The work could open new, more effective treatments for patients suffering from persistent skin itching.
Chronic skin itching drives more people to the dermatologist than any other condition. In fact, the latest science literature finds that 7% of US adults, and between 10 and 20% of people in developed countries, suffer from dermatitis, a common skin inflammatory condition that causes itching.
“Itch is a significant clinical problem, often caused by underlying medical conditions in the skin, liver, or kidney. Due to our limited understanding of itch mechanisms, we don’t have effective treatment for the majority of patients,” says Liang Han, an assistant professor in Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Biological Sciences who is also a researcher in the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a chart worth? Plenty. This story by my colleagues Emily Baumgaertner and Terry Castleman has five of them, and they make it abundantly clear that although the pandemic appears to be waning in the United States, that’s certainly not the case everywhere.
Doctors, Nurses Blast CDCâs Mask Guidance Change By Lindsay Kalter
May 27, 2021 The CDCâs new, more relaxed mask guidance for fully vaccinated people was met with joy and relief by many U.S. residents. But the May 13 announcement has the medical community divided on whether it was the right move, according to new WebMD/Medscape poll results.
Out of 660 U.S. doctors surveyed, 57% said the CDC jumped the gun by easing restrictions prematurely. Other medical professionals took a similar position, with 63% of 1,330 nurses agreeing the mask shift came too soon.
The CDC says those vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear masks or physically distance, regardless of the location or size of the gathering. There are some exceptions, including public transit, hospitals, homeless shelters, and prisons.
Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta pediatric expert Dr. Andi Shane discusses the announcement by Moderna that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for 12 to 17-year-olds, and what FDA approval for this age group could mean for the fall 2021 school year and availability of vaccines. GPB s Ellen Eldridge reports.
Moderna announced Tuesday that its two-shot coronavirus vaccine produced the same immune response in teenagers as adults.
Children as young as 12 years old could soon have two options for vaccination with an mRNA product from both Pfizer and Moderna.
Moderna plans to seek approval in early June from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to vaccinate children between 12 and 17 years of age.