NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with prosthetic joints do not need antibiotics prior to an invasive dental procedure to prevent infections, a new study from the UK suggests. Dentists in the U.S. are under pressure from orthopedic surgeons and their patients with prosthetic joints to provide antibiotic prophylaxis before…
Australia records deadliest day of pandemic with 80 deaths
Australia on Friday reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with 80 coronavirus fatalities, as an outbreak of the omicron variant continued to take a toll. But Dominic Perrottet, premier of the most populous state, New South Wales, said a slight decrease in hospitalizations gave him some hope about the…
Soaring COVID self-test kit sales fuel India underreporting fears
Booming sales of home self-test kits for COVID are prompting Indian authorities to tighten the rules around their sale and fuelling long-held fears of underreporting as cases surge. In the last seven days, India recorded more than 1.9 million new infections—an increase of 57 percent on the previous week, according…
Poland hits pandemic record of over 36,600 daily infections
Poland’s deputy health minister said Friday the nation hit a COVID-19 pandemic record of 36,665 new infections reported in 24 hours. Waldemar Kraska said that 1,390 among the new cases were confirmed as caused by the highly contagious omicron variant. Health care authorities are expecting up to 50,000 new daily…
New app helps preemie parents feel confident caring for their newborns
Parents of premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receive a dizzying amount of information about their baby’s changing weight, respiratory levels, feeding patterns and more. It’s often too much for parents to absorb, especially when they’re sleep deprived and stressed. A smartphone app tested at Northwestern University,…
COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says
COVID-19 vaccination does not affect the chances of conceiving a child, according to a study of more than 2,000 couples that was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found no differences in the chances of conception if either male or female partner had been vaccinated, compared to unvaccinated…
Without appropriate technical updates, patients are at risk of inappropriate shocks from their defibrillators
A case study of a patient who experienced inappropriate shocks from her defibrillator is presented in Heart Rhythm Case Reports, an official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society. This event likely took place because an FDA-recommended firmware update to strengthen cybersecurity had not occurred. This underscores the importance of upgrading…
Pill described as Viagra’s cousin could help weight loss without changing diet
Viagra is used fairly commonly by those who need a little extra help in flying the mast at full sail, but a similar drug could have a very different effect on weight loss. There have been some theories about the other possible benefits of Viagra, but none have been really…
Omicron-hit Moscow reports record daily COVID cases
Moscow reported Thursday a record number of new coronavirus infections over 24 hours, according to a government tally, as Russia braces for a fresh wave of cases driven by the Omicron variant. Russia—one of the worst-hit countries in the world by the virus—recorded 38,850 new cases Thursday, a figure edging…
Weight loss: The treatment doctors warn against – should be last resort
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