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Protections for NHS staff to speak out about wrongdoing may be insufficient to prevent another big scandal like that at the Mid Staffordshire hospital trust, an expert has told BBC News.
Sir Robert Francis led the inquiry into hundreds of patient deaths at Stafford Hospital more than a decade ago.
He says despite subse... | Health Policy |
Many people use gendered language when they talk about endometriosis, a common and often painful condition in which cells similar to those in the lining of the uterus grow in other parts of the body.Â
But while endometriosis is rare in cisgender men (those assigned male at birth who identify as male), it can also happe... | Women’s Health |
Nov. 3, 2023 -- Intermittent fasting has become a popular, and effective, way to lose weight. According to the International Food Information Council, the weight-loss method surpassed all others in the past year as the most popular way to achieve results. Around 10% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 80 have gi... | Nutrition Research |
The U.S. is seeing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as it enters Labor Day weekend.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 15,067 new COVID patient hospitalizations for the week ending Aug. 19. That marked an 18.8% jump from the week before,... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
It’s getting hot again – and that means sweat. With the possible exception of Prince Andrew, humans are constantly producing “insensible perspiration” – the baseline level of sweat – to some degree. Despite that, we know surprisingly little about it. According to Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat, which expl... | Disease Research |
The human brain can change—but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language, or recovering from a stroke. Learning new skills correlates with changes in the brain, as evidenced by neuroscience research with animals and functional brain scans in people. Presumably, if ... | Mental Health Treatments |
Shaquita Estes recalls being in total disbelief when the doctor told her she may have breast cancer. âI absolutely lost it,â Estes says. âI remember falling to the floor just telling him that I heard what he was saying, that this could not be true.â
Estes, a 45-year-old pediatric nurse practitioner from Palmetto, GA, s... | Women’s Health |
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders hailed it Wednesday as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday on X, the platform ... | Health Policy |
WASHINGTON -- In one of the biggest actions the administration has taken against fentanyl trafficking, the U.S. on Tuesday announced a series of indictments and sanctions against 14 people and 14 firms across China and Canada related to the import of the drug to the United States.
Leaders from the Treasury, Justice and... | Drug Discoveries |
When delivering medications to patients, one of the most effective methods is direct injection into the bloodstream using a needle. But this can be an uncomfortable experience, especially for kids or adults with a fear of needles. While patients do have the option to take oral pills instead, drugs containing large mole... | Medical Innovations |
The global fitness industry will generate over US$80 billion in revenue in 2023, estimates suggest. And why not, given the many excellent reasons to exercise? Better cardiovascular health, lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, stronger immune system – the list goes on.
One of the biggest reasons many people choose to exercise... | Weightlifting & Bodybuilding |
An invasive mosquito species from Central and South America has taken root in South Florida, raising concerns that the pests might spread dangerous viruses, like West Nile.
The mosquito species, called Culex lactator, was first detected in Florida in 2018 by researchers affiliated with the University of Florida's Insti... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
For most of us, having one metal chip implanted under our skin would be more than enough – but imagine getting 52.
California performer Anastasia Synn has done just that, and in the process got her name in the new book of Guinness World Records.
Functions of her 52 implants include opening locks, finding metal object... | Medical Innovations |
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CDC: E-cigarette sales spiked nearly 50 percent between 2020 and 2022
Sales of e-cigarettes spiked during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, driven largely by fruity and candy-flavored disposable products, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Co... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a sleep disorder without a cure. Itâs not well-understood. Even experts donât know what causes it.
Your sleepiness might get in the way of your daily life. When that happens, you might find that people around you donât get how hard your symptoms are to manage.
But remember that IH is a me... | Mental Health Treatments |
Terry Dubrow is doing fine after suffering a recent medical emergency.
Terry's family became worried when he briefly started slurring his speech during the meal. This prompted The Real Housewives of Orange County star to have Nicholas call 911. While paramedics said his vitals were normal, Heather wanted further testin... | Disease Research |
Dorissa White has known since she was 12 that she would get a nose job one day. In 2022, after years of being teased and bullied for her distinctive nose, a feature that she said “goes back many generations” in her family, the 30-year-old content creator sat in a plastic surgery clinic in Istanbul, ready to undergo an ... | Medical Innovations |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning U.S. residents about a possible increase in mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, this spring and summer, according to a memo the health agency issued Monday morning.
