Category: 6. Health

mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy isn’t tied to an elevated risk of 75 major congenital malformations (MCMs) affecting 13 organ systems, supporting the safety of the vaccines in early pregnancy, French researchers

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus – one of the most common causes of skin and soft tissue infections worldwide -…

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn’t limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use and insulin costs, according to new research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published…

For children and young adults diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer for that age group, the odds of survival can be devastatingly low (20-30%) when the disease spreads to the lungs.

Treatments for osteosarcoma…

New York health officials recently confirmed the state’s first locally-acquired case of chikungunya virus, marking the first such case in the United States…

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are well known as a form of cancer treatment. Researchers at UZH have now identified a new, important function of these inhibitors: promotion of tissue healing. This finding could help advance the…

People diagnosed with cancer face the possibility of sexual dysfunction after undergoing cancer treatment. However, a recent study found that although patients are willing to receive care and information about sexual health, organizational…