CBC Newsadded this to British ColumbiaMedical Journals Synthetic street drug causes zombie-like effects, says provincial health authoritycbc.ca - The Canadian Press · The British Columbia Interior Health authority is warning street-drug users of a synthetic cannabinoid that has been linked to a so-called "zombie" …
Chi Chiadded this to WOW, MAN!Tumors Surgeons Found Fully Formed Teeth Deep Inside A Baby's Brainiflscience.com - Tom Hale After noticing a baby’s head was growing unusually fast for its age, surgeons were eventually led to an unbelievably rare medical condition: a brain …
Health Care (Canada) Health officials warn of ‘zombie-like’ synthetic drug found in BCdailyhive.com - Vincent Plana Health Authorities are warning the public after traces of a deadly synthetic drug were found in Kamloops last week. On Friday, April 18, Interior …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGene Therapy Headlines for April 18, 2019unm.edu - news.unm.edu 1. Valencia County News Bulletin - "Legislative Town Hall Meeting" 2. Valencia County News Bulletin - "Letters to the Editor" 3. EurekAlert - "Future …
Measles Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the diseaseeurekalert.org WHAT: In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for …
Euronewsadded this to NewsHIV Babies with 'Bubble Boy' diseased cured with gene therapy made with HIVEuronews - Alice TideyEight children born without a working immune system, known as "bubble boy" disease, have been cured by gene therapy made with HIV, US scientists have revealed. Children born with X-linked severe combined
The Daily BeastGene Therapy Doctors Use HIV, Gene Therapy to Fix Immune Systems of Kids With ‘Bubble Boy’ DiseaseThe Daily Beast Eight babies born without a functioning germ-fighting system now have healthy immune systems thanks to gene therapy involving the HIV virus, the …
Medicine Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboembolismnejm.org - resident360.nejm.org Mr. Watt is a 65-year-old man who was admitted to the medical intensive care unit for acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by bacterial …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyMedicare Bringing Real Innovation To MedicareForbes - Dan MendelsonWhile politicians debate the feasibility of Medicare-for-all and other broad-stroke policy, all eyes in the health policy world are focused on a more specific, but arguably more dramatic, decision that
Medicine logo-60nejm.org - www.nejm.org Background The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) of the American Medical Association plays a central role in determining physician …
Medical School Can Students Bribe Their Way Into Medical School?medscape.com - www.medscape.com Recently, the FBI released an indictment charging dozens of people for college admissions bribery. Operation Varsity Blues involved rich parents, …
Business InsiderHIV Doctors use HIV in gene therapy to fix 'bubble boy' diseaseBusiness Insider - Marilynn MarchioneEight babies who were born without a working germ-fighting system had their disease corrected by a gene therapy that was made from one of the immune system's worst enemies — HIV, the virus that causes
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHealth Information National effort urged to overhaul 'broken' health data systemeurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org Experts say data privacy laws don't do enough to protect people COLUMBUS, Ohio - Our system for protecting health data in the United States is …
Health.comStrawberries Viral Photo Shows Rare Disease That Made a Woman's Gums Look Exactly Like StrawberriesHealth.com - Samantha Lauriello You have to see it to believe it. Just when we thought we'd seen it all, a photo of a woman whose swollen, overgrown gums look just like strawberries …
Yahoo Australiaadded this to Yahoo News AustraliaSinusitis Woman's teeth vanish as killer disease disfigures her smileyahoo.com - Yahoo News Australia A woman has been diagnosed with a rare disease causing her gums to swell giving them a strawberry-like appearance. The woman, 42, presented herself to …
Optometry 48-year-old suffers collapsed iris after bungee cord accidentaop.org.uk - by Selina Powell Clinicians from National Taiwan University Hospital have described their treatment of a man whose iris collapsed after he was hit in the face by a …
Medicine Put on Your White Coat! Preparing for Clinical Clerkships on NEJM Resident 360nejm.org - resident360.nejm.org Experts Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology/Hematology Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology/Hematology Clinical Assistant …
CNNDiabetes Diabetes drug has heart and kidney benefits, researchers find - CNNCNN(CNN) — A common diabetes drug has been found to lower the risk of kidney failure in a new study. The finding has raised some eyebrows since diabetes is a major cause of kidney failure worldwide. The of
Columbus Ledger-Enquireradded this to Local NewsColumbus, GA A Columbus water employee did the ‘Feeling Cute Challenge.’ His post went viral.ledger-enquirer.com - By Justin Mitchell A Columbus Water Works employee who posted a selfie in his work shirt for the “Feeling Cute Challenge” went viral. The employee, wearing a shirt with …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEbola NEJM applying universal standards of care to Ebola virus diseaseeurekalert.org - www.eurekalert.org LSTM's Senior Clinical Lecturer, Dr Shevin Jacob is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine …
The Washington PostBrain Disease Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletesThe Washington Post - By Marilynn Marchione | APResearchers may be closing in on a way to check athletes while they’re alive for signs of a degenerative brain disease that’s been linked to frequent head blows. Experimental scans found higher levels
Harvard Medical School Can AI Help Doctors Diagnose Diseases? New England Researchers Probe Benefits, Challenges | CommonHealthwbur.org - Bob Oakes Support the news A new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine offers a blueprint for how doctors can use artificial intelligence to help them …
JJoeadded this to good..bad...and ugly...Medical Journals Man develops gruesome nasal growth after swimming in local pondFox News - Alexandria HeinTalk about a stuffy nose. A 27-year-old patient who sought help for a bloody polyp that had been growing in his right nostril landed in a medical journal after doctors determined that that the large blockage
Belindaadded this to Exploring SingaporeThai Navy Thai cave boys were sedated with ketamine during rescue: Reportchannelnewsasia.com - CNA CHIANG RAI: The 12 schoolboys and their football coach who were rescued from a cave in July last year were sedated with ketamine during the rescue …
Medical Journals Sand Fleas Cause Horrific Infection On Girls Feetiheart.com - wtam.iheart.com Next time you travel to the beach, remember this story. A ten-year-old girl had spent time traveling with her family in Brazil when they noticed …
Sri Lanka Man Develops Nasty Growth Up His Nose After Swimming In A Pondiheart.com - wercfm.iheart.com The New England Journal of Medicine details a 27-year-old man who developed a bloody polyp that had been growing in his right nostril. Doctors …
AOLadded this to NewsAOL Man ends up with large bleeding mass in nose after bathing in pondAOL - Alex LaskerA 27-year-old Indian man wound up with a large, bleeding mass in his nose after repeatedly bathing in a local pond, according to an article recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine. The
Fox Newsadded this to Top StoriesWorld Health Organization Girl's feet infested with parasitic sand fleas after running through pigsty barefootFox News - Alexandria HeinA 10-year-old girl who had developed itchy, painful brown-colored papules on the bottom of her feet was actually suffering from a parasitic sand flea infestation. The girl, who had traveled to Brazil her
CNBCNews Thai boys trapped in cave were given ketamine before their risky rescueCNBC - Angelica LaVito Twelve boys trapped in a Thai cave were given ketamine to help protect them from hypothermia during the harrowing rescue, the effort's medical team …
GizmodoKetamine Thai Boys Were Given Ketamine to Prevent Panic and Hypothermia During Cave RescueGizmodo - Jennings Brown Ketamine may have helped save the lives of the twelve boys and their soccer coach who were rescued from a Thai cave last summer. The group was …
