Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied whether severe perineal tearsknown as sphincter injuriesare reduced if the primary midwife has assistance of a colleague during the final stage… [+3655 chars]
New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells-; which are part of the body's innate, or first line, immune response-; with tumor cells, viral infections, and so… [+3956 chars]
According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the selection of oral contrast agent and optimization of bowel preparation for oncologic CT could help avoid potentially severe clinical co… [+1716 chars]
For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to treat psychiatric conditions is spurring … [+4743 chars]
Fourth Covid jabs could be dished out to the elderly and vulnerable as soon as next week following criticism that England has been too slow to respond to rising hospital rates. No10's vaccine advis… [+11549 chars]
A man has left the internet horrified after opening up about his bizarre raw meat diet, which sees him ingesting uncooked animal organs like testicles and brains on a daily basis. Weam Breiche, 31… [+7475 chars]
A study published in JAMA Network Open, from the University of Minnesota, found that a common blood pressure medication -- losartan -- is not effective in reducing lung injury in patients with COVID-… [+1946 chars]
The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country's cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization's recommendations, around 182,000 newborn deaths could have been averted … [+5561 chars]
Some strains of yeast in the human gut can produce toxins that could contribute to irritable bowel disease (IBD), according to new research. These "high-damaging" Candida albicans yeast strains aren… [+4261 chars]
When you are sick, do you race off to the doctor at the first opportunity and seek a prescription? Do you believe doing everything to fight illness is always the right choice and it's important to t… [+5432 chars]
From anemia to leukemia, unhealthy cells can make for unhealthy people, but replacing these cells can help patients. What if the same were true for some of the worlds most devastating neurological di… [+5993 chars]
Some "hypervirulent" strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm and the Paris … [+3709 chars]
