Children and young people with underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are uncommonly hospitalized with COVID-19, a study of more than 600 patients under age 19 has found. The study… [+4377 chars]
Poor food choices coupled with sedentary lifestyle can increase risk of type 2 diabetes significantly. Fried food, high-carb and sugar-laden food may please the taste buds, but contribute majorly to … [+2731 chars]
The introduction of lung cancer screening in the US in December 2013 is associated with more patients being diagnosed at an earlier stage and improved survival, finds a study published by The BMJ tod… [+6347 chars]
Several theories have claimed use of mobile phones increases risk of brain cancer. A major study has found the regular use of mobile phone does not increase the risk of brain tumours. The study has … [+1600 chars]
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and their international collaborators have discovered that a protein critical in the embryonic stages of life is reactivated in certa… [+3838 chars]
The accuracy of blood sugar level testing is directly linked with good management of the disease, which can then change a person’s survival chances if they should contract COVID. In 2021, Cambridge u… [+4272 chars]
University of Liverpool scientists have taken a significant step towards unlocking the medical potential of a new class of potent antibiotic capable of killing superbugs including MRSA without detect… [+6169 chars]
As vaccination rates against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increase around the world, there has been a gradual decline in COVID-19-related death rates. However, many countries continue to f… [+6968 chars]
A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Switzerland has found via a global analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and data sharing that more needs to be done to track the appearance of ne… [+2559 chars]
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects as many as 30,000 people in the United States, with 5,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It weakens muscles over time,… [+3396 chars]
A mother has claimed having a facial saved her life after her beautician spotted a suspicious mark which turned out to be cancerous. Jillian Murray, from Cairns in Australia, went to see doctors ab… [+6748 chars]
Select patients with unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLMs) had good survival outcomes following total hepatectomy and living-donor liver transplant (LDLT), a prospective study of 10… [+4794 chars]
