MADRID – A late diagnosis of chronic kidney disease is cause for concern. Scientific societies are therefore advocating for screening at younger ages to reverse this trend and slow the progression of the disease. Nearly all patients seen in primary care are candidates for screening because of their risk factors for kidney disease. During the […]

UK immersive technology company FourPlus, along with collaborators Holosphere and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, have been awarded funding from Innovate UK to create and test a mixed reality training platform that enables customized training delivery for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare. The project is a GBP 1 million investment, with almost 75% from Innovate […]

TOP LINE: Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. METHODOLOGY: Decompression illness in SCUBA divers, caused by nitrogen dissolving into the bloodstream under increasing pressure during descent followed by formation of nitrogen gas bubbles in the circulation during ascend, […]

The range of COVID-19 symptoms varies-; some feel a mild cold, others are hospitalized, while others perish. Many studies have linked the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an individual’s biological factors, but less is known about the impact of non-biological factors, such as the environment in which people live. A new study that published on […]

TOP LINE: Adults with high-risk serrated polyps (with or without high-risk adenomas) have a high risk for metachronous colorectal cancer (CRC) within a median of 3 years after the baseline colonoscopy for a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screen, a study suggests METHODOLOGY: High-risk subgroups included those with high-risk serrated polyps, which were defined as […]

People with more empathy and cosmopolitan beliefs are more likely to support the international sharing of coronavirus vaccines, a new study shows. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many residents of high-income countries were eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters, while many residents of lower-income countries had not yet received a first dose. Researchers analyzed the levels and […]

Are you a business owner looking to build a successful ecommerce website? If so, then SEO should be at the top of your list. Search engine optimization can make or break an online store – optimizing for search engines is essential for any ecommerce website if you want to stand out from the competition and […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a draft decision memo on carotid-artery stenting (CAS) that would expand Medicare coverage of the procedure and remove certain requirements for CAS facilities and operators. The new memo follows a national coverage analysis for CAS that was initiated in January 2023 and considers 193 public […]

A new $3.9 million grant from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow researchers with the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center to evaluate effects of e-cigarette flavors on the smoking behaviors of current adult smokers. The study, co-led by Theodore Wagener, PhD, director of Ohio State’s […]

In today’s overcrowded social media world, learning how to create viral short videos is a great idea. Viral marketing videos spread almost online and get millions of likes, shares, comments, and views. And that’s not all. Short-form video is dubbed the most engaging type of in-feed social content by 66% of marketers. No wonder, 33% […]