Share on PinterestNew research shows that COVID-19 mortality risk rose with each day that officials did not implement emergency measures.Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.The imposition of physical distancing measures by state governments during the COVID-19 pandemic has been politically controversial in the United States.Critics have questioned the necessity and effectiveness of such measures, particularly in…
By Jessica Hamzelou Fertilising an egg under a microscopeMorsa Images/Getty Images Women who wait three months longer for their IVF treatment have similar outcomes to those who are treated immediately, according to a study of women who experienced routine delays. The findings are reassuring for people experiencing fertility treatment delays due to the covid-19 pandemic,…
Sloppy laboratory practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention caused contamination that rendered the nation’s first coronavirus tests ineffective, federal officials confirmed on Saturday.Two of the three C.D.C. laboratories in Atlanta that created the coronavirus test kits violated their own manufacturing standards, resulting in the agency sending tests that did not work to…
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But
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Duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) — an investigational endoscopic procedure — helped patients maintain weight loss, and in some cases, even lose additional weight, 3 months after discontinuing GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy, initial results of the open-label, multistage REMAIN-1 trial showed. In addition, “the procedure was well tolerated, with only minor, transient TEAEs [treatment-emergent adverse events]