Category: Health

Most local anesthetics used in medicine only last eight to 12 hours or a day tops. Now Boston Children’s Hospital researchers have formulated a more

Doctors running a dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.

The parents of a student who suffered organ failure and nearly died after accidentally overdosing on paracetamol have spoken of the distress it caused and

Three women describe what happened when they travelled abroad for cheap “bleph” eyelid surgery.

A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.

A systematic review of 22 primary studies and four reviews found plastic-derived contaminants across infant foods and feeding equipment, but major differences in sampling, analytical

Researchers used historical measles surveillance and demographic data from pre-vaccination England and Wales to reconstruct how the susceptible population changed between epidemics. Their model linked

Children as young as 4 with a higher body mass index (BMI) showed differences in several brain regions involved in reward, taste and hunger, according

Mass General Brigham researchers found that sensory neurons retain a ‘memory’ of allergens that may help explain why allergies develop over time.

NMOSD is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder that damages support and supply cells in the central nervous system, known as astrocytes.

The numbers paint a grim picture. Roughly half of all U.S. adults are lonely, according to a 2023 report, and nearly as many feel socially

Experiencing childhood trauma appears to increase a young person’s likelihood of smoking, substance use and developing unhealthy eating habits by contributing to behavioral problems during

Researchers at FAU combine optical diagnosis method with AI-assisted image recognition.

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than