Fish With Human-Like Teeth Is Dropping Jaws On Social Media
A fish with human-like teeth is dropping jaws on social media after it was caught in Nags Head, North Carolina. An underwater orthodontist could make a killing on this guy: The sheepshead fish, which is actually pretty common, was brought in by Nathan Martin and posted to the Facebook page of Jennette’s Pier. A spokesperson […]
Early molten moon’s deep secrets
Shortly after it formed, the Moon was covered in a global ocean of molten rock (magma). As the magma ocean cooled and solidified, dense minerals sank to form the mantle layer, while less-dense minerals floated to form the surface crust. Later intense bombardment by massive asteroids and comets punched through the crust, blasting out pieces […]
Taking Care of Our Patients When Time Is Fleeting
After spending the last few months getting ready for a large accreditation survey for our hospital, and having survived the last week with all the surveyors on campus looking into every nook and cranny, it’s made us rethink how we do things, how we need to work to be so much better, and how hard […]
Naomi Osaka Talks To Media Again After Winning Olympic Tennis Match
Then the tennis superstar talked to the media again after shunning press conferences and eventually withdrawing from the French Open in May to preserve her mental health. Bouts of anxiety had prompted her to rethink subjecting herself to probing questions about her performance. She hadn’t competed since the Paris Grand Slam ― and hadn’t faced […]
Slow Going With CAR T-Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors
Almost 4 years after the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies received FDA approval, the transformative impact of the treatment on refractory hematologic malignancies has yet to translate into the field of solid tumors. The increased molecular complexity of solid tumors and lack of good antigen targets have coalesced into a formidable roadblock for […]
Two Shots, Two Paralyses After COVID Vaccine
A man experienced two discrete contralateral facial palsies, one after each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The first episode developed 5 hours after the 61-year-old man received the first dose of the vaccine, reported Abigail Burrows, MBBS, of Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, England, and colleagues. The second occurred 2 days […]
When fawns perceive constant danger from many sources, they almost seem to relax: Researchers use trail cameras to study animals’ interaction, behavior in human-dominated landscapes
Burnout. It is a syndrome that is said to afflict humans who feel chronic stress. But after conducting a novel study using trail cameras showing the interactions between white-tailed deer fawns and predators, a Penn State researcher suggests that prey animals feel it, too. “And you can understand why they do,” said Asia Murphy, who […]
Alzheimer’s Aducanumab Prescribing Information Changes
Just a month after it gave the new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) the green light, the FDA decided to change the label. The agency approved an updated label narrowing who should receive the drug, stating that aducanumab should be initiated in Alzheimer’s patients with “mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia stage of disease, the population […]
HHS Secretary Supports Telehealth Expansion, Emphasizes Need for Equity
Should telehealth expansions be made permanent after the COVID-19 pandemic? And if they do become law, how can equity be ensured? HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Jack Resneck Jr., MD, president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA), weighed in on these and other questions during an interview with the Washington Post on Thursday. Over 43 […]
Valedictorian Cut Off During Speech About Coming Out, Mental Health Struggles
The queer valedictorian of a New Jersey high school said his microphone was cut off after he declined to remove all mentions of his sexuality and mental health challenges from his graduation speech. Bryce Dershem graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, last Thursday, NBC10 Philadelphia reported. About 45 seconds into his […]