New findings observed the mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism decreased between 1998 and 2015 in both patients receiving dialysis and the general population. Ho… [+3320 chars]
An outbreak of a mysterious liver disease has been detected in children by health officials. It was first detected in Britain in January and there have now been infections in Denmark, Ireland, Nethe… [+1035 chars]
In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious-disease laboratory and plunged into the covid ward at Yale New Haven Hospital, joining an army of healt… [+9938 chars]
The liver is one of the most important organs that helps with digesting food and ridding your body of toxic substances. According to Dr Prashant Shinde, consultant paediatric gastroenterologist and h… [+3803 chars]
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over r… [+2765 chars]
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone) to treat opioid use disorders,… [+3567 chars]
A special type of light commonly emitted from nuclear reactors could be a low-cost, reliable method at pinpointing tumors within the body, according to new research published in Nature Biomedical Eng… [+2475 chars]
When it comes to blood sugar, you don't want levels to be too low (hypoglycemia) or too high (hyperglycemia). "If you have high blood sugar levels for a long time, you're going to be prone to infecti… [+3023 chars]
Many doctors don't discuss the option of hormone therapy with menopausal patients. getty Menopause symptoms arent only uncomfortable, but they can also impact a womans health, relationships and car… [+10761 chars]
In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer's disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue… [+3030 chars]
The research team from Denmark, Finland and Australia think that the work on fruit fly strains (Drosophila melanogaster) can be applied to individuals of a same population and their ability to surviv… [+1405 chars]
People who eat at least two servings of avocado per week have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. (Harvard Heart Letter) Scientists piloted a clinical polygenic risk score assay for diseases ran… [+2680 chars]
