medicine
2023-09-02 @ 16.16.39 ∈ In English
Hundreds of Tough Mudder racers infected by rugged, nasty bacterium
Hundreds of people who participated in a recent Tough Mudder event—a very muddy obstacle course race—held in Sonoma, California, have fallen ill with pustular rashes, lesions, fever, flu-like symptoms, nerve pain, and other symptoms, local health officials and media outlets report.
2023-08-28 @ 19.00.02 ∈ In English
‘Oh my God’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery
The doctors and scientists involved in her case hypothesise that a python may have shed the parasite via its faeces into the grass. They believe the patient was probably infected with the parasite directly from touching the native grass or after eating the greens.
2023-08-23 @ 16.42.53 ∈ In English
Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial
“The JCU trial provides sufficient proof of concept that infection with live hookworms is safe and appears to have some sort of beneficial effects on people’s metabolic health, which will hopefully be confirmed by future clinical trials designed to confirm efficacy and explore how hookworms influence metabolism[.]”
2023-07-21 @ 20.24.47 ∈ In English
First RSV vaccine to protect infants up 6 months of age and older adults - European Medicines Agency
EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Abrysvo, a vaccine to protect against disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Abrysvo is the first RSV vaccine indicated for passive immunisation of infants from birth through 6 months of age following administration of the vaccine to the mother during pregnancy.
2023-06-12 @ 11.11.40 ∈ In English
Cause and Cure Discovered for Common Type of High Blood Pressure
The cause is a tiny benign nodule, present in one-in-twenty people with hypertension. The nodule produces a hormone, aldosterone, that controls how much salt is in the body. […] The researchers also discovered that this form of hypertension could be cured by unilateral adrenalectomy – removing one of the two adrenal glands.
2023-05-26 @ 19.46.20 ∈ In English
2023-05-12 @ 11.39.07 ∈ Suomeksi
Laakson sairaalassa kokeillaan maailman edistyksellisintä robottiteknologiaa – “Välkky-robotti toimii hoitohenkilökuntamme tukena”
Uusi huipputeknologinen robotti hoitaa sairaalassa yksinkertaisia hoitotyön tehtäviä, kuten aterian tarjoilua, apuvälineiden siirtelyä ja hiusten harjaamista. [Se] voi mitata myös elintoimintoja, kuten pulssia, lämpöä tai happisaturaatiota. Robotti toimii aina hoitajan ohjaamana.
2023-05-05 @ 19.58.09 ∈ Suomeksi
2023-03-20 @ 17.15.53 ∈ In English
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews
The largest benefits were seen in people with depression, HIV and kidney disease, in pregnant and postpartum women, and in healthy individuals. Higher intensity physical activity was associated with greater improvements in symptoms. […] Physical activity should be a mainstay approach in the management of depression, anxiety and psychological distress.