The increase could come as people ditch their homes in favor of festivals and events with lots of ... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
What's happening Supernatural, a popular VR fitness app bought by Meta last year, is creating workout playlists focused on individual artists. Why it matters Fitness is one of the big reasons non-gamers have started adopting virtual reality, but VR fitness still has a long way to go. What's next Workouts on Katy Perry ... | Aerobics & Cardio |
The government-backed 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ pilot program is now offering text and chat services 24/7 in what officials are calling a "major step forward" for the multimillion-dollar prevention program.
"We are thrilled that the 988 Lifeline LGBTQ+ pilot line will be expanding services across all modali... | Mental Health Treatments |
Scientists have unearthed 188 previously unknown types of CRISPR systems buried in the genomes of simple microorganisms.
Best known as a powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR actually comes from an inbuilt defense system found in bacteria and simple microbes called archaea. CRISPR systems include pairs of "molecular sciss... | Medical Innovations |
They’re being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs like Ozempic may come with a heightened risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.
That’s according to new research from the University of British Columbia showing that medications known as GLP-1 agonists—which includes brands like Wegovy, Ozemp... | Drug Discoveries |
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.
The action against Morris & Dickson Co. that threatens to put ... | Drug Discoveries |
"I remember just getting scratch-cards, winning, losing, opening more and more accounts online - and before I knew it, I was a gambling addict," says 28-year-old Rebecca, whose gambling began when she was struggling with post-natal depression.
After the scratch cards, Rebecca started betting on horses, even though she ... | Mental Health Treatments |
Aug. 7, 2023 â The FDA has approved the first oral drug for postpartum depression, a condition that affects an estimated one in seven mothers in the United States.
The pill, zuranolone (brand name Zurzuvae), is a steroid that acts on certain receptors in the brain that regulate mood, arousal, behavior, and cognition, a... | Drug Discoveries |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a statement Thursday that it will cover the medications once they are fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but will also require providers to collect data for patient registries about how the drugs perform in the real world.
That policy is in l... | Health Policy |
Men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer could be safely given far less radiotherapy, a major trial has found.
Doses can be cut by three-quarters meaning five higher doses is enough, instead of the 20 or so given now.
The international trial involved nearly 900 men with medium-risk prostate cancer that had not spre... | Medical Innovations |
Three weeks after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, some relatives of students gunned down at Robb Elementary School say they're hopeful about the federal anti-gun violence proposal announced by a bipartisan group of senators Sunday.But others say they're dissatisfied with the extent of the propose... | Mental Health Treatments |
About 500 patients in the Western Isles could have appointments disrupted because some flights to the mainland are to be suspended for six weeks.
Airline Loganair announced the planned suspension last week saying it was due to industrial action by airport staff.
Services are set to be affected from 17 March until at le... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
New device allows the brain to function independently from the bodyThe innovative system is known as extracorporeal pulsatile circulatory control (EPCC).Mrigakshi DixitPublished: Nov 20, 2023 05:45 AM ESTscienceRepresentational imageGrafissimo/iStock Get a daily digest of the latest news in tech, science, and technolog... | Medical Innovations |
Despite what some of the truest of believers might contend, legalization of marijuana would come with costs to Ohioans. But an economic analysis that was released last week found that the benefits would outweigh those costs by a quarter-billion dollars a year.
Issue 2, an initiative that would legalize recreational mar... | Health Policy |
Wales does not have a functioning NHS and people do not have faith in it, claims the head of a doctors' union.
Dr Iona Collins, of the British Medical Association in Wales, said people suffering with chest pain "don't even know" if an ambulance will come.
Latest figures show a higher percentage of people are waiting tw... | Health Policy |
An experimental gene therapy that uses a modified herpes virus shows promise as a brain cancer treatment, according to new research. The Phase I study found evidence that the virus could safely induce an immune response that attacked the often-fatal cancer. It also seemed to extend the length of survival in those who h... | Medical Innovations |
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) process sad, non-traumatic memories differently to traumatic memories, new research suggests.
People with PTSD experience intrusive, recurrent flashbacks of traumatic events that are often accompanied by high levels of anxiety and emotional distress.
