A large study of UK adults who consume alcohol regularly has found that different patterns of alcohol consumption—including drinking wine, consuming alcohol with food and spreading alcohol intake over three to four days—could be associated with a lesser risk of alcohol-related negative health outcomes such as death. The study—from the…
Texas Teacher Who Went Viral in 2018 with Photos of Students Hugging Each Other Dies of COVID-19
A Texas teacher who went viral after sharing photos of her young students hugging one another has died two months after contracting the novel coronavirus. Zelene Blancas died on Monday after being hospitalized for nine weeks, according to ABC News, which confirmed its report with officials from her workplace, Dr. Sue…
Texas Teacher Who Went Viral in 2018 with Photos of Students Hugging Each Other Dies of COVID-19
A Texas teacher who went viral after sharing photos of her young students hugging one another has died two months after contracting the novel coronavirus. Zelene Blancas died on Monday after being hospitalized for nine weeks, according to ABC News, which confirmed its report with officials from her workplace, Dr. Sue…
A death #Every10Minutes: LA begs revelers to avoid NYE gatherings
“A mother,” “a cancer patient,” “someone who loved the rain”: Los Angeles health officials tweeted every 10 minutes Thursday to mark the deaths of a coronavirus victim, as they implored people not to go out on New Year’s Eve. “#Every10Minutes someone dies of COVID-19 in LA County. People who were…
Unravelling the multifaceted mechanisms of cancer cell death by mutant p53 targeting compound APR-246
Sophia Ceder and Klas Wiman and their colleagues at Department of Oncology-Pathology have together with researchers from Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge and Aprea Therapeutics published a study in EMBO Molecular Medicine that provides novel understanding on the mechanisms of mutant p53 targeting compound APR-246….
Advance care planning may influence place of death, avoid dying in hospital
Having discussions about end-of-life care preferences and recording and sharing these decisions with relevant health care professionals may influence your where you die, according to analysis of 21,231 UK urgent care register records. Martina Orlovic of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues present…
Study helps explain declines in death rates from COVID-19
Fewer New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus than health experts had anticipated, a new study shows. Regional death rates have dropped from the highs seen at the start of the outbreak, partially due to a shift in the population contracting the disease toward those who are more resilient. After…
Enzyme SSH1 impairs disposal of accumulating cellular garbage, leading to brain cell death
In a healthy brain, the multistep waste clearance process known as autophagy routinely removes and degrades damaged cell components—including malformed proteins like tau and toxic mitochondria. This cellular debris would otherwise pile up like uncollected trash to drive the death of brain cells (neurons), ultimately destroying cognitive abilities like thinking,…
My 600-Lb. Life's Coliesa McMillian Dies Months After Family Said She Suffered Surgical Complications
My 600 Lb. Life star Coliesa McMillian has died. She was 41. McMillian appeared in March on the reality show, which features overweight people seeking to become healthier with surgery. "TLC is saddened to learn of the loss of Coliesa McMillian, who shared her story on My 600lb Life. Our…
Lower zinc levels in the blood are associated with an increased risk of death in patients with COVID-19
New research presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held online from 23-25 September) shows that having a lower level of zinc in the blood is associated with a poorer outcome in patients with COVID-19. The study is by Dr. Roberto Güerri-Fernández, Hospital Del Mar, Barcelona, Spain,…
Resident Doctor Dies of Coronavirus at 28 After Treating COVID-19 Positive Patients in the ER
A young resident doctor has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after a two-month battle with the illness. She was 28. Adeline Fagan was in her second year of residency at a hospital in Houston, Texas, where she worked in the OB/GYN unit, Syracuse.com reported. Fagan, who was from Central…