A staff sergeant steps onto a C-130 transport plane from Travis Air Force Base in Northern California, joining nearly 100 other fighters on a 13-hour flight to a US military base in South Korea. As … [+11953 chars]
Source/Disclosures Source: Lisik D, et al. Role of siblings in the development of allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at: EAACI Hybrid Congress 2022; July 1-3, 2022;… [+3682 chars]
Minimizing ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure during childhood and adolescence may be the most important factor in preventing skin cancer. The risk for this cancer is particularly strongly associat… [+5383 chars]
Nearly 20 years of surveillance data confirm that the incidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is on the rise, especially among male patients who are White, and that surgical intervention i… [+3681 chars]
As if women don’t have enough to worry about, new research has revealed the extent of medical bias, with as many as 57% of women reporting being wrongly diagnosed by doctors. The research, from Digi… [+2317 chars]
Heparin is an anticoagulant medication. This means that it helps to stop clots from forming in your blood. It requires a prescription and has many uses in a hospital setting, including various off-l… [+6530 chars]
A better way to trap colorectal cancer? Fred Hutch physician-scientist Dr. Neelendu Dey has teamed up with computational biologist Dr. Sam Minot in a new approach using microbiome data to develop a … [+5327 chars]
Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is effective -- at least in the short term -- for patients with a type of urinary tract dysfunction, according to Swiss investigators. In a sham-controlled, double-blind… [+4344 chars]
July 15, 2022 A study of COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom has found that loss of taste and smell were no longer among the most telling symptoms of the virus. The recent survey of about 17,500… [+1749 chars]
There's nothing pleasant about experiencing gas and bloating, and it's particularly frustrating if you're filling your plate with nutritious foods. Although it's true that these two issues are common… [+2526 chars]
With the Westernization of eating habits, the proportion of obese people is increasing all over the world. Obesity is an urgent issue because obesity is a risk factor leading to various diseases such… [+3274 chars]
RNA interference, a revolutionary discovery first made by UMass scientist Craig Mello and his colleagues, can halt the expression of some genes and ultimately treat genetic conditions. And, it's some… [+942 chars]
