Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine

by Bavesh Kana,The ConversationScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDTuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is th

Updated on: August 06,2024

Q&A: Gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old tuberculosis vaccine

by Bavesh Kana,The ConversationScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDTuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is th

Updated on:August 06,2024

Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care

by Tom MurphyCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinTelemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.The frontier involves connecting&nbsp

Updated on: March 18,2024

Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care

by Tom MurphyCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinTelemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.The frontier involves connecting&nbsp

Updated on:March 18,2024

Q&A: Reducing teen's risk of diabetes

by Christine NguyenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI am a 40-year-old overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year ago. I have become more mindful about the food our family e

Updated on: June 08,2024

Q&A: Reducing teen's risk of diabetes

by Christine NguyenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI am a 40-year-old overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year ago. I have become more mindful about the food our family e

Updated on:June 08,2024

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on: March 19,2024

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on:March 19,2024

Q&A: COVID rebound can happen whether or not you take Paxlovid

by Aliza Rosen,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWhat initially was referred to as "Paxlovid rebound"—a return of COVID sym

Updated on: May 07,2024

Q&A: COVID rebound can happen whether or not you take Paxlovid

by Aliza Rosen,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsWhat initially was referred to as "Paxlovid rebound"—a return of COVID sym

Updated on:May 07,2024

Q&A: What is cholangiocarcinoma and how is it treated?

by Rory SmootCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My mother has been experiencing unusual and persistent fatigue, abdominal pain, and jaundice. After undergoing a CT scan, her doctor diagnosed h

Updated on: January 04,2024

Q&A: What is cholangiocarcinoma and how is it treated?

by Rory SmootCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My mother has been experiencing unusual and persistent fatigue, abdominal pain, and jaundice. After undergoing a CT scan, her doctor diagnosed h

Updated on:January 04,2024

Q&A: How to care for patients while reducing gastroenterology's environmental impact

Q&A: How to care for patients while reducing gastroenterology's environmental impactbyRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainModern medicine comes at a significant cost to the enviro

Updated on: January 24,2024

Q&A: How to care for patients while reducing gastroenterology's environmental impact

Q&A: How to care for patients while reducing gastroenterology's environmental impactbyRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainModern medicine comes at a significant cost to the enviro

Updated on:January 24,2024

Q&A: Thesis on new treatment approaches for multiple myeloma

byKarolinska InstitutetMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Maria Karvouni from the Center for Hematology and

Updated on: January 10,2024

Q&A: Thesis on new treatment approaches for multiple myeloma

byKarolinska InstitutetMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Maria Karvouni from the Center for Hematology and

Updated on:January 10,2024

Q and A: How to avoid swimmer's ear

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 7 and has been taking swim lessons this summer. She has been complaining about her ears hurting, and

Updated on: March 04,2024

Q and A: How to avoid swimmer's ear

by Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 7 and has been taking swim lessons this summer. She has been complaining about her ears hurting, and

Updated on:March 04,2024

Q&A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a

Updated on: November 13,2023

Q&A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a

Updated on:November 13,2023

Q&A: Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes or without it ha

Updated on: May 07,2024

Q&A: Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes or without it ha

Updated on:May 07,2024

Q&A: Why online discount codes from influencers for 'miracle' products aren't your key to health

by Michelle Edelstein,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe wellness industry is unregulated with few rules governing marketing claims often made by social media influencers, w

Updated on: August 31,2024

Q&A: Why online discount codes from influencers for 'miracle' products aren't your key to health

by Michelle Edelstein,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe wellness industry is unregulated with few rules governing marketing claims often made by social media influencers, w

Updated on:August 31,2024