A proactive, outreach-based service for people who inject drugs has successfully delivered the HIV prevention medication PrEP in the midst of Glasgow’s HIV outbreak, Dr Ceilidh Grimshaw of Sandyford told the virtual British HIV Association conference this week. Very few PrEP programmes for people who inject drugs have reported results and ongoing engagement with healthcare… Read More »
TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 — People struggling with obesity fared poorly during the COVID-19 lockdowns earlier this year, with their weight-control plans flying off the rails as they coped with the stress of the global pandemic, two new studies report. Seven out of 10 people with obesity reported that their weight-loss goals became harder to… Read More »
An employee of the Bonn professional firefighters gives instructions to a man seeking a test for possible Covid-19 infection at a coronavirus testing station during the novel coronavirus pandemic on August 24, 2020 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/2020 Getty Images) In Hong Kong, new research confirms a man has contracted COVID-19 for the… Read More »
Katy Perry just showed off her bare baby bump while dancing in a hilarious video. Her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, posted the cute video to Instagram. If Wednesday is hump day then Friday must be bump day—at least for Katy Perry. A very pregnant Katy recently danced for her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, in a hilarious video… Read More »
A new drug targeting cancer’s ability to repair its DNA has shown promising results in a Phase I trial. Cancer arises when mutations, or changes to DNA, result in uncontrollable cell growth. The new study found that the drug stopped cancer growth in half of patients who were given the drug or with chemotherapy. Two… Read More »