When people with PT... | Mental Health Treatments |
A protester waves a sign near the Country Club Plaza Starbucks store where dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protested alleged anti-union tactics by the company Thursday, March 3, 2022.Jill Toyoshiba | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesStarbucks is telling its baristas that unionizing could jeopardize... | Health Policy |
After surviving a brain tumor, Victoria Vesce was faced with another major health scare.
It was in late 2022 when the model, like many others, was in Miami for Art Basel. The 29-year-old was at a late-night event when she realized something was not right.
"I just didn’t feel good," Vesce recalled to Fox News Digital. "... | Disease Research |
The claims are enticing. “Helps decrease belly fat.” “Improves ovulation.” “Prevents recurring UTIs.” “Reduces inflammation levels.” “Lowers cholesterol.” “Improves depression.”These splashy promises don’t appear on the side of a bottle, a billboard, or a TV commercial. Instead, they come from social media posts from r... | Nutrition Research |
Sharon Stone confirmed the death of her brother Patrick Joseph Stone at the age of 57 in a tearful clip she posted to social Monday to thank people for the outpouring of support.
'Hello everybody, this message is to confirm that, yes, we did lose my brother, Patrick Joseph Stone, to a heart attack yesterday,' the Basi... | Disease Research |
Protective effect of plasma neutralization from prior SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection against BA.5 subvariant symptomatic reinfection
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From December 2022 to January 2023, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections caused by BA.5 and BF.7 subvariants of B.1.1.529 (Omicron) swept ... | Disease Research |
Story at a glance
- Reported cases of Naegleria fowleri infection — more commonly known as an infection of brain-eating amoeba — have “significantly increased” over the past four to five years.
- Experts think climate change may be at least partly to blame, although doctors are also getting better at diagnosing the dis... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Could the secret to lifelong health be … staying still? It sounds counterintuitive, but in a recent study, researchers assessing 270 randomised controlled clinical trials (involving more than 15,000 participants) found that isometric exercises, in which muscles are working but remain motionless, were more effective tha... | Stress and Wellness |
Keep Labs built a lockable storage container for medicine, and it doesn’t matter if the meds come in bottles, boxes, or dime bags. The Keep is designed to hold them safely and track their use. The company launched in 2019, won – and lost– an innovation award at CES 2020, and this week started shipping its first product... | Medical Innovations |
Already grieving the loss of their loved ones in care homes, relatives of Covid victims tonight told how Matt Hancock’s bombshell texts on testing have only deepened their wounds.
And one called for a police investigation over claims the former Health Secretary rejected medical advice to check everyone going into homes... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Most frontline medics believe ministers are seeking to “destroy the NHS” because they have starved it of cash and mistreated its staff, the leader of Britain’s doctors has said.
Prof Philip Banfield also warned that the health service, which on Wednesday will mark the 75th anniversary of its creation, is so fragile tha... | Health Policy |
An Ivy League student with a heart condition died after drinking Panera Bread’s “charged lemonade,” a large cup of which contains more caffeine than cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a lawsuit.
The legal complaint, which was filed Monday morning in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
- Uninsured Americans pay nearly $98 on average for a vial of Eli Lilly's generic insulin, even after the company pledged to cut the product's list price to $25 per vial, according to a report released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
- Eli Lilly earlier this year vowed to slash the list price of its generic insulin, Lispro, ... | Health Policy |
On Monday, thousands of junior doctors in England will start a 72-hour strike. They want a 35% pay rise. Yet doctors are among the highest paid in the public sector. So why do they have the biggest pay claim?
The origins of the walkout by British Medical Association members - the biggest by doctors in the history of th... | Health Policy |
The health watchdog has demanded monthly updates on maternity services at two hospitals run by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in Margate and the William Harvey in Ashford must provide reports on safety to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
A review in 2022 found dozen... | Women’s Health |
In a world first, scientists discover 'roadmap' to beating bowel cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, around 150,000 new cases of rectal and colon cancer are diagnosed each year. And while the number is slowly trending downward, thanks to an increase in pre-emptive age-related screening, it’s still the thir... | Disease Research |
Dr. Robert Redfield, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and top virologist, had one of the highest levels of classified-information clearance among the members of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force.
He couldn’t reveal everything he knew to me back in June 2021 when I interviewed him... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Key points
- Depressed people often fail to use new positive information to update negative thoughts and views.
