTUS will decide the case. Enlarge / Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which pr.....»»
Scientists develop efficient spray technique for bioactive materials
Rutgers University scientists have devised a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of transdermal medication, including shot-.....»»
Nanozymes drive tumor-specific drug delivery while minimizing toxicity
Chemotherapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment. While effective, this therapy indiscriminately kills rapidly dividing cells—cancerous or otherwise—so patients frequently experience severe side effects, ultimately limiting its utility......»»
Ovarian cancer: New biological markers found that may predict which patients won"t respond to chemotherapy
Using a novel proteogenomic strategy and a variety of machine learning tools, investigators from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have identified a 64-protein signature that may predict a subset of ovarian cancer patients wh.....»»
Cyprus cats to get COVID meds
Unused coronavirus medication for humans will be made available to treat cats in Cyprus, where they have been dying in their thousands from feline COVID, officials announced Thursday......»»
New drug delivery system containing RNA therapy can target cancer cells in bone marrow
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have destroyed 90% of multiple myeloma blood cancer cells under laboratory conditions, and 60% in human tissues taken from patients at Rabin Medical Center (Belinson Hospital), using an RNA-based drug delivered to t.....»»
A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug
Five people went into viral remission after stem cell transplants from donors with HIV resistance. A sixth patient received normal cells. Is an anti-inflammatory drug behind his recovery, instead?.....»»
This Rare Case of Green Hairy Tongue Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
Patients with hairy tongue syndrome—which can also turn tongues black, brown, yellow, or blue—often report gagging, mouth dryness, or bad breath......»»
Why data travel is healthcare’s next big cybersecurity challenge
Do you know where your patients’ data lives once it’s in the cloud? Unfortunately, for many healthcare organizations, the answer is no – or, at least, it’s not a definitive yes. Knowing how (or where) data is used, shared or stored is essenti.....»»
Autonomously switchable polymer materials developed for wearable medical devices
Wearable medical devices, such as the soft exoskeletons that provide support for stroke patients or controlled drug delivery patches, have to be made of materials that can adapt intelligently and autonomously to the wearer's movements and to changing.....»»
Breakthrough in material design will help football players, car occupants and hospital patients
The discovery that football players were unknowingly acquiring permanent brain damage as they racked up head hits throughout their professional careers created a rush to design better head protection. One of these inventions is nanofoam, the material.....»»
Ohio bans doctor after botched surgeries on TikTok threaten patients’ lives
Her TikTok persona was more important than patients' lives, medical board ruled. Enlarge (credit: Juan Silva | DigitalVision) Yesterday, an Ohio plastic surgeon, Katharine Grawe—who accumulated nearly 15 million likes.....»»
Researchers invent trap for capturing and comparing individual bacterial cells
All hospitals battle an invisible threat: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is a type of bacteria that affects thousands of patients each year in intensive care units, where it can cause sepsis, pneumonia and other types of infections......»»
Beamline innovation could enhance the potential of cancer treatment with proton therapy
Physicists have devised a way to achieve higher doses and shorter treatment times for cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy with protons, circumventing the problems of internal organ motions. They achieve this using a modification in the beamline,.....»»