Image caption, George Fox was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2021 and had flown to the US for alternative treatment Tributes have been paid to a 13-year-old with an aggressive brain tumour who has… [+1233 chars]
Smoking reduction, and especially smoking cessation, were shown to be associated with lowering cancer risks in a population-based study. Results of the study were published in the journal Cancer. Th… [+3525 chars]
MIT engineers have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons in one hospital may contro… [+6147 chars]
Man Gets 2kg Dumbbell Stuck Up His Bum And Medics Had To Remove It With Their Hands An eight-inch dumbbell, weighing 2kg, has been removed from the rectum of a 54-year-old man after he arrived at A&… [+925 chars]
Nearly 1 in 2 older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, a 36 percent rise from two decades ago. The research, published April 1 in JAMA Health Forum, found the… [+4825 chars]
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The structure of teens' families influences their risk of delinquent behaviors such as shoplifting, graffiti or robbery, new research suggests. For the … [+1832 chars]
"There are currently very few medical treatments for HI, and those treatments are of limited effectiveness while also associated with significant side effects," said senior study author Diva D. De Le… [+5266 chars]
Hospitalized patients who are asymptomatic Clostridioides difficile carriers may infect people they live with after they return home, a study based on US insurance claim data suggests. Although C. d… [+5536 chars]
A new Blood Advances study suggests that people with cancer and non-O blood types, such as types A, B, and AB, face an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots in the… [+3590 chars]
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus has been discovered in human cells, a Kashmir-based virologist notified, according to media reports. The virus is spread by mosquitos among domesticated animals, which t… [+1813 chars]
A healthy lifestyle was tied to a longer life but the extra years did not mean more time living with Alzheimer's dementia, a prospective study showed. People who had four or five healthy lifestyle f… [+4330 chars]
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective in reducing the short-term risk for COV… [+6169 chars]