- Failure to update beliefs can maintain biased perceptions of oneself, others, and the world.
- Belief updating depends on mood, positivity of the new information, and the use of cognitive immunization.
Part... | Mental Health Treatments |
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock pushed to have schools closed in January 2021, messages published by the Daily Telegraph suggest. He eventually got his way with ministers making a U-turn on their initial decision to keep them open. But was it the right call?
The WhatsApp debate between ministers happened in late D... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
If you want to calculate the age of your dog, multiply the number of years they've been alive by seven.
That is the old cliché — but is it true?
Sadly it's not that simple, experts say, firstly because it differs from breed to breed but also because our canine companions age at a different rate to us.
For example, i... | Disease Research |
As syphilis cases continue to spike across the U.S. — with some cities and states recently reporting outbreaks — there is a growing concern about the availability of Bicillin, the injectable penicillin that is used to treat the sexually transmitted infection in adults and kids.
The city of Houston, Texas, officially de... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
(Vienna, 29 September 2023) Up to 15 percent of children and five percent of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic dermatitis. Despite advanced therapy measures, the severe itching and eczema, especially on the elbows or knees, cause great distress to the patients. In the course of a study... | Disease Research |
New research from the University of Aberdeen has, for the first time, found evidence that the brain controls vitamin balance in the body.
Previously thought to be the duty of other organs in the body including the liver and kidneys, this is the first-time that scientists have identified a role for the brain in vitamin ... | Nutrition Research |
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A court ruled the owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, will be protected from ci... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
A new government report shows fewer high school students are vaping
NEW YORK -- Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday.
In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the pre... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Bleeding between periods can be unnerving, although most people who menstruate experience this at some point in their lives.
"Intermenstrual bleeding" broadly refers to bleeding from the vagina that occurs between a person's expected menstrual periods, and it includes "spotting," which refers to relatively light blood ... | Women’s Health |
Para el verano de 2021, Gilbert Milam Jr. estaba teniendo una buena vida. Rapero que se presenta bajo el nombre de Berner, Milam también disfrutaba de la expansión global de Cookies, una marca de productos de cannabis y ropa que cofundó y dirigía como CEO.
Pero Milam se sentía atormentado por una historia familiar de c... | Medical Innovations |
A pioneering British scientist whose work developing antibiotics had her featured on Forbes' 30 under 30 Europe list has died from cancer aged 29.
Doctor Kirsty Smitten was co-founder and chief executive of MetalloBio, a company which has created new antibiotics aimed at saving millions of lives.
She featured on Forb... | Drug Discoveries |
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VICE News: Canada will legalize medically assisted dying for people who are addicted to drugs next spring, in a move some drug users and activists are calling "eugenics." The country's medical assistance in dying (MAID) law, which first came into effect in 2016, will be expanded... | Health Policy |
I have a severe, life-limiting form of muscular dystrophy; my condition is progressive. My parents’ home where I live contains lots of medical equipment that keeps me alive and in the community, saving the NHS hundreds of pounds per night and keeping a bed free for those in need. Needless to say, all of this equipment ... | Health Policy |
Former professional footballer and reality TV star Ashley Cain is taking on his riskiest challenge so far for the little girl he lost to cancer.
"To the top of every mountain, to the bottom of every valley, along every road, across every ocean - I'll take you there, baby."
As he delivered his daughter's eulogy, Ashley ... | Disease Research |
They were just going to the movies. But the theater was way too hot. By the time they left, he couldnât even hold his head up. He couldnât speak. And he certainly couldnât walk.
âFortunately, I had my wheelchair,â says Zach McCallum. âBut I was a mess.â
McCallum, 55, was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG) in 2015. S... | Disease Research |
New neuroimaging research suggests that prolonged use of cannabidiol (CBD) may influence the connections between key brain regions, namely the hippocampus and the amygdala, which are involved in memory and emotional processing. However, the implications of these changes for mental health are still unclear. The findings... | Mental Health Treatments |
More than 500,000 Americans could be sickened each year by Valley fever, the disease caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides, according to preliminary estimates developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The draft figures, which were disclosed in a CDC presentation to the National Academies of ... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Five hospitals that are deemed at risk of collapse because of deteriorating concrete infrastructure are to be rebuilt, the government has announced.
