Pfizer-BioNTech The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) was granted full Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in August 2021 for people ages 16 and older. Before that, it was the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) back in December 2020, after the company reported that its […]
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Physical Medicine Academy Issues Guidance on Long COVID Neurologic Symptoms
Clinicians need to evaluate new or worsening neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and treat or refer them to specialists when appropriate, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). Neurologic symptoms related to PASC — commonly known as long COVID […]
How have emergency medicine physicians’ social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers analyzed Twitter content uploaded by academic emergency medicine (EM) physicians and resident physicians to assess changes in language and content as indicators of their emotional well-being during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Study: Investigating Social Media to Evaluate Emergency Medicine […]
No organ transplants without a COVID-19 vaccine? 2 sue Michigan Medicine over policy
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Long Covid patients abandon Stanford Medicine study on infection after staff stop wearing masks
Long COVID patients enrolled in a study at Stanford University have walked out because the staff were not wearing masks while tending to them. The participants were enrolled in a clinical study into whether the drug Paxlovid works to reduce the symptoms of long COVID. Over the course of the […]
Health & Fitness: Finding fulfillment in family medicine
Elizabeth Dupic with one of her young patients. Photograph courtesy of Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Elizabeth Dupic’s goal was always to practice family medicine in a small town – like her father and sister before her. After she graduated from the University of Iowa, she found a perfect fit […]
Arrival of COVID-19 antiviral medicine helps bolster Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
The donation supported by the Governments of Australia and the United States of America through WHO helps COVID-19 patients to access COVID-19 therapeutics Jakarta, 13 April 2023 – The Ministry of Health has received a shipment of the oral antiviral medicine nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (PAXLOVID™) funded by the Governments of Australia and […]
University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children
Colorado researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children Colorado researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children 01:43 Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are enlisting families for a new COVID vaccine trial. While many of the signs we used to see linked to […]
Insilico Medicine to commence trials of ISM3312 for Covid-19
The trial will explore ISM3312’s safety and efficacy in different subgroups of patients with Covid-19. Credit: 21c CMM on Unsplash. Insilico Medicine has announced plans to commence clinical trials of its orally available 3CLpro inhibitor ISM3312 in China for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The latest move comes after the […]
Post-COVID, many parents are giving kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not necessary: study
Parents might want to think twice before reaching for aspirin or ibuprofen to bring down a child’s fever. One in three parents give their kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not really needed, a new study from Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan found. In response to a poll, 33% […]
Dentist graduates on $100,000 salary straight out of university as medicine, social work on list
Dentistry students straight out of university are walking into jobs paying a whopping $100,000 a year, making them the highest paid graduates in Australia on average. The salary figures emerged from the most recent Graduate Outcomes Survey, run by the government endorsed Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). The […]
Practicing Medicine Half a World Away | Lander College of Arts & Sciences
Touro students in front of the Bangkok Ministry of Public Health (top) and at the Elephant Reserve (bottom) Twenty-six students from Touro’s Lander College for Women (LCW) and Lander College of Arts & Sciences (LAS) debated these and other questions during a midwinter break trip to Bangkok, as part of […]
China rushes to boost intensive care beds, doctors and stocks of medicine as Covid surges | China
Chinese authorities are rushing to boost the number of intensive care beds and health workers and increase medication supplies as Covid-19 surges through the country. Since the abrupt dismantling of the stringent zero-Covid regime, cases have skyrocketed in China. A full picture of the impact is difficult to gauge. Authorities […]
Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients < Yale School of Medicine
Individuals with long COVID, sometimes referred to as “long-haulers,” experience symptoms that may persist for weeks, months, or even years after their acute viral infection. While symptoms vary widely, a common complaint among patients is “brain fog”—a colloquial term for significant, persistent cognitive deficits, with consistent impairment of executive functioning […]
‘Married to Medicine’ Star Toya Bush-Harris Tells Quad Webb She’s Been a Liar from the Start
Photo Credit: Bravo Quad Webb and Toya Bush-Harris continue to clash. “Married to Medicine” stars Quad Webb and Toya Bush-Harris continue to have a contentious relationship. On the current season, Toya believes Quad was the main culprit in the cheating rumors she’s been targeted with. As we reported, Toya has […]
Scientists Reappraise the Role of ‘Zombie’ Cells That Anti-aging Medicine Has Sought to Eliminate
Summary: Some senescent (zombie) cells are embedded in young, healthy tissue and promote normal repair from damage, researchers say. Source: UCSF Not all senescent cells are harmful “zombies” that should be wiped out to prevent age-related disease, according to new research from UC San Francisco, which found that some of […]
Time for your medicine: unlocking the power of our body clocks | Science
Your doctor tells you how many times a day you should take a pill, and whether to take it with or without food – but they very rarely tell you the exact time at which it has to be taken. Chronopharmacology (also known as chronotherapy or circadian medicine) – the […]
College of Human Medicine student receives Diversity in Medicine Scholarship | MSUToday
College of Human Medicine student Michelle Walls is the first recipient of a Diversity in Medicine Scholarship under a program created by Dr. Mehmet Oz to inspire future doctors in underserved communities. Walls learned she would receive the scholarship during an appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show,” which aired Nov. […]
North America Sports Medicine Market 2020 to Witness Excellent Long-Term Growth Outlook
Pune, New York, USA, November 24 2020 (Wiredrelease) Research Dive :According to a new report published by Research Dive, titled, Sports Medicine Devices Market : North America Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2018-2025,the North America sports medicine devices market was valued at $3,580 million in 2018, and is expected to […]
Dr Michael Korn Discusses Precision Medicine Progress in Various Cancers
There are certain diseases, like lung cancer, that are leading the way in precision medicine and where broad molecular testing is recommended, said W. Michael Korn, MD, of University of California, San Francisco, and Caris Life Sciences. There are certain diseases, like lung cancer, that are leading the way in […]