Use of warfarin appears to not only accelerate progression of aortic stenosis (AS) and increase the likelihood of needing an aortic valve replacement (AVR), but also may raise the risk of dying in pa… [+6518 chars]
Matt Ford can't catch a break. The American singer and actor, who has been infected twice with COVID-19, has explained on social media that he is dealing with another disease, monkeypox. He was inf… [+1261 chars]
Get flu vaccine and help Northland's already stretched health system cope better, medical professionals plead. Photo / SuppliedNorthland health providers are begging the public to get the flu vaccin… [+4591 chars]
Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, neurobehavioural disease with metabolic, biomechanical and psychosocial health consequences. Assessing and treating obesity is a common requirement in primary care co… [+220 chars]
<ol><li>Arash Rashidian 1, </li><li>Kaiyue Wu 1, </li><li>http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-6359Lubna Al Ariqi 2, </li><li>Eman Aly 1, </li><li>Ahmed Mandil 1, </li><li>Amal Barakat 2, </li><li>h… [+2106 chars]
Whether summer means the great outdoors or the great air-conditioned indoors to you, the season comes with a fresh array of healthy activities—many with less-than-desirable side effects (looking at y… [+4858 chars]
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure (BP), is a condition in which the force of the blood is very high against the vessels. It is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and… [+7421 chars]
Melanoma is a complex disease with a high propensity for brain metastatic spread. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a minimally invasive procedure to treat intracranial metastasis with a high rate o… [+16816 chars]
Transcript: Eleni Efstathiou, MD, PhD: This is hindsight. We know from the beginning that this is a high-risk disease and that a single modality such as only the prostatectomy will not suffice. Do I… [+3465 chars]
<ol><li>Arash Rashidian 1, </li><li>Kaiyue Wu 1, </li><li>http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-6359Lubna Al Ariqi 2, </li><li>Eman Aly 1, </li><li>Ahmed Mandil 1, </li><li>Amal Barakat 2, </li><li>h… [+2106 chars]
Can tweens eating habits be affected by messaging from influencers? A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that a thin influencer does not affect food choice in kids between 11 and 13,… [+3602 chars]
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affect the lungs. According to Global Tuberculosis Reports, ther… [+27091 chars]