Since the onset of the pandemic, specialists around the globe have seen a spike in young patients that have developed tics. And some have pointed to social media, particularly TikTok, as a factor. … [+5539 chars]
Metformin, one of the worlds most widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drugs, has been linked to major birth defects in children when taken before conception, suggests a new study published this week in… [+3777 chars]
Scientists reckon they’re about five years away from creating a ‘gene-edited’ cat which doesn’t cause allergic reactions in their owners. Its estimated that about 15 per cent of people have an aller… [+493 chars]
The MMR vaccine protects individuals from measles, mumps, and rubella. Professor Helen Bedford at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Helen Donovan at the Royal College of Nursing a… [+2931 chars]
Socioeconomic status is a key indicator of health outcomes, including access to, and quality of health care. In 4,656 adults across metro, regional and rural Australia, new research from the Health… [+4972 chars]
March 31, 2022 -- If youre not getting enough sleep, you may be at higher risk for having more unhealthy belly fat, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic studied 12 healthy people in … [+2920 chars]
Melbourne woman Irene Tey had so little energy after a bout of COVID-19 she couldn't even lift her arms to wash her hair. Key points: <ul><li>Over 487 million people worldwide have contracted COVID… [+5935 chars]
Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and untreatable forms … [+3880 chars]
The World Health Organization on Wednesday released a strategy to strengthen and scale up genomic surveillance worldwide to monitor organisms that cause diseases. Genomic surveillance involves âcons… [+1648 chars]
In utero exposure to commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications does not seem to meaningfully increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in offspring, according to a study published … [+2224 chars]
People who survive an ischemic stroke are much more likely to develop major heart complications during the first month after their stroke, and, as a result, they also have an increased risk of death,… [+5968 chars]
Major depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest. It greatly affects how you feel, thinks, and behave with symptoms including feelings of hopelessne… [+3904 chars]
