Stopping lung damage before it turns deadly
If you’ve ever struggled to breathe, you’ve had a moment of hypoxia — a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have long-term effects. In fact, doctors describe hypoxia as… read more.
If you’ve ever struggled to breathe, you’ve had a moment of hypoxia — a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have long-term effects. In fact, doctors describe hypoxia as… read more.
Anyone who is taking a diuretic and a renin-angiotensin system (RSA) inhibitor for high blood pressure should be cautious about also taking ibuprofen, according to new research. Diuretics… read more.
New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate… read more.
As the most serious type of skin cancer, a melanoma diagnosis carries emotional, financial and medical consequences. That’s why recent studies finding that there is an overdiagnosis of… read more.
Nurse education is the key to successfully screening women for postpartum depression, which affects some 15% of mothers, according to a new quality improvement (QI) study from Cedars-Sinai. “Training… read more.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates (two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals) may be associated with lower bone mineral density in male teens, according to a new study… read more.
Hearing loss due to aging, noise and certain cancer therapy drugs and antibiotics has been irreversible because scientists have not been able to reprogram existing cells to develop… read more.
A recent newspaper article drew attention to the increased risks of birth defects in children of mothers who have taken sodium valproate during pregnancy. In this series of… read more.
Type 2 diabetes patients with cognitive impairment appear to be at increased risks of stroke, heart attack or death compared with non-diabetic patients. Researchers reported their findings on… read more.
Investigators report that even though there was some increase in cases of low-severity adverse events after third-dose vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection with mRNA vaccines, such third-dose vaccination did… read more.
The video-based medicines information project at Central & North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust builds on input from patients and carers and could be put to wider use,… read more.
Human skin has evolved to allow maximum durability and flexibility, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Guy… read more.
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