Researchers have developed and applied a robust, versatile antibody test to assist health authorities in managing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a study published January 14 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Andrea Gamarnik of the Fundación Instituto Leloir-CONICET in Argentina, and colleagues. As of November […]
COVID-19 vaccine recommended for all Americans over 65
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for every American older than 65 years, as it tries to speed up the nation’s vaccine rollout. Health officials also recommended that COVID-19 vaccines be given to all adults with preexisting conditions that make them more vulnerable to […]
Researchers identify promising model for studying human aging
There are many components to aging, both mental and physical. When it comes to the infrastructure of the human body—the musculoskeletal system that includes muscles, bones, tendons and cartilage—age-associated decline is inevitable, and the rate of that decline increases the older we get. The loss of muscle function—and often muscle […]
Pregnant Vanessa Morgan Prepares for Birth: 'Getting Our Hospital Bag Ready'
Almost time! Pregnant Vanessa Morgan is in the final stretch of her pregnancy, packing her hospital bag on Monday, January 11. Celebrity Babies of 2021: See Which Stars Gave Birth “Lol getting our hospital bag ready,” the Riverdale star, 28, wrote on her Instagram Story while showing a “sound bowl,” […]
Hope for children with rare heart condition: Novel stem cell therapy to save the day
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition caused by the weakening of the heart muscle, affecting the ventricles (chambers in the heart that push blood around the body as it contracts). If allowed to progress unchecked, DCM can lead to heart failure and death, especially in children. The only cure, at […]
Single-drug regimen now advised for uncomplicated gonorrhea
(HealthDay)—A single 500-mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone is recommended for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital, anorectal, and pharyngeal gonorrhea, according to updated guidelines published in the Dec. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that 2010 guidelines recommended a single 250-mg […]
Guidance provided for antibiotic stewardship in pediatrics
(HealthDay)—In an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement, published online Dec. 28 in Pediatrics, guidance is provided for inpatient and outpatient antibiotic stewardship. Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues discuss inpatient and outpatient antibiotic stewardship programs […]