(2024-01-07). Ingestión de hidroxicloroquina contra el coronavirus habría matado a 17.000 personas en 6 países. cubadebate.cu Así lo pone de manifiesto un estudio que recoge la revista Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, en el que un equipo de investigadores franceses ha estimado la mortalidad prematura asociada a ese tratamiento en seis países: Bélgica, España Francia, Italia, Turquía y Estados Unidos.
(2024-01-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Update adult vaccinations for a new year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R8WuQQINFi4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Whether it's the annual flu…
(2024-01-07). Air route aims to boost Hainan free port status. ecns.cn With the take-off of flight MU551 from South China's Sanya Phoenix International Airport to London Heathrow at 08: 39 am on Friday, China Eastern Airlines became the first Chinese airliner to launch a regular passenger flight from Sanya in Hainan province to Europe since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
(2024-01-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why do people get sick with viruses in the winter? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and influenza surge in the colder months. And it's not just because people are spending more time indoors. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Microbiology Molecular Lab and co-director of the Clinical Virology Lab at Mayo Clinic, explains what other factors promote virus spread in the winter. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/EmTS3jtdPTw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…
(2024-01-07). Vuelvan a las mascarillas y a las vacunas contra la Covid-19, ese es el consejo de la OMS tras fin de año. cubadebate.cu "Las enfermedades respiratorias causadas por covid-19, la gripe y otros patógenos han aumentado en muchos países durante semanas y se espera que esto continúe después de las recientes festividades", escribió Ghebreyesus.
(2024-01-07). Highlights of Mayo Clinic research advancements in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers make new discoveries, develop first-of-its-kind tools and technologies and constantly improve upon existing ones with the goal to provide the best in healthcare. The following 10 stories are a round-up of some of the most significant medical research advances at Mayo Clinic this year from harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to detect disease sooner to advancing treatments for rare and complex diseases. Advancing ultrasound microvessel imaging and AI to improve cancer detection Tumors…
(2024-01-07). Cervical cancer and HPV — what's the connection? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the connection between HPV and cervical cancer. Approximately 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S., and 4,000 women die of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanic women have the highest rates of developing cervical cancer, while African American women are at greatest risk of dying from this cancer. Early-stage cervical cancer generally produces…
(2024-01-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Myths about minority organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A co-worker was diagnosed with kidney disease last year. He is now on dialysis three times a week as he waits for a kidney transplant. He shared his hope to get a living donor, explaining that he will have a longer wait since there are not as many diverse people signed up as organ donors. Can you explain why this is and what can I do to help? ANSWER: More than 103,000…
(2024-01-07). Fighting glioblastoma — one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Casper family treasuring their time together Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Columbia University recently announced being named the recipients of a $10.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance research in fighting glioblastoma – one of the deadliest and most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Every year, thousands are diagnosed with the disease. Many are given little time to live. The prognosis is often poorer for older patients. Researchers are searching…
(2024-01-07). 10 significant studies from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2023, researchers and physicians at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine blazed a trail of genomic and multi-omic research and scientific discoveries. The center's innovative investigations hold a transformative potential to predict, prevent, treat and cure diseases using individualized medicine approaches. Here's a look back at 10 (of many) of Mayo Clinic's influential precision medicine research studies of 2023. 1. Mayo Clinic organoid study reveals possible key link to autism spectrum disorder Using miniaturized human brain…
(2024-01-07). Bangladesh General Elections 2024: Allegations of widespread rigging reported across the country. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka Reports of mass rigging have marred the sanctity of the democratic process during Bangladesh's 12 General Elections. The latest 12th National Assembly elections, commencing at 8 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, have once again been plagued by numerous irregularities across the nation. Statistics from the Election Commission …
(2024-01-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 93: Israel surpasses three months of Gaza bombing campaign, UN warns of starvation. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in the West Bank in overnight raids. In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike killed Hamza Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, in Khan Yunis.