This new drug could break cancer’s resistance to treatment

This new drug could break cancer’s resistance to treatment

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed an experimental drug called CS18 that may help cancer treatments work against tumors that have become resistant to therapy. The study, published in Science Advances, provides early evidence supporting further investigation of CS18 as a possible future cancer treatment. “Therapeutic resistance is a main obstacle to achieve … Read more

‘Peeing a jellyfish’: Children’s ketamine injuries revealed – bbc.com

'Peeing a jellyfish': Children's ketamine injuries revealed - bbc.com

‘Peeing a jellyfish’: Children’s ketamine injuries revealed bbc.comChildren as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’ The GuardianTeens as young as 13 referred for ketamine-linked bladder problems at UK clinic Medical XpressKids as young as 13 being treated for ‘ket bladder’ on NHS after getting hooked on party drug The … Read more

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Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year

Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year

The growing trend of children and teens using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic isn’t completely without its risks. Recent research shows that young people are sometimes developing nutritional deficiencies after they start taking one of these drugs. Scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and others examined the medical records of children and teens who … Read more

How Healthy Are Nuts? – The New York Times

How Healthy Are Nuts? - The New York Times

Some nut butters include added oils, sugars or salts, which may be something to watch depending on your nutritional needs, but the process used to make them maintains the protein, fiber, fat and micronutrient content. “They’re literally made from mashing up the nuts,” said Heather Mason, a Los Angeles-based dietitian. And don’t shun peanut butter: … Read more

NYS Health Department bars 21 providers from vaccinating kids amid fraud crackdown

NYS Health Department bars 21 providers from vaccinating kids amid fraud crackdown

With public skepticism of vaccines and outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles on the rise, the New York State Department of Health over the past four years has barred 21 healthcare providers suspected of vaccine fraud from immunizing children, including nine who have practiced or lived on Long Island.The suspensions and permanent prohibitions came after investigations by … Read more

What to know about covid vaccines — and if you need one this fall

What to know about covid vaccines — and if you need one this fall

If you haven’t given much thought to covid-19 lately, that’s understandable. The impact of the coronavirus has “substantially diminished” since the early pandemic years, said William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As a result, “people are perhaps less attentive to covid.”

This Unexpected Role Your Cat Could Play In The Fight Against Cancer

This Unexpected Role Your Cat Could Play In The Fight Against Cancer

Your cat shares a specific cancer-driving gene mutation with humans at nearly identical rates, a match that is reshaping how oncologists think about the disease. See the shared mutations →A single mutated gene found in feline breast tumors is now making certain chemotherapy drugs work better, and the same gene appears in aggressive human cancers … Read more