Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater
Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewaterElla Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to destroy DNA can ...
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Favorable Outcomes With Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases
Microwave ablation (MWA) of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) had low rates of failure and morbidity and warrants consideration as definitive ...
Counseling for PAD Walking Issues Might Hold Cardiovascular Benefit
While counseling about walking did not increase step counts for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), it still was linked ...
Beware of Cheap Sunglasses: The Eye Risks of UV Radiation
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dropped a proposed policy to further delineate Medicare coverage for the types ...
Renal Impairment Tracks With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Patients with highly active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced faster declines in kidney function than those whose disease was under better ...
Trial Questions Role of Dual Immunotherapy in First-Line NSCLC
Nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) combined with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) did not ...
Europe Offers Clues for Solving America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
ORLANDO -- Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon's pregnant belly, turned to the 7-year-old boy in the room with them ...
Your brain may be mutating in a way that was thought to be very rare
Pieces of mitochondrial DNA can get added to the main genome of cellswir0man/Getty Images Mutations that involve DNA from energy-producing ...
Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa
Community-wide distribution of azithromycin to both infants and children in Niger was effective in preventing deaths, but communities where only ...
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines
The FDA approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), ...
Why do covid cases rise in summer, unlike other respiratory viruses?
Covid-19 is a risk all year roundRosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images Traditionally, summer is the season ...
First drug to slow Alzheimer’s too costly for NHS
Getty ImagesThe first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s will not be available on the NHS in ...
Doctors cast doubt on ham-sandwich diabetes warning
Getty ImagesNewspaper headlines are warning eating "a ham sandwich a day" increases a the risk of type 2 diabetes - ...
How worried should we be about mpox?
Getty ImagesClade 1b has spread in eastern DR Congo since 2023, and now to neighbouring countries previously unaffected by mpoxThe ...
