Cart is empty A combined team of medical scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Hubei University of Medicine, both in China, has found that the ratio of people living in the U.S. with “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO) has risen over the past 20 years. In their study, published on the JAMA Network Open site, the group analyzed data in the NHANES survey.
Study finds RSV may evade vaccines via rapid mutation
For most people, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is about as dangerous as the common cold. But for children younger than six months old, and for people whose immune defenses have been weakened by age, disease, chemotherapy or transplantation, RSV can be fatal.
Identifying health priorities early helps persons living with dementia
As their disease progresses, persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) increasingly rely on care partners to help them make health care decisions for themselves. A new pilot study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined perspectives of persons living with dementia and their care partners as they completed a guided, health priorities identification process (HPIP). The HPIP is an evidence-based tool that can be used to support cognitively intact older adults with MCCs to identify and communicate their health priorities.
New report finds artificial intelligence fuels ageism in geriatric care
A world-first Monash University study has found using artificial intelligence in aged care homes can exacerbate ageism and social inequality.
Novel urine-based test for non-invasive detection of bladder cancer
A collaboration between University of Birmingham researchers and liquid biopsy cancer detection and screening company Nonacus, has resulted in a novel test for the non-invasive detection of bladder cancer, which was launched March 10 at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Urology.
Medicaid expansion reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospital visits, finds study
Expanding Medicaid-benefit eligibility to cover all people with income below 139 percent of the federal poverty line reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, according to research from Rutgers University and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
M’membe questions Govt refusal take up Russia’s fertiliser donation
By NATION REPORTER
ZAMBIA has rejected the fertiliser donation from Russia but will spend US$330million to buy it from the market, Socialist Party President Fred Mmembe has wondered.
Dr Mmembe wondered Why Zambia had not taken up the fertiliser donation from Russia which had offered a donation of fertilisers.
He said it was shocking that Mr Hakainde Hichilema’s government had not taken up the offer. Why?
“Malawi has taken up its 20,000 metric tonnes Russian fertilisers donation. And Zimbabwe has done the same. Russia has offered 260,000 metric tonnes of fertilizers to African countries,” he said.
Dr Mmembe said Russia had also offered to supply Zambia with oil at very low rates and on very favourable terms but Mr Hichilema’s government had not taken up the offer.
US FDA approves nasal spray for migraines
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fast-acting nasal spray from Pfizer designed to treat migraines, the US pharmaceutical giant said Friday.
A feasible and effective new community-based diagnostic technique for tuberculosis
A new, low-cost, scalable package for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) onsite in resource-poor community settings is feasible and effective, according to a new trial.
New study challenges our understanding of the immune system
A recently published study from Aarhus University may mean a textbook chapter on the immune system will have to be rewritten.