Gene Hackman’s Death: How the Mystery Unfolded
(MedPage Today) -- When actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead and decomposed in their ...
Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten
A male blue-lined octopus mounts a female during mating and injects venom into her bodyWEN-SUNG CHUNG During mating, some male ...
Kakeya conjecture: ‘Amazing’ spinning needle proof unlocks a whole new world of maths
The simplest shape traced out by a spinning needle (orange) is a circle, but shapes with a smaller area are possible, ...
Scientists, Supporters Rally Against NIH Dismissals, Budget Cuts
(MedPage Today) -- BETHESDA, Md. -- People will suffer and die if NIH funding is cut, speakers said Saturday at ...
Vaginal Infection Affecting 1 in 3 Women Is Really an STI, Study Finds
Share on PinterestBacterial vaginosis (BV) is not classified as a sexually transmitted infection, but the results of a new study ...
New DNA Test Speeds Up Bacterial Infection Diagnosis
A new DNA sequencing technique that delivers faster and more accurate bacterial infection diagnoses could be implemented nationwide. The method, ...
Clinicians Push for Increased Study of Gender-Affirming Care
As the Supreme Court considers individual states’ ability to prevent puberty blockers and hormone therapy for gender-diverse youth, clinicians advocate ...
Gene Hackman’s Cause of Death; DOGE Delays Cancer Trial; Kidnap Plotters Convicted
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Majorana 1: Microsoft under fire for claiming it has a new quantum computer
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum computerJohn Brecher/Microsoft Last month Microsoft announced, with fanfare, that it had created a new kind of ...
CAPOX Toxicity Common in CRC Patients
TOPLINE:Less than half of patients with localized colorectal cancer completed their planned capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) chemotherapy cycles, with female ...
How a Shelter’s Triple Outbreak Was Quelled During Los Angeles Fires
Infection control became a challenge among the children sheltering during the Los Angeles County fires this past January, said a ...
Factors Linked to Survival Outcomes in Mets Breast Cancer
TOPLINE:In patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (ERBB2)–negative metastatic breast cancer who progressed following endocrine ...
E-Consults Streamline Evaluations of Penicillin Allergy
SAN DIEGO — Bypassing referrals to allergists and using electronic consults to reassess if patients are allergic to penicillin may ...
Youth Mental Health Crisis Reveals Care System Gaps
TOPLINE:While overall visits to the emergency department (ED) declined between 2016 and 2021, mental health-related emergency visits for children and ...
Blood Cancer Survival Worse in Young Adults vs Children
TOPLINE:European adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 15-39 years had lower 5-year relative survival (RS) rates than children for most ...
Australian Politicians Promise Billions for Healthcare
Medicare, Australia’s national health insurance scheme, is set for its biggest boost in funding since its creation half a century ...
Berberine Ursodeoxycholate Reduces A1c in Type 2 Diabetes
TOPLINE:Berberine ursodeoxycholate (HTD1801) showed potential as a treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with significant reductions in ...
Study Reveals Sexual Transmission of Bacterial Vaginosis
Key questions remain after the publication of a landmark study in The New England Journal of Medicine that found bacterial ...
Unvaccinated Children in Pediatric Care: To Accept or Not?
A pregnant woman at 35 weeks’ gestation with her second child seeks to register her children as new patients. However, ...
Abdominal Muscle Separation Common Pregnancy Problem, Not Always Discussed
It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as ...
