Kentucky Nurse Accused of Killing Elderly Patient
A former Kentucky nurse has been indicted for murder in the death of a patient at a Lexington hospital. According to a Lexington Police Department statement, Eyvette Renee Hunter, 52, was indicted and arrested Tuesday for distributing lorazepam (Ativan) on April 30 to James Morris, age 97, against orders from a nurse practitioner and physician […]
Brain-Eating Amoeba From River May Have Caused Child’s Death – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 – The death of a child in Nebraska was likely caused by an infection with a “brain-eating amoeba” that occurred after the child swam in a local river, state health officials announced this week. In a news release, officials said it was the first such death ever […]
Whopping Mortality Benefit in Severe COVID Trial
Treatment with a novel, oral microtubule disruptor significantly reduced the risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe disease, an interim analysis of a phase III study indicated. Mortality at 60 days, the international trial’s primary endpoint, was more than halved in the group assigned to investigational sabizabulin versus those randomized to placebo (20.2% […]
I Spoke To Over 40 Women About Their Medical Experiences. They Offered A Disturbing Warning.
Years ago, I had exploratory gynecology surgery that I was sure I didn’t need. I was scared to death, attached to tubes, and as hospital orderlies wheeled me into the freezing cold operating room, I thought, Why did I ever agree to do this? I was in my forties and had been taking hormones that […]
COVID Vax Protects People of All Body Weights From Severe Outcomes
COVID-19 vaccines protected against severe disease and death in people with overweight or obesity, a large English study found. Compared with the unvaccinated, vaccinated individuals in each BMI group experienced significantly lower likelihood of COVID-related hospitalization starting at 2 weeks from their second dose, reported Carmen Piernas, PhD, of the University of Oxford, and colleagues: […]
Opinion | Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and Death
More than ever these days, we aren’t able to hide death from children. Whether we’re addressing their fear around school shootings, natural disasters, grief from family members lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, or concerns about their own illness, it’s impossible to shield kids from bearing witness to illness and death — nor should we. So, […]
Dead star’s cannibalism of its planetary system is most far-reaching ever witnessed: White dwarf sheds light on the systemic chaos that occurs when a star dies
The violent death throes of a nearby star so thoroughly disrupted its planetary system that the dead star left behind — known as a white dwarf — is sucking in debris from both the system’s inner and outer reaches, UCLA astronomers and colleagues report today. This is the first case of cosmic cannibalism in which […]
Does Sugar Make Coffee’s Benefits Less Sweet?
Drinking a few cups of coffee a day — even with sugar — was linked to a lower risk of death, new research showed. People who drank a moderate amount of coffee every day, either plain or sweetened with around a teaspoon of sugar, were about 30% less likely to die from any cause during […]
Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Fauci Death Threats
A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and his family, and against other federal health officials, including former NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, MD. Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr., […]
Ashley Judd Opens Up About Mom Naomi Judd’s Death: ‘I Have Both Grief And Trauma’
A grief-stricken Ashley Judd is speaking out about her mother Naomi Judd’s death so that her family can share information on their own terms. The country music superstar — who was part of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds with her daughter Wynonna Judd — died in April, just days before being inducted into the Country […]