Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine. But after destabilizing her spine, the surgeon discovered the…
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Olympics-Karate-Russian Chernysheva out of Games after positive COVID-19 test
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian karate athlete Anna Chernysheva has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the Tokyo Olympics,…
FDA Approves Fexinidazole as the First All-Oral Treatment for Sleeping Sickness
July 19, 2021 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved fexinidazole as the first all-oral treatment for…
Study supports gene therapy as a promising treatment for soft bone disease
A preclinical study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys has established that AAV8-TNAP-D10—a gene therapy that replaces a key…
Why opening windows is as important as Hands, Face, Space
Why opening windows is as important as Hands, Face, Space: Leading experts argue fresh air is crucial in battle to…
Preemie boys age faster as men, study shows
Boys born weighing less than a kilogram are miracles, but they do not age as well as the girls, according…
New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown
Almost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the…
Light as a fairy tale: What makes a feel-good film feel good?
“Feel-good films” are usually dismissed by film critics as being sentimental and without intellectual merit. But their popularity with audiences,…
As a Type 1 diabetic, I know that insulin is more important than body image
It is estimated that about four in 10 diabetic women between the ages of 15 and 30 purposefully take less…
AstraZeneca hails US trials as EU rows with UK over supplies
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday that trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease, as…