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Walmart Healthcare Research Institute, the largest U.S. retailer's new healthcare research service, will find participants for clinical trials, and Walmart also host MyHealthJourney, a patient portal that helps people find upcoming research trials and track their care. Walmart's expansion into clinical trial recruitment could bring it new streams of revenue from drug companies. Walmart is currently working with Laina Enterprises, a virtual clinical trial management platform, the retailer said in a press release. Rival Walgreens said in June it had launched clinical trial services to increase diversity in test subjects. Walmart opened Walmart Health locations in Dallas, Georgia in 2019 and now has 24 locations including in Arkansas, Florida and Illinois.

☆ Why TikTok, the FDA moved quickly to squash #NyquilChicken trend: 'It’s not worth putting yourself and others at risk'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A concerning new trend cropped up on the internet in recent weeks, encouraging people to cook chicken in NyQuil, to induce hallucinations. The videos show people pouring more than half of a bottle of the over-the-counter medication into a pan of raw chicken. It's not worth putting yourself and others at risk," TikTok wrote on the resources page. Both TikTok and the FDA moved quickly to put a stop to the trendThe Food and Drug Administration also weighed in, alerting parents of their children's potential vulnerability to the 'NyQuil Chicken' challenge and other social media trends. "These video challenges, which often target youths, can harm people — and even cause death," the FDA wrote in a statement.

☆ The Covid-19 emergency may end, but there’s no rule to say when the pandemic is over
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For now, it remains a public health emergency in the United States, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, and it’s still a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, according to WHO. Each country, in turn, declares its own public health emergency – declarations that carry legal weight. In the United States, for example, the end of the public health emergency will have ramifications for health care coverage and cost-sharing of Covid-19 tests and treatments. At this point, WHO is not saying whether it will recognize an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, he said, WHO will continue to assess the need for the public health emergency, and an expert committee meets every three months to do that.

☆ NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts launch to space
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The spacecraft took off from the famed Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian cosmonauts — Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev.— on what is expected to be a six-month stay on the International Space Station. When Rubio and his Russian counterparts make it to the space station, they’ll be tag-teaming with astronauts from the United States, Russia and Europe. The fact that Rubio is traveling to space on a Russian Soyuz capsule is notable. That was answered in July when NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, confirmed that sharing seats on rocket rides to the space station would continue. Russian cosmonauts are now expected to fly on SpaceX capsules in addition to NASA astronauts sharing seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

☆ A fund manager who's beaten 97% of his peers over the last 3 years shares 8 stocks he's betting on for the next 3-5 years — and breaks down the key tenets of his investing philosophy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Quality stocks are those that generate robust and stable profits, and have high returns on equity. In addition to having robust profit margins, Stimpson also likes firms that show strong earnings growth. 8 stocks Stimpson is betting onTwo sectors in the market with a growth tilt are technology and healthcare. He also likes semiconductor firms because he thinks they're oversold and undervalued. Four semiconductor firms he likes include: Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Ambarella (AMBA), KLA-Tencor (KLA), and Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC).

☆ Gastroenteritis, malaria kill 9 more people in Pakistan floods aftermath
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Syed Raza Hassan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A displaced woman holds her ailing boy, while taking refuge in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 16, 2022. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe provincial government said in a report issued on Tuesday that nine people died of gastroenteritis, acute diarrhoea and suspected malaria on Monday. The report said over 72,000 patients were treated on Monday at makeshift or mobile hospitals set up in flood-hit regions. Malaria and diarrhoea are out of control, he said. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ От вакцины «Спутник V» отказываются. Из-за халатности производителя?
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +5 min

Российская вакцина от коронавируса «Спутник V» разрешена к применению в 60 странах мира. Отделения для больных ковидом в бразильских больницах переполненыПо его словам, во всех контрольных партиях вакцины «Спутник V», проверенных бразильским национальным агентством, были выявлены размножившиеся частицы аденовируса. «Спутник V» разработан на базе аденовирусного вектора (на основе аденовируса человека), который в обычном состоянии вызывает ОРВИ. Но в препарате «Спутник V», появившемся в Бразилии, этого не произошло — неизвестно, было ли это следствием халатности или случайностью. Почему Словакия отказалась от «Спутника V»В марте 2021 года в Словакии разгорелся большой скандал вокруг российской вакцины «Спутник V».

