A protein highly expressed in lung cancer cells drives resistance to targeted therapies, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. In preclinical experiments, the researchers showed that inhibiting the protein caused the death of non-small cell lung cancer cells that had become resistant to therapy.…
A new study conducted by a team of researchers, including University of Colorado Denver Business School associate professor Jiban Khuntia, PhD, found while social distancing is an effective preventative measure in the fight against COVID-19, there are significant variations being observed in how and why individuals follow the restrictions. The reasons ascribed in the study…
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A study of search engine queries addressed the question of whether online searches for chest pain symptoms correlated to reports of fewer people going to the emergency department with acute heart problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayo Clinic researchers looked at Google Trends data for Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.,…
New Haven, Conn. — Less is sometimes more when treating heart patients who go into shock after a heart attack. A new study found that more than 30 percent of hospital patients who have a heart attack complicated by low blood pressure undergo an aggressive treatment in which coronary stents are placed in cardiac blood…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tied billions of dollars in badly needed coronavirus medical funding this spring to hospitals’ cooperation with a private vendor collecting data for a new Covid-19 database that bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The highly unusual demand, aimed at hospitals in coronavirus hot spots using funds passed by…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageJavier Alvarez donating his plasma at Houston Methodist Hospital in July after his grandmother died from the virus.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times The F.D.A. has authorized the use of blood plasma to treat Covid-19. The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday authorized the emergency use of blood plasma from…
LEIPZIG, Germany — The German pop singer Tim Bendzko was trying his best to energize the crowd at Quarterback Immobilien Arena here on Saturday morning. Flanked by band members and backup singers, he bounced across a stage at the indoor concert and sports venue, thrusting his microphone toward about 1,400 tightly packed audience members, prompting…
When pandemic-related shutdowns started, many people rushed to the rescue of their loved ones. They rallied to meet an extraordinary situation and extended themselves in deep and loving ways. They welcomed home adult children with open arms. They jumped to babysit for their grandkids. They volunteered to shop for neighbors and elderly relatives. “At first,…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageGravediggers wearing personal protective equipment transporting a coffin in Santiago, Chile, in early August.Credit…Claudio Reyes/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Global virus deaths surpass 800,000, with South and Central American countries seeing large tallies. The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, according to data compiled by…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageFrederickson KinderCare daycare in Tacoma, Wash., in May.Credit…Ted S. Warren/Associated Press A new C.D.C. report suggests that child-care centers may reopen safely in areas where the virus is contained. A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests child-care centers may reopen safely in areas where…