One of the most striking findings from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic is that more men are dying from the virus than women. According to the New York City Department of Health, the most recent statistics show that men make up roughly 60 percent of total deaths in New York, the epicenter of… Read More »
This pandemic is frightening for many people – especially those at the highest risk – and the need for effective prevention and treatment is pressing. When there is no direct evidence about what is best to do with a new disease, we need to create it. Clearly, that means recognising that some seemingly sensible interventions… Read More »
Back when I was an aspiring medical student, I was asked what was the most important thing I could give a patient. “Care and kindness”, I said. My reply wasn’t greeted with enthusiasm. Didn’t I think the latest high-tech treatments were more important than kindness and empathy? Well, no, I didn’t. And I still don’t.… Read More »
It is particularly important that you speak with a doctor or pharmacist if you are taking warfarin tablets. There are three ways in which probiotics can help to control or reverse your condition. In fact stress may be one of the major causes of disease in today’s society. Selected from data included with permission and… Read More »
Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser) Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley professor of molecular and cell biology and of chemistry, has won the 2020 Wolf Prize in Medicine, a prestigious international prize awarded in Israel for unique contributions to humanity. Doudna, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, shared the prize with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier,… Read More »