Author: Amy King

This was a small trial involving just twelve rectal cancer patients who were taking the same experimental drug. Nevertheless, the results are amazing. The cancer would indeed have disappeared in each of these people, becoming undetectable by physical examination, endoscopy, PET or MRI. Details of the study are published in the New England Journal of […]

Refusal to taste new foods such as meats and other fruits and vegetables affects about half of children. This is food neophobia. However, this represents a normal and transitory stage in the development of the child. A real “stop phase” Faced with an unfamiliar dish, children with food neophobia may have different reactions: turning their […]

According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), more than a billion people between the ages of 12 and 35 are at risk of hearing loss. Among the factors of this risk is prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other recreational sounds. Only in the region of the Americas, about 217 million people […]

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis revealed that factors such as poverty or crime can affect the structure and function of the brain of babies. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, reported that this situation can occur even when mothers are still pregnant and the babies’ brains are still […]

InspectIR COVID-19 analyzes gases to detect chemical compositions associated with SARS-CoV2. Swabbing, the predominant technique for COVID-19 testing, could be displaced by a more convenient method: breath testing. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency permit to InspectIR COVID-19, a test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples to diagnose […]

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA), the American health regulatory authority, has just approved the first contact lenses capable of delivering anti-allergy drugs. One day, this type of approach could allow the treatment of cataracts and glaucoma. The spring period is conducive to hay fever. In people affected by these allergies, the manifestations can be very […]

Specialists at Houston Methodist Hospital recently developed the TeleNeurology platform to assess and treat stroke. In this way, doctors dedicated to this area will be able to attend patients anywhere and thus provide the appropriate care to each patient thanks to telemedicine. TeleNeurology consists of two-way live audio and video conferencing to share information with […]