Success With HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplants
Three people living with HIV had promising outcomes after donating kidneys to three others with HIV, according to a prospective study within the HOPE in Action Multicenter Consortium. Among the three living donors, grade 3 or higher nephrectomy-related adverse events occurred in two donors after donation, including a medically managed ileus and a laparoscopically repaired […]
Study links nutrients, brain structure, cognition in healthy aging
In a new study, scientists explored the links between three measures known to independently predict healthy aging: nutrient intake, brain structure and cognitive function. Their analysis adds to the evidence that these factors jointly contribute to brain health in older adults. Reported in the Journal of Nutrition, the study found that blood markers of two […]
Cells refine palm fat into olive oil: Study provides the first precise insight into important remodeling processes in adipose tissue
Fat molecules serve as energy storage for fat cells. They consist of three fatty acids attached to a backbone of glycerol. They are therefore also called triglycerides. It has long been suspected that molecules do not remain unchanged during their storage period. Instead, they are regularly broken down and reassembled — a process called “triglyceride […]
Bidens To Host ‘Ted Lasso’ Cast To Promote Mental Health
Jason Sudeikis arrives at the season three premiere of “Ted Lasso” on March 7, 2023, at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Jordan Strauss/Invision via Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the cast of the TV series “Ted Lasso” at the White House on Monday […]
Final State Emergencies Winding Down 3 Years Into COVID Pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency winds down, such declarations continue in just five other states — […]
Postpartum Psychosis: A Life-Threatening Emergency
The recent news cycle has focused on the tragic deaths of three young children in Boston, allegedly at the hands of their mother. Lindsay Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, has been charged with homicide in the killings of her 8-month-old, 3-year-old, and 5-year-old children. It is believed that after she strangled them, she injured […]
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids
Prophylactic use of three monoclonal antibodies was associated with substantial reductions in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related infections and hospitalizations in children under 5, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed. Across 14 randomized controlled trials involving over 18,000 high-risk children, moderate- to high-certainty evidence showed that nirsevimab, palivizumab, and motavizumab were associated with significant reductions in […]
One Paid Medical Malpractice Claim May Signal More to Come
Physicians who had a prior paid medical malpractice claim were three to four times more likely to have future claims, according to a retrospective case-control study, challenging the commonly held notion among physicians that medical malpractice claims are simply bad luck or random events. Among every physician licensed to practice in the U.S. at the […]
Biden Seeks More Info on Medication Abortion Barriers
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed an executive order Sunday giving three members of his cabinet 2 months to report to a White House task force on the barriers U.S. women face when trying to receive a medication abortion. “Since the day of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Biden […]
Zaire Ebola Vaccines Produce Antibody Responses as Early as 14 Days
Three vaccine regimens for Zaire Ebola virus disease (EVD) produced antibody responses in adults and children, according to the results of two randomized trials conducted in West Africa. At 12 months, 41% of adults and 78% of children had a response to the Ad26-MVA regimen (Ad26.ZEBOV followed by MVA-BN-Filo 56 days later), 76% and 87% […]