Would you gamble on a high-stakes surgery? The risks can be fatal but the benefits lifechanging. The agonising choices facing patients and surgeons are confronted in a powerful new BBC documentary Normally, consultant counselling psychologist Colin McGuiness is the one listening and providing support to patients. But earlier this year, he felt in need of […]
La droguería Batson parece haberse anclado en tiempos más simples. La farmacia independiente de Howard, Kansas, todavía tiene un mostrador de refrescos y sirve helado. Es la única en todo el condado, y oscila entre la nostalgia y la extinción. Julie Perkins, farmacéutica y propietaria de Batson’s, fue a la escuela secundaria local y regresó […]
Pre-workout nutrition doesn’t have to be all sugar and sweets. Salad might not be what you had in mind when it comes to fuelling your body for winter workouts. But a veggie-loaded dish needn’t be limp and lifeless, as this hearty recipe proves. It’s loaded with six sources of plants, including chickpeas, apple and squash […]
Gok Wan reveals he has gout on This Morning We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to the NHS, the big […]
Stop screening DNA of healthy babies because data could be hacked or sold by Governments in future, ethics expert says Expert warns projects to harvest genome data from newborns are unethical He referenced plans by the UK Government to harvest data from 200k newborns The data could be abused by insurance companies and law enforcement he says […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Healthcare workers in a recent Medscape poll largely favored getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for themselves, but numbers varied by their healthcare role. Respondents in health business/administration topped the list among those likely to get the booster, at 85%. Physicians […]
When COVID-19 first shut down classrooms and virtual schooling became the new norm, ophthalmologists predicted an increase in digital eye strain in children. New research from ophthalmologists at Wills Eye Hospital confirms that the increased screen time did lead to more eye strain in children, as well as a more troubling eye condition called convergence […]
Ruth asks This Morning doctor about milk helping arthritis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Joint pain is a very common […]
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shows no signs of waning, despite extensive vaccine coverage in many countries, researchers have come to realize the importance of waning antibody levels, vaccine efficacy and uptake, and vaccination rates in determining whether the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will eventually become an endemic virus. A […]
Standard patch test screening, which tests for up to 70 allergens for patients with allergic contact dermatitis, is limited and may miss many allergens, a study published in JAMA Dermatology has found. Dr Erin M. Warshaw The cross-sectional study, led by Erin M. Warshaw, MD, MS, with the Department of Dermatology, Park Nicollet Health Services […]
