A better COVID treatment for the immunocompromised?
A combination of two antiviral compounds may be a promising alternative to Paxlovid when treating COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, Yale researchers find. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 29, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
The failed promise of egg freezing
Yuliia Antoshchenko/Getty Images The costly procedure was supposed to give women a new kind of freedom. Is that what it really offers? “For me, it was almost like a message from the universe,” says MeiMei Fox. It was 2009, and Fox was a 36-year-old divorced writer and editor when she sat down to…#meimeifox #apple #egg #janettakefman #mcgilluniversity #marciainhorn #yale #vox #jodymadeira #indianauniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Campus protesters make longshot divestment demands
Protest encampments are front and center in college quads across the US as students continue to demonstrate against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Among the loudspeaker slogans reverberating through campuses is a call for universities to divest from Israel. What do the protesters want? Many…#israel #gaza #yale #israeldefenseforces #columbia #alphabet #amazon #israeli #propalestinian #southafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Neosporin Protect You From Getting COVID-19?
For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose.
A small study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause COVID-19 and the flu, the study suggests.
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The research raises the idea that Neosporin could serve as an “extra layer” ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Curbing the price of novel diabetes and obesity medications
The implications of exorbitant prices for new diabetes and obesity therapies are alarming, according to researchers. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 26, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study identifies driver of liver cancer that could be target for treatment
Inhibiting a certain protein in mice reduced obesity-induced liver tumor development, Yale researchers found. It could reveal a future treatment route. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 25, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Perinatal substance use may shape how strongly mothers feel toward infants
Substance use during pregnancy and postpartum may impact areas of the brain associated with what experts call “affective empathy,” a new study suggests. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Bringing mobile health services to veterans experiencing homelessness
A new mobile medical unit will allow Veterans Affairs care teams to provide primary care and addiction medicine services in the New Haven area. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Inaugural symposium highlights need for allyship, equity in global health
Nearly 200 people gathered on campus for the Yale Institute for Global Health ’s inaugural Global Health Symposium on April 5. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
' Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions
'Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions Authored by Wenyuan Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harvard, following in the footsteps of its Ivy League peers (Dartmouth and Yale) has reinstated standardized testing in its undergraduate admissions.…#wenyuanwu #epochtimes #harvard #dartmouth #yale #jews #harvardyard #harvarduniversity #cambridge #mass (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The best leaders use intuition
In an excerpt from her new book, Yale SOM ’s Emma Seppälä writes that drawing on instinct as well as analysis can help you make better decisions. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Beyond weight loss: Five Yale experts on the benefits of exercise
Five Yale physicians in areas ranging from infectious diseases to allergy and immunology discuss why exercise is key to optimal health. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Peer-led bootcamp helps medical students prepare for clerkship
Developed for Yale Internal Medicine clerkships, the bootcamp ’s success has led to its integration into mandatory clerkship training, with plans to expand. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Columbia, Yale Get Tough on Protests as Students Refuse to Back Down
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections
Yale researchers say that nasal application of neomycin shows promise in the prevention and treatment of respiratory viral infections (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
