Newsom Veto Deals Blow to Safe Injection Sites
Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill that would have permitted the state to launch a pilot program to open supervised injection facilities in California’s largest cities. Sometimes called SIFs, safe consumption sites, or overdose prevention centers, these are spaces where people can legally consume or inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under supervision […]
Inhibiting key metabolic enzyme shows promise against melanoma: The findings could yield new treatments for the most severe skin cancer
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, led by Ze’ev Ronai, Ph.D., have shown for the first time that inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth. Published in Nature Cell Biology, these findings could lead to a new class of drugs to selectively treat melanoma, the most severe form of skin […]
Heterogeneous development of beta-cell populations in diabetes-resistant and -susceptible mice
Progressive dysfunction and failure of insulin-releasing β-cells is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D). DZD researchers have now shown that diabetes resistant and -susceptible mice respond differently to a carbohydrate-rich diet. The gene expression of the beta cells of the diabetes-resistant mice changed in such a way that a protective beta cell cluster developed. […]
How Safe Are Lash Lifts? Here’s What Experts Want You To Know
For generations, people have sought out long, dark eyelashes. Between mascara, fake eyelashes, lash serums and eyelash curlers, many tools can help achieve this look temporarily. Now, though, semipermanent chemical processes, like lash lifts, can give eyelashes a boost, curling them upward to remove the need for mascara and making your eyes appear bigger and […]
Can Paxlovid, Molnupiravir Benefit Hospitalized COVID Patients Too?
During the Omicron BA.2 wave, antivirals molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) appeared to have clinical benefit in hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who did not require oxygen therapy, a retrospective cohort study from Hong Kong showed. For patients who were treated with the antivirals within 2 days of hospitalization, a 52% and 66% lower risk of […]
Nearly Half of MSM Are Changing Sex Behaviors to Reduce Monkeypox Risk
Roughly half of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) said they have cut down on their sexual activities due to the monkeypox outbreak, according to a CDC report. Among 824 men who participated in the American Men’s Internet Survey (AMIS) monkeypox-specific follow-up survey, 47.8% said they reduced their number of […]
Many Medical Schools Lack Safeguards to Address, Prevent Faculty Bullying
Only a handful of the top-ranked medical schools in the U.S. have established anti-bullying policies with reporting procedures for faculty, a cross-sectional study showed. Among 91 of the top medical schools for research and primary care, only four schools had such policies. Sixty of the remaining schools had anti-harassment policies, 10 of which referenced bullying […]
Kidneys’ Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
Latest Digestion News MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening. What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while more men develop kidney failure, a seeming contradiction. […]
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Latest Arthritis News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers may have found a new way to help ease the pain of knee replacement surgery: infusing morphine directly into the shin bone. The findings come from a recent study of 48 patients undergoing total knee replacement. The investigators found that […]
Monkeypox Detected in Asymptomatic Men
Monkeypox virus was detected on the anal swabs of asymptomatic men who have sex with men (MSM) at a sexual health clinic in Paris, according to a retrospective study. Among 213 MSM who had anal swabs collected for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, 200 underwent monkeypox-specific PCR testing and 6.5% were positive for the virus, […]