What is Bird Flu? Two new cases of bird flu have been found in humans, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Both are poultry workers who were exposed to infected birds. They were working in two different premises in England, in locations previously affected by the outbreak. It comes as a testing programme […]
For years, Mallary Lattanze, 37, feared going outside. At 31, she suddenly developed an allergy to the sun – yes, you read that correctly – known as solar urticaria, which doctors say can often occur spontaneously in women in their mid 30s. ‘It comes on spontaneously and can spontaneously go away,’ says Mallary, from Houston, […]
Doctors re-attach ‘decapitated’ boy’s HEAD after 12-year-old was struck by a car while on his bike in Israel Palestinian Suleiman Hassan, 12, was internally decapitated after a car accident Thanks to a group of surgeons, he can now walk again without any help READ MORE: Internally decapitated Michigan woman stuns doctors by walking Doctors in Israel […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Pregnancy is a time of tons of changes to your body and your self-care routine (this might be a good thing if you need more self-care in your life). You might find that your […]
For those fearing their memories are fading, the ads provide hope. “Early diagnosis extends quality of life,” says an ad by Dung Trinh, an Orange County physician, on the website of a program for seniors at Mount of Olives Church in Mission Viejo. Trinh offers free memory tests and personalized recommendations based on the results. […]
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have confirmed that a large number of genetic variants of unknown significance are in fact verified mutations that predispose patients to a rare hereditary syndrome that increases the risk of kidney cancer. By functionally characterizing the behavior of these mutations, researchers and clinicians can better predict which […]
Research led by researchers at the University of York has shown that quality sleep can help bolster resilience to depression and anxiety. The study, published in Cortex, highlights that chronic stress is a major risk factor for a number of mental health disorders, including depression and pathological anxiety, but high-quality sleep and coping strategies—such as […]
Part of the National Institutes of Health’s Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pneumonia and Sepsis Phenotyping Consortium, Intermountain Health will help lead the use of artificial intelligence technologies to better understand the dissimilarities and underlying mechanisms of critical illness syndromes in order to foster a new treatment paradigm. WHY IT MATTERS A new NIH grant of […]
This Morning's Dr Chris discusses the signs of high cholesterol Having high cholesterol means you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in the blood. While it might not initially cause any problems, over time it can build up leading to blockages. This can prevent proper blood flow around the body. In extreme […]
The incidence of primary involuntary childlessness, the rate of women seeking treatment for infertility, as well as the success rate of assisted reproductive technology all increased in birth cohorts studied from 1916 to 1975, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Finn Egil Skjeldestad of the Arctic […]
