Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, shows that patients with refractory juvenile systemic sclerosis improved significantly on nearly…
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Study finds tapering TNF inhibitors increases flares, lowers Boolean remission rates for RA patients in remission
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, has found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in sustained remission who stopped…
Sculpted head of serpent warrior found at Chichén Itzá |
Archaeologists have found the sculpted head of a serpent warrior at Chichén Itzá during excavations of the Chichanchob. Chichén Itzá was a Maya city that gained regional prominence in Mexico’s…
Cardiologists reveal new heart disease risk calculator
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new calculator estimates a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 30 years by combining measures of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health for…
Lack of friend or family visits is associated with increased risk of dying
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Never being visited by friends or family is associated with an increased risk of dying, according to a study published in BMC Medicine. The authors suggest…
Archaeologists search for missing persons from the October 7th massacre |
A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have been enlisted by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) to search for remains of missing persons from the 7th October…
COVID-linked loss of smell, taste found to resolve by 3 years after infection
There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by…
Giant prehistoric stone axe found in Arabian desert
According to a press statement by the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate, archaeologists have discovered a giant hand axe dating from the Palaeolithic period, approximately 200,000-years-ago. The stone implement was…
2021 to 2022 saw 5% decline in overall fetal mortality rate
The overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5% between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease…
