In just the last week, even as some countries move to reopen, 700,000 new infections have been reported as the…
U.K. to Roll Out Mass Coronavirus Testing and Contact Tracing: Live Coverage
A fire tore through a Covid-19 ward in Bangladesh, killing five. And scientists are revising the timeline of when the…
‘We Loved Each Other’: Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and Nemesis
In public, the activist berated the infectious disease expert for federal inaction on AIDS. But their affection lasted decades and…
Risk stratification for prostate cancer management: value of the Cambridge Prognostic Group classification for assessing treatment allocation
The five-tiered Cambridge Prognostic Group (CPG) classification is a better predictor of prostate cancer-specific mortality than the traditional three-tiered classification…
Features of Blood Clotting on Thromboelastography in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis
Thromboelastography (TEG) provides a global assessment of hemostasis and may have value for patients with cirrhosis, who have multiple hemostatic…
COVID-19 vaccine development: New guidelines for ethical approach to infecting trial volunteers
Allowing consenting volunteers to be deliberately infected with COVID-19 for the purposes of developing a vaccine could be done ethically…
Low vaccination rates and ‘measles parties’ fueled 2019 measles outbreak in NYC
An analysis of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak in New York City identifies factors that made the outbreak so severe: delayed…
Human growth hormone treatment after ACL injury may prevent loss of muscle strength
A new study finds the use of HGH treatment in patients that have undergone ACL reconstructive surgery may prevent the…
Domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at home, study shows
Researchers have found an increase in domestic violence reports in Los Angeles and Indianapolis since the stay-at-home restrictions were implemented…