According to a new review published in CMAJ, 29 percent of athletes who died suddenly of cardiac arrest during activity experience red-flag symptoms beforehand. While cardiac arrest and sudden death in athletes appear to be on the rise, the review concluded it is still a relatively rare occurrence. The review looked at existing research in… Read More »
Dramatic responses in cancerous mice that received the vaccine spurred Mooney and his collaborators at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) to start a phase 1 clinical trial with support from both institutes, to see if it had the same effect in human patients. This kind of study is usually undertaken by hospitals and pharmaceutical companies,… Read More »
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Since my company, Rock Health, began researching and tracking funding into the digital health space in 2011, we’ve reported steady growth nearly every year. 2018 was no different, with a massive $ 7.9 billion in venture filling start-ups’ coffers. But the signals we’re seeing — large, late-stage rounds at high valuations and shorter periods between… Read More »
“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.”~Mae West Well, that attitude may have worked for the undisputed sexual symbol of frankness, fascination and controversy of the 20th century, but for the rest of us, and especially those over 50, watching what we eat… Read More »