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In a recent study published in Cell Reports, researchers mapped Zika virus infections in the lymph nodes to determine how the Zika virus enters from different points in the skin and disseminates through the body. Study: Zika virus spreads through infection of lymph node-resident macrophages. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Background Zika virus is a positive-sense, […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pegcetacoplan injection (Syfovre) as the first treatment for geographic atrophy (GA), a major cause of adult blindness. Pegcetacoplan injection, from Apellis Pharmaceuticals, is intended for the treatment of people with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Geographic atrophy affects more than 1 million people in […]

Private hospitals were paid around £2bn to help the NHS during the first year of the covid pandemic. But an investigation by The BMJ has found that just 30 of the 200 private hospitals were used to treat patients with covid-19 in April 2020 when the first pandemic wave hit its peak. While there is […]

Florida Cardiology PA, and 10 cardiologists in the practice have agreed to pay the US government and the state of Florida $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims to Medicare and Medicaid and billing while the physicians were not in the US, the Department of Justice […]

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children. Professor of Research Christos Papadelis and doctoral student Ludovica Corona, who is the first author, have written a paper published in Brain, a highly valued scientific journal. The study, “Non-invasive […]

The day after his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, lost Super Bowl LVII, Chris Maragos won a $43.5 million judgment in his malpractice claim against the medical team that treated him for a knee injury. “On Sunday, my team played the Super Bowl, and I could only watch and wonder whether I could have been […]

By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life. The new method allows physicians to classify, at or before birth, which infants are likely to develop complications of prematurity. A study describing the method, developed […]

SACRAMENTO, CA — Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics. State Sen. María Elena Durazo’s bill would require health facilities and home health agencies to give raises to many […]

Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — are in full-blown addiction, openly snorting, smoking, or injecting illicit drugs, hunched over crates or on stoops. Syringes litter sidewalks, and the stench of urine fouls the air. The neighborhood’s afflictions date to the […]

Starting a business can be overwhelming, but leveraging the power of Pinterest to market your products or services doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re just getting started on the platform or looking for advanced tactics and strategies to enhance your current Pinterest marketing strategy, this guide has you covered. You’ll learn how to create compelling […]