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Tiny rotating device puts a new spin on blood-clot removal
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Tiny rotating device puts a new spin on blood-clot removal

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 11 June 2025 The milli-spinner thrombectomy device uses spinning-induced forces to mechanically modify blood-clot microstructure, shrinking clot volume by up to 95% for rapid, safe removal. By densifying the clot’s fibrin network and releasing red blood cells, it offers a new strategy to improve success rates in treatments of blood-clot blockages, such as...

WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe | The Transmission
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WHO Monitors New Covid Variant Spreading in America and Europe | The Transmission

Wired NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the efficacy of certain neutralizing antibodies against it. A new Covid variant is being kept under surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO) as its emergence has led to an increase in infections in several regions of the world. First identified at the end...

Using bacteriophages to combat antimicrobial resistance
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Using bacteriophages to combat antimicrobial resistance

Transmission electron micrograph of multiple bacteriophages attached to a bacterial cell wall. | Photo Credit: Graham Beards (CC BY-SA) If one has a urinary tract infection, for instance, the pathology lab will identify the bacterium to be, say, Escherichia coli. It will also determine the pathogen’s sensitivity to over a dozen antibiotics. It is fine...

Gender treatment at Brighton GP practice under investigation
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Gender treatment at Brighton GP practice under investigation

Mark Norman BBC South East Health Correspondent Google WellBN is being reviewed by NHS Sussex and NHS England A GP practice is under investigation over concerns it may have prescribed gender-related medication to under-18s outside national clinical guidance. NHS Sussex and NHS England is reviewing WellBN, which operates in Brighton and Hove, to assess the...

Here’s what makes you a prime target for mosquitoes
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Here’s what makes you a prime target for mosquitoes

Study: Mosquitos are attracted to certain colors A new study from the University of Washington shows mosquitoes might be attracted to one color in particular, which could mean bad news for you this summer season. Biology professor Jeff Riffell joins LiveNOW from FOX to explain how mosquitoes use their super-senses to find their food. As...

UnitedHealth, Novo Nordisk, Covid vaccines
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UnitedHealth, Novo Nordisk, Covid vaccines

Good morning. The best part about having a library card is that even when you have three overdue books, you can still request new ones with no penalty. (I’ll return them soon, I swear!) Today, I requested “Forgetting Elena,” the 1973 debut novel of Edmund White, who died earlier this week.  UnitedHealth accidentally sent STAT a...