Spanish man contracts dengue fever through SEX in first known case The virus is almost always spread by mosquito bites in tropical countries The man had not visited any high-risk areas, but his partner had been to Cuba When Madrid officials tested their sperm they found the same strain of dengue South Korean medics have […]
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Case studies suggest that ‘red flag’ laws play a role in preventing mass shootings
Case studies of individuals threatening mass violence suggest that extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), colloquially known as ‘red flag’ orders, may play a role in preventing mass shootings. An aggregate summary and individual histories for a preliminary series of 21 cases are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Nearly 80 percent of perpetrators of mass […]
Researchers make case for dominant-negative effect with TP53 mutations
A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in Germany has found evidence that makes a case for a dominant-negative effect with TP53 mutations. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of such gene mutations and their work, which involved editing genes to […]
One woman’s cancer fight: a case study in structural racism
Despite the growing body of evidence showing that social forces like income, housing and educational attainment have a greater bearing on health outcomes than behavior or genetics, healthcare leaders remain reluctant to identify racism as a root cause of racial health inequities. In an April 18 article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Rush […]
Child dies by the Smartphone in the bath
Young people with Smartphone in the bathtub and dies In the past week, died in Russia, a young girl in the bath, because your Smartphone fell into the water. The iPhone is the 15-Year-old hung during the use of the charging cable. Russian experts had previously warned of the dangers of mobile phones in the […]