Persons: Johnson, nokta, Антонио Барра, Ред, Густаво Мендес, Анжела Расмуссен Organizations: Twitter, Global Health Science, Security, AstraZeneca Johnson, Sputnik, Национальное агентство по санитарному надзору (), вакциныРанее, Спутник, Университет, РНКвакцинами Locations: Бразилия, Джорджтаун, Словакия, Россия, Молдова

☆ Studiu: Pacienţii cu exces de greutate, mai predispuşi să sufere o formă gravă de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Studiul, condus de o echipă de oameni de ştiinţa de la Universitatea Oxford, se bazează pe 6,9 milioane de persoane care trăiesc în Marea Britanie şi include datele a 20.000 de pacienţi cu COVID-19 care au fost internaţi, sau care au decedat în primul val al pandemiei.Rezultatele studiului concluzionează că riscul de a face o formă gravă a bolii creşte la persoanele care au indicele masei corporale (IMC) mai mare de 23 kg/m2, considerat de categorie sănătoasă.Peste aceste prag, cu fiecare unitate adăugată la IMC, probabilităţile de spitalizare pentru COVID-19 cresc cu 5%, în timp ce riscul de a ajunge la terapie intensivă este mai mare cu 10%.Studiul susţine şi că persoanele subponderale, care au un IMC de sub 18,5, sunt de asemenea vulnerabile la o formă mai severă de COVID-19.Autorii studiului semnalează că efectele excesului de greutate la cei care riscă să sufere de complicaţii asociate noului coronavirus nu afectează în egală măsură toate grupurile de vârstă, tinerii cu vârste cuprinse între 20 şi 39 de ani fiind astfel mai vulnerabili.În schimb, riscul excesului de greutate după vârsta de 60 de ani are un impact puţin semnificativ, iar la cei cu vârsta peste 80 de ani nu are niciun impact.Comparând datele privind categoriile etnice, cercetătorii au aflat că persoanele de culoare cu un indice mai mai mare de IMC sunt mai predispuse să sufere o formă mai severă de COVID-19.Deşi studii prealabile au dovedit că obezitatea poate fi asociată complicaţiilor de COVID-19, cercetarea publicată de revista The Lancet este prima care analizează toate pragurile IMC. "Aceste descoperiri sugerează că politicile de vaccinare trebuie să prioritizeze persoanele supraponderale, mai ales acum când campaniile se adresează şi categoriilor mai tinere", notează într-un comunicat autoarea principală a studiului, Carmen Piernas, cercetător la Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences din cadrul Universităţii Oxford.

Persons: Carmen Piernas Organizations: Universitatea Oxford, Universităţii Locations: Universităţii Oxford

Rezultatele studiului concluzionează că riscul de a face o formă gravă a bolii creşte la persoanele care au indicele masei corporale (IMC) mai mare de 23 kg/m2, considerat de categorie sănătoasă. Peste aceste prag, cu fiecare unitate adăugată la IMC, probabilităţile de spitalizare pentru Covid-19 cresc cu 5%, în timp ce riscul de a ajunge la terapie intensivă este mai mare cu 10%. Studiul susţine şi că persoanele subponderale, care au un IMC de sub 18,5, sunt de asemenea vulnerabile la o formă mai severă de Covid-19. Comparând datele privind categoriile etnice, cercetătorii au aflat că persoanele de culoare cu un indice mai mai mare de IMC sunt mai predispuse să sufere o formă mai severă de Covid-19. Deşi studii prealabile au dovedit că obezitatea poate fi asociată complicaţiilor de Covid-19, cercetarea publicată de revista The Lancet este prima care analizează toate pragurile IMC.

Persons: Carmen Piernas Organizations: Universitatea Oxford, Universităţii Locations: Universităţii Oxford

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