What It Will Take to Avoid a Tripledemic This Winter
Over the coming months, more than 100,000 Americans will likely die, mostly unnecessarily, from respiratory infections. Yes, that is the reality we are now facing this fall and winter—and likely every fall and winter for the foreseeable future. Unless we act. Between flu, COVID-19, and RSV, we are likely looking at a very large number of Americans getting sick, ending up in the hospital, and dying. Most of these Americans will be our most vulnerable: older Americans, the youngest children, and those with chronic diseases. And that number of 100,000 may be an underestimate, given that many of these infections go undet...
Source: TIME: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Ashish K. Jha Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 freelance Source Type: news

Amoxicillin Alone for Acute Sinusitis Holds Up Against Broad-Spectrum Cousin
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment failure with amoxicillin-clavulanate for pediatric acute sinusitis was similar compared with amoxicillin alone, but the broad-spectrum antibiotic may be associated with more adverse events, an examination of a large...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England - as map reveals hotspots
Cases of the bacterial infection, spread by coughing, hit 2,408 in England during the first half of 2023 - seven per cent more than logged over the same period last year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Beer Goggles' a Myth, but Alcohol ’s Allure Real and Risky
A couple of drinks does not give you “beer goggles” that make other people look more desirable, a new study found. But being tipsy may make you more eager to approach an attractive stranger.
Source: WebMD Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ChristianaCare gene-editing spinout CorriXR names new CEO
The company was launched last year with $5 million in seed financing from ChristianaCare Ventures and Brookhaven Bio.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news

White House Opens Gun Violence Prevention Office
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration said it is opening an Office of Gun Violence Prevention to focus more attention and resources on the issue. "Guns are the number one killer of children in America, more than car accidents, more than...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Current Costs And Technology Limit Brain-Machine Interfaces
Brain-machine interfaces face significant hurdles, despite scientific advancements in the field.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news

Many Americans Frustrated in Search for Low-Cost COVID Boosters
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays. Some insurers have balked at covering the vaccines, with people arriving at shot appointments only...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Your office hit by Covid? Here's what to do
Going into work if you aren't feeling well puts more at risk, according to medical experts.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news

Texas Children ’s Hospital picks Houston Methodist Woodlands CEO as new president
Texas Children's Hospital has named Houston Methodist-The Woodlands CEO Debra Sukin as its new president. She will report to current CEO Mark Wallace.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jishnu Nair Source Type: news

No brain, no problem. Jellyfish learn just fine
When it comes to learned behavior, even the simplest minds are capable of advanced thought. The Caribbean box jellyfish ( Tripedalia cystophora ), which doesn’t even have a brain, can alter its behavior based on past experiences, new research reveals. Scientists believe the creature uses this learning ability along with its astoundingly complex visual system to navigate the murky mangrove swamps it calls home. Scientists have known for some time that animals in the phylum Cnidaria—which includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones—are capable of basic forms of learning when repeatedly presented with a stim...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Americas ’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests
Think “cowboy,” and you might picture John Wayne riding herd across the U.S. West. But the first cowboys lived in Mexico and the Caribbean, and most of them were Black . That’s the conclusion of a recent analysis of DNA from 400-year-old cow bones excavated on the island of Hispaniola and at sites in Mexico. The work, published in Scientific Reports , also provides evidence that African cattle made it to the Americas at least a century earlier than historians realized. The timing of these African imports—to the early 1600s—suggests the growth of cattle herds may have been connected to the s...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Lab Notes: Main Line firm spins off company that will focus on OTC product pipeline
This week's roundup of recent Philadelphia-area life sciences news includes Galera pushing forward with radiation therapy side effect therapy despite FDA setback.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news

Cold weather has killed four-times as many Brits as heat in recent decades - but rising temperatures pose 'growing threat', experts warn
Researchers estimate there were more than 53,000 heat-related deaths and more than 215,000 from cold in England and Wales from 1988 to 2022.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Higher Mortality With Peritoneal Dialysis
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- An elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is independently associated with increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, according to a study...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

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