[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among obese patients who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospitalization and intensive care unit admission. The findings were published in the Surgery for …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 Announcement of the publication of a new article for Organic integration newspaper, the authors Meng Du; Jinsui Yu; Yaozhang Yang; Fei Yan and Zhiyi Chen of Guangzhou Medical University Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, China, and the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, …
Read More »A Review of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Management of COVID-19
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 59.65 million people worldwide and caused the deaths of over 1.4 million. The virus, first detected in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, is the most significant public health problem since the 1918 …
Read More »New findings support the benefits of bariatric surgery in severely obese adolescents
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 Eighty to 90% of teens benefit from sustained weight loss after bariatric surgery, and most experience remission of obesity-related complications such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and musculoskeletal pain, among others. In a new study published in Obesity, …
Read More »Researchers develop low-cost, portable head-only MRI scanner
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 When it comes to brain scans to evaluate head trauma, detect brain cancer, and perform numerous other tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best option, but MRI scanners are expensive, require special infrastructure, and are immobile . Now a team led …
Read More »Switzerland is taking a dramatic plan on the sick to the extreme. You are hospitalized only if you agree with a signature that you will not be resuscitated
[ad_1] Controversy in Switzerland. Doctors are urging people in categories vulnerable to COVID-19 to declare their wishes for the end of life in advance. The intention was to reduce the pressure on the intensive care units. Some senior organizations have found this appeal excessive, but doctors say reality makes it …
Read More »Biosensor Testing SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing Can Predict COVID-19 Severity in Patients
[ad_1] The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread around the world, causing over 59.17 million confirmed infections and over 1.39 million deaths. The causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Understanding the size of the virus and its prevalence …
Read More »The study sheds new light on the impact of COVID-19 in the pediatric population
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 In the most comprehensive analysis to date of U.S. children tested and treated for COVID-19, an organization representing seven of the nation’s largest pediatric medical centers reports that certain groups of children are doing significantly worse than children in general during the …
Read More »First checkpoint inhibitor vaccine proven to be safe and effective in colon cancer animal model
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 A study by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) described a potential therapeutic cancer vaccine that liberates suppressed immune cells that kill cancer, allowing them to …
Read More »Reprogramming of T cells into highly active “superimmune cells” can enhance the benefits of immunotherapy
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 According to new research from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, T cells of the immune system have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells which are highly active and long-lasting “super immune cells” with strong anti-tumor activity. . Reprogramming …
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