India is currently fighting its second wave of COVID-19 while cases of rare and often fatal fungal disease mucormycosis are beginning to soar alongside this second surge of COVID cases. The infection, which has high mortality rates, is threatening the health of those across India where many regions are already […]
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 ) was identified in Wuhan, China. By the 11th of March of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. A year later, more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide have been attributed to infection of the new viral strain […]
A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s recommendation to repay, if finalized, […]
J. Gmerice Hammond, MD, a cardiologist and health policy research fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a Merck Fellowship Research Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists and the American College of Cardiology. Hammond is one of three award recipients […]
As hundreds of thousands of people continue to die each day from this disease, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact almost every aspect of daily life for the global population. Image Credit: Cinemanikor/Shutterstock.com Introduction The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by infection from the previously […]
An aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma has no cure. Patients survive an average of 15 months after diagnosis, with fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years. While researchers are investigating potential new therapies via ongoing clinical trials, a new study from Washington University in St. Louis […]
Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory condition, many patients may suffer from cardiovascular consequences which range from arrhythmia to heart failure, especially in those with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases and advanced age. Understanding the mechanisms behind why cardiovascular consequences are higher in COVID-19 compared to flu is important in bettering our […]
Inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and, most recently, COVID-19, have proven difficult to treat. Current therapies reduce symptoms and do little to stop such diseases from continuing to damage the lungs. Much research into treating chronic inflammatory diseases has focused on blocking chemicals called cytokines, which trigger cascades […]
Supernus Resubmits New Drug Application for SPN-812 for the Treatment of ADHD in Pediatric Patients ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced it has resubmitted its New Drug […]
In hairy cell leukemia, abnormal and immature white blood cells produced in the bone marrow lead to several complications and symptoms. The hairy cells begin to multiply excessively and disrupt the normal balance of blood cells in the bone marrow. As a result, the amount of red blood cells, white […]