Category: Health
Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End
This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to
Three young people contract meningitis in Weymouth
Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.
World Cup winner Kildunne reveals body dysmorphia struggle
England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during Covid.
Mental health support to be offered to people with diabetes in UK first
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
High-resolution study maps molecular differences across six human cortical regions
A new analysis of individual brain cells across several human brain regions reveals subtle but widespread differences in gene activity between male and female brains.
Researchers use light-activated drugs to map the brain’s internal painkillers
Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and
New imager separates UV and infrared light to find cancerous nodes
Researchers have developed a compact camera that captures ultraviolet, near-infrared and visible images using a single chip. Inspired by the multiwavelength vision capability of the
Concerns rise over breast cancer risk and gender-based efficacy of Ocrevus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a petition to revoke the approval of Roche’s top-selling drug ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for treating primary progressive
Scientists warn of a silent surge in resistant Aspergillus and Candida
An increasing number of fungi are becoming resistant to medication, posing serious risks for patients with weakened immune systems. That is why fifty researchers from
Poetry, rhyme and rhythm saved my life
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
‘I didn’t think I needed to be here’ says woman with diabetes and depression
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have depression, a charity backing tailored support says.
An Eponym for Scientific Censorship in America: Bhattacharyaism
It turns out Jay Bhattacharya’s talk, “The End of Free Speech is the End of Science” was really a preview of coming attractions, a mission
Liver Failure From Alternative Medicines
One of the persistent themes we confront at SBM is the evolving double-standard in clinical medicine. On the one hand, in mainstream medicine there is