Researchers highlight the dangers of misinformation on cell-based treatments for COVID-19.
Most of the treatments are in the early stages and require further tests until they are proven effective.
The researchers say that science communicators should not exaggerate findings from preliminary studies and that they should engage with the public on these matters directly.
They also call for more stringent regulations on those...
A recent study investigated the association between the opening of K-12 schools and the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States.
The study found that counties with in-person or hybrid schooling, especially those without a staff mask mandate, experienced a higher number of COVID-19 cases and deaths after reopening than those providing remote learning.
Fully opening K-12 schools with in-person learning was...
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are falling and the number of new cases per day is about to dip below 100,000 for the first time in two months.
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are coming down again, hospitalizations are dropping, and new cases per day are about to dip below 100,000 for the first time in two months — all signs that the summer surge is waning.
Not wanting to lose momentum, government leaders and employers are looking to...
As the Delta variant continues to account for the vast majority of cases of COVID in the United States, Google Trends data shows users are asking if natural immunity could protect against what is proving to be the most virulent strain of the virus.
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) currently estimates that the Delta variant is behind as much as 99.8 percent of the country's total COVID cases....
A year after the United States bombed its pandemic performance in front of the world, the Delta variant opened the stage for a face-saving encore. If the U.S. had learned from its mishandling of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, it would have been better prepared for the variant that was already ravaging India .
Instead, after a quiet spring, President Joe Biden all but declared victory against SARS-CoV-2....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future.
The spike in demand — expected following last week’s federal recommendation on booster shots...
Joanne Haynes, a nurse practitioner at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, meeting virtually with a patient. The center will receive more than $3.5 million to improve health care in rural areas of the state.Credit...Imani Khayyam for The New York Times
The roughly 15 percent of the population living in rural America includes some of the oldest and sickest patients in the country — a disparity that has grown...
Covid-19 exposed serious weaknesses in the American healthcare system, and has taken an unfortunate personal and economic toll on the entire world. But in the end, I do believe that our healthcare system will emerge more accessible, affordable, and effective
According to some estimates , the Covid-19 pandemic has already killed nearly one million people in the United States alone. After a brief, vaccination-induced respite,...
EHRs, e-prescribing, remote patient monitoring, telemedicine. Health IT is integrated into just about every facet of health care. Still, it isn't part of the standard medical school curriculum, which can leave medical students at a loss when entering clerkships and residency.
A new collection of episodes in the AMA's " Making the Rounds " podcast series provides insights into health IT survival skills. Each episode features an interview...
On Thursday, Ana Amira Rivera celebrated her first birthday. But earlier this month, her mom worried her baby girl wouldn’t make it.
Ava woke up one night in early August with a fever and seizures. Estefani Lopez rushed her to the emergency room, where her daughter stopped breathing, going limp in her arms. The otherwise healthy baby was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Doctors stabilized Ava and said she needed to get immediately to...
Fasting and fasting-based therapies are gaining recognition and acceptance as popular tools for promoting health. However, research is inconclusive regarding their value for fighting infections.
Now, a new study in mice finds that fasting can neutralize Salmonella infections.
It appears the beneficial bacteria in the gut outcompete Salmonella for scarce nutrients during a fast.
There is some...
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of around 7 million people each year — and 91% of the global population is exposed to air that exceeds the limits on pollution levels set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Fine particulate matter is a key source of air pollution. This can be directly produced or indirectly produced when other pollutants react to chemicals in the atmosphere.
In a new study, researchers...