Fewer than 800 Scots have received jabs for weight loss on NHS, BBC finds
Only five of Scotland’s 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.
Category: Health
Coffee drinkers had fewer repeat blood clots in a Norwegian study
A Norwegian study involving 2,071 patients found that those who reported drinking 1 to 2 cups of coffee daily before their first venous thromboembolism had
New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients
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Precise brain circuit targeting may improve depression treatment outcomes
Stimulation of specific brain connections was associated with sustained improvement in people receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression, Mount Sinai researchers reported.
Breast milk antibodies show promise against multiple respiratory viruses
Yona Tugg and colleagues show that a polyclonal secretory immunoglobulin A preparation, purified from breast milk pooled from multiple donors, neutralized respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Scientists reviewed studies covering 1.17 million children and found a major research gap
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FDA: Covid vaccines ‘related’ to the deaths of least 10 children
Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said.
Does the type of hand sanitizer matter? A study involving 568 people suggests it might
In a 72-day randomized trial involving 568 participants in Japan, an experimental hand sanitizer containing ethanol, benzalkonium chloride, and lactic acid was associated with a
Skin conductance measurements reveal link between insomnia and disrupted fear regulation
A new computational model using skin conductance measurements to estimate stress-related emotional arousal found a significant difference in learned fear and safety responses over time
Human accountability remains essential as healthcare adopts AI
With artificial intelligence making deep inroads into healthcare, two top doctors are urging physicians to embrace the technology but to remember that only humans can
Warning to women amid shortages of some HRT products
Two brands of HRT patches, including Estradot transdermal and FemSeven Conti patches, have been affected, the Department of Health has said.
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Here’s what that means
Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed as doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer
Fewer than 800 Scots have received weight loss jabs on NHS, BBC finds
Only five of Scotland’s 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.
My contraceptive coil saved my life after it revealed I had cancer
Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with “a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen”.