THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 — A single pick-up hockey game in Tampa Bay in June wound up becoming a COVID-19 superspreader event, with one player infecting as many as 15 other people on the ice, Florida public health officials report. The June 16 hockey game involved 22 men between the ages of 19 and 53,… Read More »
FRIDAY, May 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For men with advanced prostate cancer, a new hormone therapy pill works better than standard injections — and carries a much lower risk of heart attack or stroke, a clinical trial has found. The drug, called relugolix, is not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.… Read More »
The secretary of state has said he does not want to get into a “blame game” with the Stormont parties about resolving the health sector crisis. Earlier this week, party leaders urged Julian Smith to take control of the matter. This followed unprecedented strike action by healthcare staff calling for pay parity and safer staffing… Read More »
In 1992, a University of Rochester pharmacologist named Michael Weintraub published a study on a drug combination that appeared to produce never-before-seen weight loss. By week 34, his subjects — 121 volunteers — lost, on average, 30 pounds. What’s more, they rated the fenfluramine-plus-phentermine regimen not only more helpful than placebo, but also not terribly “bothersome.” The tiny study… Read More »
The questions are coming, rapid-fire, and you can barely think of the right answer. One coach wants to know if he can have your cellphone. The next wants to know where you’d sit on a packed bus. You have to figure it out, because your position in the NFL Draft is on the line. Welcome… Read More »
CHICAGO — A game-changing “search and destroy” treatment could offer hope of a longer life to thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer. The first two British patients were treated last weekend, after research found that it could significantly extend survival for men with no other options. Charities said they were “thrilled” by the promise… Read More »