Health

After quickly revoking publishing advice on airborne COVID transmission on September 21st, the CDC has put forth a revision on Monday to acknowledge that airborne transmission is possible. Aerosols (less than 5 microns) are smaller than respiratory droplets, and can “linger in the air for minutes…

The Indian pharmaceutical company, Marksans Pharma Limited, is recalling their metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets between 500-700 mg sold under the brand Time-Cap Labs, Inc. This recall has been issued due to unacceptably high levels of the carcinogen   NDMA, exceeding the daily limit…

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created a divided impact on the healthcare workforce. While some health care workers, such as traveling nurses and respiratory therapists are in high demand, others, like radiologists, find themselves furloughed. CEO’s of hospitals around the United States have…

Sam Gambhir, who holds the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professorship for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research, has recently revealed his designs for a ‘smart toilet’ which will be able detect a range of disease markers in stool and urine including several cancers such as colorectal or urologic…

Want to know what places you should avoid during the novel coronavirus outbreak? The CDC has recommended to avoid all travel to mainland China and South Korea. Travel alerts have also been issued for older adults and people with chronic medical conditions to postpone travel to Italy, Iran, and…

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams wants people to stop buying face masks to prevent the coronavirus, and admits that masks can actually increase the risk of infection if they are not worn properly. People who don't know how to wear them properly are always touching their faces and can increase the…

Vaping is a public health issue of rising concern, especially to middle and high school students. Their use rates have increased from 1.5% in 2011 to 27.5% in 2019. At the conclusion of 2019, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) identified over 2,500 cases of severe lung injures associated with the…

A compilations of three studies including 178,000 people has revealed that eating one egg per day does not increase heart disease or death, even among those with a history of heart disease or diabetes. Previously, these populations were advised against egg consumption because the yolk contained…

The FDA approved a drug to treat high cholesterol that works differently than statins. Bempedoic acid which will be known as Nexletol, can reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, also known as LDL. They will be further testing the drug to see if it can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke…

A new vegetarian fish species known as the monkeyface prickleback poses as a possible alternative to dietary protein for human consumption as claimed by researchers at University of California, Irvine (UCI). In the paper they published, they described its diet to be "specialized algae in the…

The adoption of the “Domestic Violence High Risk Team Model” has seen significantly effective results. According to the crisis center, there were zero domestic violence-related homicides in the high-risk team’s greater Newburyport area between 2005 and 2016, with 81% of all offenders found guilty…

A recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Helsinki found that there existed a significantly higher number of allergy cases on Finland’s side of the border in comparison to Russian’s side. This difference in allergy count is suspected to be as a result of the different exposure…

While nearly the entire country has legalized cannabis to some degree, it has recently been discovered that cannabis exposure during pregnancy can lead to significant health risks for the baby. A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen’s University saw that regular exposure to…

The new drug, Palforzia, is a drug approved for use in children between 4-17 years old that minimizes the severity of a child's allergic reaction to peanuts. The treatment works through controlled dosage increases in roughly a six month period. Anaphylaxis can occur at anytime, but especially…