The hospitals - Airedale in West Yorkshire, Queen Elizabeth King's Lynn in Norfolk, Hinchingbrooke in Cambridgeshire, Mid Cheshire Leighton and Surrey's Frimley Park - wer... | Health Policy |
Fatboy Slim and a cross-party group of MPs have condemned the Home Office’s decision to block onsite drug testing at festivals this summer as “shortsighted and dangerous”.
In a letter to Suella Braverman, the DJ, alongside musicians Billy Bragg and Olugbenga Adelekan of Metronomy has called for the government to allow ... | Drug Discoveries |
Students gasping for air and coughing while being led stumbling out of school into ambulances. Worried parents protesting in the capital, Tehran. And now a supreme leader calling for severe punishment for what would be an “unforgivable crime.”
The crisis over a wave of suspected poisonings that have hit thousands of sc... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Study: Strawberry consumption may reduce dementia risk for middle-aged individuals
Local 12 highlights UC research
New research from the University of Cincinnati found that daily strawberry consumption could help reduce the risk of dementia for certain middle-aged populations.
The research was recently published in the... | Nutrition Research |
How people feel about their sleep matters to their well-being, new research suggests
How people feel about their sleep has a greater impact on their well-being than what sleep-tracking technology says about their sleep quality, research led by the University of Warwick has found.
Across a two-week period, over 100 part... | Stress and Wellness |
- Young people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms, including bronchitis and shortness of breath, after just 30 days of electronic cigarette use, according to a new study.
- Researchers reached the conclusion using four years of data from online surveys.
- Drug regulators should consider the fi... | Disease Research |
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Surgeons perform world’s first eye transplant on man who suffered electric shock
10 November 2023, 09:34
Aaron James received the eye from a donor as part of a face transplant following an accident which left him with severe injuries.
Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an e... | Medical Innovations |
- More than 50,000 extra nurses are working in the NHS compared to September 2019
- Government hits target delivering largest ever sustained growth in NHS nursing workforce
Data published today by NHS England shows there were 51,245 additional nurses in September 2023 compared to 2019. This means the number of nurses h... | Health Policy |
'Body Electric': Side effects of technology, such as sitting, are hard on our posture
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Everywhere we go, there's a common sight - people are hunched over their phones or slumped in their chair, typing away at a laptop. Maybe this is you. In fact, I'm pretty much sure it's you because it's me, and it's ... | Stress and Wellness |
Critically ill patients “will inevitably die” because hospitals are having to cancel surgery as a direct result of next week’s junior doctors’ strike in England, leading heart experts have warned.
There were bound to be fatalities among people with serious heart problems whose precarious health meant they were “a ticki... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of the athletes to watch at next year's Paris Games, the French star's smallest but greatest fan was less wild about her mother's newest gold medal than she was about her breast milk.
After a peckish day of few feed... | Women’s Health |
What happens in the human brain when we learn from positive and negative experiences? To help answer that question and better understand decision-making and human behavior, scientists are studying dopamine.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter produced in the brain that serves as a chemical messenger, facilitating communicat... | Disease Research |
Last week, he was sitting his GCSEs. This week, he'll make his debut at Glastonbury.
Eli Crossley, who's just 16, will be one of the youngest performers ever to play the festival when he takes to the stage with his band, Askew.
And he's doing so in spite of the muscle wasting disease that's confined him to a wheelchair... | Medical Innovations |
Patients face 10 days of “distress and disruption” from next week when a 96-hour strike by tens of thousands of junior doctors begins across England, senior health figures are warning.
Up to 60,000 doctors will be eligible to join four days of industrial action, which begins at 7am on Tuesday, 11 April, until 7am on Sa... | Health Policy |
One of my missions is to get more people enjoying the great outdoors without fearing the sun. We should respect the sun, sure. Sunlight is a powerful agent that, like so many enjoyable and beneficial things in life, can become harmful in excessive doses. But the sun is also a great life force, powering every living thi... | Nutrition Research |
The Metropolitan police has won its battle to stop attending most of the mental health calls it receives after a tense behind-the-scenes row with the health service, the Guardian has learned.
From 31 October it will start implementing a scheme that aims to stop officers being diverted from crime fighting, to do work he... | Mental Health Treatments |
No matter where you are on the gender spectrum, you might choose to use birth control if thereâs a chance you could get pregnant and you donât want to.
