On Tuesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer turned away a religious challenge to a requirement that healthcare workers in Maine be vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest such bid rejected by the nation's top judicial body. In a brief order, Breyer wrote that the challengers -
For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient's immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU Langone Health
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Vaccines weaker than expected in multiple myeloma patients Coronavirus vaccines are known to be less
Racial disparities in breast cancer survival in the United States could be cut by more than half if Black women got mammograms every other year starting at age 40, according to findings from a model of simulated health outcomes published on Monday. Compared with white women
The pandemic has been very challenging for every individual, and the healthcare professionals faced alot of hassles during this phase. The COVID-19 saw many doctors , nurses and healthcare staffs working round the clock and some succumbed to the virus. Recognizing the remarkable efforts by the
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In a rare case, an asymptomatic Covid-19 patient developed disseminated tuberculosis (TB) with as many as nine body parts infected with TB lesions. These included reproductive organs. This Covid-19-triggered disseminated TB case reported at a city hospital is perhaps the first such incident during the pandemic in these parts. TB normally
Warning about the potential of "twindemic" this winter, Chinese health authorities have stressed the need for influenza prevention as flu activity in the southern provinces in the country has increased since September. In a notification issued on Friday (October 15), the Chinese health commission has asked
Kerala’s first artificial heart implant was performed at a private hospital in Kochi on a 61-year-old woman. With very few deceased heart donors in the state, this is a crucial step to save lives. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a batteryoperated, mechanical pump, which when implanted
With COVID-19 cases coming down in the country, the government on Friday removed export curbs on all diagnostic kits and reagents including instruments, which are used in detection of coronavirus infections. India logged 16,862 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to
