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Prostate cancer drug shows promise against COVID
Proxalutamide and remdesivir combination exerts strong synergistic effect in blocking SARS- CoV- 2 infection in iAEC2. (A) Schematic illustration of the study design of the SARS-CoV-2 bioassay on iAEC2 cells. (B) Combination matrix of proxalutamide and remdesivir in inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 alpha strain infection. (C) Bliss synergy score of proxalutamide […]
South Carolina has top children’s hospital, ranking shows
A South Carolina children’s hospital is among the nation’s best, U.S. News & World Report says. Bigstock South Carolina has one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation, a new U.S. News & World Report ranking shows. The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital was recently recognized as South Carolina’s […]
South Carolina healthcare among worst in US, ranking shows
A doctor talks to a patient. Kanizphoto Getty Images/iStockphoto South Carolina ranks 37th in the U.S. in overall healthcare performance and among the bottom tier in several key metrics, a new nationwide scorecard shows. The Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan healthcare foundation, released its annual scorecard on Thursday. The scorecard reviewed […]
Study Shows Metformin Lowers Long COVID Risk
John Buse, MD, PhD, co-authored a study showing that the common diabetes drug metformin substantially decreased the risk of developing long COVID after infection from SARS-CoV-2. The clinical trial was led by researchers at the University of Minnesota. John Buse, MD, PhD In a new study published in The Lancet […]
Billionaire Charlie Munger Labels US Healthcare A ‘Disgrace’ as Report Shows Lowest Life Expectancy Despite Highest Spending
In 2019, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Charlie Munger made a scathing comment on the state of healthcare in the United States, declaring that the entire system was going awry and that it was utterly absurd. Don’t Miss: The House-Printing Robot Shaking Up a $7.28 Trillion Industry But Munger was […]
Trial shows two investigational drugs are ineffective for treating severe COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite the success of vaccines for preventing COVID-19, and of drugs for treating the disease, outcomes for severely ill patients admitted to the hospital remains poor. Identifying new therapies for severe COVID-19 remains a high priority and one in which Vanderbilt University Medical Center is taking […]
A promising new Covid pill shows key advantages over Paxlovid in trial
A staff member sorts medicines at a pharmacy in Huai ‘an, China on Dec. 10, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images A new antiviral pill for Covid was found to be as effective as Paxlovid at curbing mild to moderate illness among people at high risk of severe […]
Yacht rock forever! No longer a fad, genre shows staying power
Yacht Rock Revue perform in Montclair, Dec. 4, as well as in Huntington, N.Y., Dec. 2-3. Wielding serious musical chops and whimsical thrift shop fashions, Yacht Rock Revue serves up the smooth sounds of retro Top 40 radio along with original music that romps through decades of influences. More than […]
New drug shows promise for fighting both COVID-19 and cancer
The “life cycle” of an mRNA in a eukaryotic cell. RNA is transcribed in the nucleus; processing, it is transported to the cytoplasm and translated by the ribosome. Finally, the mRNA is degraded. Credit: Public Domain While vaccination can provide life-saving protection against COVID-19, scientists are still searching for ways […]
Webcam shows fall leaves near Galax; more . . .
Here’s a round-up of news briefs from around Southwest and Southside: * * * Blue Ridge Music Center has webcam for fall leaves Two new web cameras give online viewers a scenic glimpse of fall at the Blue Ridge Music Center at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near […]
Study in Nature Medicine Shows Superior Outcomes for Patients in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Paradigm-Shifting Beat AML Clinical Trial
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature […]
Study in Nature Medicine shows superior patient outcomes in LLS’s Beat AML clinical trial
Rye Brook, NY (Monday, October 26, 2020) – Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who opted for standard chemotherapy treatment, according to findings published today in the prestigious Nature […]