Cart is empty Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine published a study in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography showing that transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided transcatheter structural cardiac intervention was associated with a major complication in 3.6% of patients.
Bird flu risk to people is low despite recent animal infections. But what would it take to cross over to humans?
Right now, the average person has very little risk of contracting bird flu, but whether that could change at some point depends on whether two viruses meet in the wrong animal.
Social vulnerability tied to worse pediatric head and neck cancer outcomes
Among pediatric patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs), increasing social vulnerability is associated with significant decreases in receipt of care and survival time, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
Physically demanding work tied to higher male fertility, study suggests
A new study from researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests that men who regularly lift heavy objects at work have higher sperm counts. The study, published in Human Reproduction, is part of the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) cohort, a clinical study which aims to explore how exposure to environmental chemicals and lifestyle choices affect reproductive health.
Types of psychotherapy: Finding the right fit for your needs
For anyone struggling with a mental health issue who is looking for support coping with stress or managing complicated feelings, help is available.
Outgoing and structured people coped best with the pandemic, finds large study
When we were all cooped up during the pandemic, the media heralded the fact that it was a time for introverts.
Those with the BRCA1 gene mutation may face greater risk for aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure
A group of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan used a rat model to show that the BRCA1 mutation, which affects 1 in 500 people, increases the risks of malignant mesothelioma (MM), a cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Their findings were reported in Cancer Science.
Poor oral health tied to higher risk for Meniere disease
Poor oral health may increase the incidence of Meniere disease, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Personalized Medicine.
You’ve read the scary headlines—but rest assured, your cookware is safe
“Are nonstick pans toxic”? “Can aluminum cookware cause dementia?” “Are my scratched pans still safe?” That’s just a sample of a few worrying headlines about the safety of our pots and pans recently.
Yeast used in production of cachaça can prevent asthma, study shows
A daily dose of a strain of brewer’s yeast used to produce cachaça (distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice) can act as a preventive against asthma, according to a Brazilian study involving male mice. The results are reported in an article published in the journal Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. The authors are researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The yeast strain used in the study was Saccharomyces cerevisiae UFMG A-905.