A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday endorsed Paxlovid as a treatment for adults with Covid who are at high risk for progression to…
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Shingles: Signs, symptoms and treatment
CNN — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat, recently announced she is out of the hospital and recovering at home from shingles, a painful viral inflammation in the skin’s…
Researchers discover therapeutic target to aid in glaucoma treatment — ScienceDaily
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a new therapeutic target that could lead to more effective treatment of glaucoma. Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that causes vision loss…
New Treatment Could Help Fix the Heart’s ‘Forgotten Valve’
Patients in the Abbott study have now been followed for at least one year. The clip did not extend life but, said Dr. David Adams, cardiac surgeon in chief at…
The tool may help clinicians identify patients who would benefit from treatment — ScienceDaily
Although investigators have made strides in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease using high-quality brain imaging tests collected as part of research studies, a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently…
Scientists make breakthrough for ‘next generation’ cancer treatment — ScienceDaily
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments. The futuristic sounding treatment would work by switching on LED…
Clinical depression: Symptoms, treatment and outlook
Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 to connect with a trained counselor or visit…
Herpes Can Be Devastating but Treatment and Testing Remain Scant
Some men have told her, flat-out, that they would never date someone with herpes, but what bothers her, too, are the ones who say, “I’m so sorry this happened to…
Control of specific gene-expression pathways could spur better treatment of many diseases — ScienceDaily
Rice University scientists have enlisted widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated. The…
Fertility treatment does not adversely affect cardiovascular health of offspring, international study suggests — ScienceDaily
A large study looking at the effects of fertility treatment has found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, lipids, and glucose measurements between children conceived naturally and those…