Not all people who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender expansive choose to get gender-affirming care. But some people do take hormone therapy as part of their medical... | Women’s Health |
Nicotine e-cigarettes are among the best tools to help people quit smoking.
That's according to an analysis of more than 300 clinical trials that collectively included more than 150,000 adult smokers worldwide. The data suggest that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, or vapes — handheld devices that deliver nicotine via... | Drug Discoveries |
MoneyWatch June 13, 2022 / 11:59 AM / AP U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020, according to federal records reviewed by The Associated Press.When they finally did get inside an Abbott Nutrition formu... | Health Policy |
The UK's biggest ever medical research project - Our Future Health - has signed up its one millionth volunteer just over a year since it started recruiting.
Funded by government and industry, the eventual goal is to enrol five million adults.
They will share genetic, health and lifestyle information.
Researchers then a... | Disease Research |
Timing is everything. For early risers and late-nighters alike, listening to your internal clock may be the key to success. From the classroom to the courtroom and beyond, people perform best on challenging tasks at a time of day that aligns with their circadian rhythm.
Circadian rhythms are powerful internal timekeepe... | Stress and Wellness |
Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock has criticised the UK's pandemic planning ahead of Covid, saying it was too focused on dealing with deaths rather than averting them.
He told the Covid inquiry the focus was to plan for the consequences of a disaster: "Can we buy enough body bags, where are we going to bury the dead? Th... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
The number of patients dying in emergency departments increased by a third last year compared with before the pandemic, an analysis suggests.
More than 23,000 patients died in accident and emergency in 2022, compared with 17,502 in 2019.
The new figures, released under freedom of information laws, come after patients e... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Sept. 13, 2023 -- America's most popular oral nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, is not effective and no better than a placebo, an FDA panel said Tuesday.Â
The Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee discussed the efficacy and how phenylephrine moves in the body. The committee's next move is to determine if the drug's... | Drug Discoveries |
- Americans, regardless of their insurance status, can now access Sanofi's most widely prescribed insulin for $35 through prescription drug savings company GoodRx.
- Patients with a valid prescription can specifically access a coupon for Sanofi's Lantus product on GoodRx's site and redeem it at U.S. retail pharmacies, ... | Drug Discoveries |
Plasma tech transforms blue-green algae into a wound-healing wonder
Researchers have used plasma technology to transform a species of blue-green microalgae into a bioactive coating with incredible wound-healing properties. They say the novel coating can be applied to dressings and medical devices to protect patients fr... | Medical Innovations |
The omicron variant’s family tree has grown substantially over the last year. The brood now encompasses a subvariant soup with alphanumeric names such as BA.2, BA.5 and BF.7. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that two versions — BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — caused just over half of new infections in th... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Thousands of older women are struggling with the cost of living because of a pensions “injustice” dating back years that has never been put right, according to campaigners.They say large numbers of women born in the 1950s are having to go without, or can only afford basics, often because they have used up their savings... | Health Policy |
Could a simple blood test detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear?
New research from Resonant, a Utah biotech company that develops diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative diseases, suggests it may be possible.
Researchers said its new test achieved 100% accuracy in identifying patients with Alzheimer's ... | Disease Research |
Increasing demand for Covid vaccine injury payments has seen the number of staff processing claims increase 20-fold, figures show.
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) has scaled up operations and boosted its administrative staff from four to 80 to handle the claims.
A project is also under way to digitalise the ap... | Vaccine Development |
Engineers develop breakthrough 'robot skin'
Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor developed by UBC and Honda researchers opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics.
When applied to the surface of a prosthetic arm or a robotic limb, the sensor skin provides touch sens... | Medical Innovations |
For the first time ever, a human has successfully received an implanted device to enable movement of the arms, hands and fingers after a paralyzing spinal cord injury.
Onward Medical NV, a medical technology company based in the Netherlands, announced on Wednesday the surgical implant of its ARC-IM Stimulator, which is... | Medical Innovations |
UK workers are taking more sick days than at any point in the last decade, new research suggests.
Staff took on average 7.8 sick days in the past year, up from 5.8 before the pandemic, the Chartered Institute for Professional Development (CIPD) found.
The trade group said the rise was a "worry" and blamed stress, Covid... | Stress and Wellness |
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