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18.2 million deaths globally: World COVID death toll likely three times higher than current data claim
The global COVID-19 death toll may be three times higher than official tallies suggest, according to a systematic analysis of ...
Ivermectin doesn’t work: Yet another study shows no efficacy in reducing COVID disease progression
Ivermectin failed to prevent older adults with COVID-19 from progressing to severe disease compared with standard of care alone, an ...
Viewpoint: Physicians for Informed Consent has emerged as the leading voice for COVID anti-vax movement. Their science-rejectionist roots run far deeper
The website for the group Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) reads like an apolitical, educational resource that provides information on ...
Are ‘gender reassignment’ surgeries appropriate for children? Texas orders investigation
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the state's Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to "conduct a prompt and thorough ...
Substack media platform has helped anti-vaxxers pull in $2.5 million, Center for Countering Digital Hate finds
Popular email platform Substack generates some $2.5 million each year from anti-vaccine newsletters, according to a new report from the Center ...
Loneliness shown to triple risk of dementia
Dementia incidence tripled in lonely older adults who otherwise would be expected to have relatively low risk based on age ...
Dementia risks rise if you suffer from midlife chronic diseases
People with two or more chronic conditions (multimorbidity) in midlife had a higher risk of subsequent dementia, a prospective cohort ...
Why the US will remain an Omicron hotspot far longer than many other countries
The wave of COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variant may have reached its peak in the U.S., but it likely ...
Post COVID ‘new normal’: How the coronavirus is permanently changing our health care system
A great reckoning is taking place around the globe as, one by one, nations accept a harsh reality. We will ...
COVID is mostly a respiratory disease — but it can devastate the brain. Here’s what we know about its mysterious neurological effects
How can a respiratory pathogen like SARS-CoV-2 cause the nervous system to go haywire? That's a question yet to be ...
Viewpoint: Both vaccine skeptics and advocates can learn from history — 300 years ago, the world faced a similar split
Americans have a strong tradition of both vaccine advocacy and resistance, and the inceptions of these movements are astonishing. We ...
Racial differences in medicine: Radiotherapy prostate treatment success in Black Americans linked to population-based genetic differences
Black men with localized prostate cancer had better treatment- and disease-specific outcomes than white men when treated with definitive radiotherapy, ...
Higher resting heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia
Higher resting heart rate (RHR) was linked to greater dementia risk and faster cognitive decline independent of cardiovascular disease in ...
No, the recommended childhood vaccine schedule does not cause type 1 diabetes
The recommended childhood vaccination schedule does not increase incidence of type 1 diabetes, according to a cohort study of over ...
Virtual reality system approved to treat back pain
An immersive virtual reality (VR) system incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other methods was approved to help treat chronic ...
National vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at institutions that accept Medicare or Medicaid put on hold, as federal judge issues injunction
A federal judge has halted enforcement nationwide of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at institutions that accept ...
Cognitive resilience: MEF2 genes likely play role in protecting some people from age-related dementia
Cognitive resilience — the absence of dementia despite extensive amyloid and tau pathology — was linked to the myocyte enhancer ...
Peanut allergy-curing dermal patch shows promise
Safety of a dermal patch for helping peanut-allergic children tolerate the ubiquitous legume improved over time in a 3-year, open-label ...
Podcast: Should physicians who spread disinformation about COVID lose their licenses?
Should doctors who spread disinformation lose their medical licenses? Phony cures and/or resistance to public health messaging is nothing new, ...
Unproven, dangerous cancer medicine got go-ahead from FDA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Walking the beaches around ...
World Cup player gets stem cell therapy despite lack of evidence it works
Argentinian midfielder Angel Di Maria's hamstring injury prevented him from playing in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday, ...
Gene modification of adult cells offers more hope for Type 1 diabetes than stem cells
By deleting a single gene in human gut endocrine progenitor and serotonin-producing cells, researchers reported that they were able convert ...
Genotyping not better than symptoms for picking stroke medication
Using a patient's genotype to guide the initial dosing of warfarin or its analogues does not appear to be better ...
FDA likely to approve new recombinant hemophilia drug
A recombinant fusion drug combining the Factor VIII protein with an FC antibody peptide to extend its lifetime in circulation ...
Mutations in gene causes metabolic syndrome in Iranian families
Genetic mutations causing an inherited form of the metabolic syndrome have been found, with implications for drug development across diabetes, ...
Genotyping lung cancer linked to better survival
Genetic testing for personalized treatment of lung cancer was associated with improved survival, likely due to getting targeted kinase inhibitors ...
NIH prepares for surge in whole-genome sequencing
The medical community needs a plan for handling the fast-growing knowledge about the health risks identified through whole-genome sequencing, said ...
Epigenetics may tie diabetes to dementia
Altered genomic regulation of expression of key synaptic proteins may be responsible for the increased risk of dementia seen in ...
