In the eyes of the world’s media, The UK was dubbed a “Plague Island” back in 2020, following reports of high Covid death rates and a more transmissible variant doing the rounds. The New York Times gave the unfortunate nickname to Britain, as the then-called Kent variant spread rapidly through the UK. However, data reports […]
Reviewers’ Notes Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors – or so scientists thought. New research from Cornell University biologists suggests the fruit fly's visual system, not just chemical receptors, are deeply involved with their social behaviors. […]
‘This is God’s way of telling you that you’ve done bad things in this or a former life. You’re being punished for your sins.’ These were a family member’s words when my mum told them that I had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). They could have asked how I was, how were we all coping, or what impact […]
Regardless of the mattress you have, sometimes it can feel like trying to fall asleep on concrete, as if you can’t get comfortable no matter how much you toss and turn. By morning, however, that same bed which once seemed so inhospitable hugs every contour of your body, begging you to stay in its cosy […]
NHS bosses approve drug that fights arthritis linked to psoriasis that affects thousands of young people and is suffered by Kim Kardashian Studies found the drug can reduce joint pain and swelling for psoriatic arthritis Reality star Kim Kardashian was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2019 Thousands living with forms of arthritis that affect younger people […]
Tears of relief stung my eyes as I pulled on my jeans. As I walked out of the nurse’s room, I gave her a grateful smile and thanked her once again. Because although I’d winced from a sharp burst of pain after she’d donned surgical gloves to pull out my long-forgotten coil, my physical discomfort […]
Erectile dysfunction: Sex therapist reveals how to avoid it Silent killers describe a cluster of medical conditions with no obvious symptoms that can progress to an advanced stage before they are detected. Both diabetes and heart disease belong to the group of these gloomy health problems. Diabetes doesn’t often cause noticeable signs, but it can […]
Anxiety and depression are prevalent in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a large-scale analysis that also found evidence for a possible underlying causal link between GERD and the common psychiatric conditions. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers found that anxiety and depressive symptoms were more than twice as likely in patients with […]
Safety-net hospitals have a common mission to provide care for Medicaid beneficiaries and those who are uninsured, but there’s no universal definition for these hospitals—complicating efforts to allocate funding. In a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open and led by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health, the research team looked at […]
Infants with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare genetic disorder, have a high risk of developing infantile spasms and developmental delay. The early onset and severity of the seizures increase their risk for developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders and behavioral symptoms. In new study results, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that […]
