‘I’ve requested a full hysterectomy’
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Category: Health
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries
Congolese authorities say there are now at least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola in its ongoing outbreak
Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
‘Don’t be too kind’: Maternity staff used offensive terms to refer to pregnant women
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Justicia carnea extract alleviates oxidative stress in pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease and is difficult to manage despite advancements in medical science.
Mesenchymal drift may explain how aging cells lose their identity
Mesenchymal drift may help explain how cells lose stable identity and acquire pro-fibrotic, inflammatory mesenchymal traits during aging. The review proposes MD as a unifying
The Lysenko-ization of federal science takes a big step forward
From the beginning, Trump science policy has been Lysenko 2.0, in which ideology, not scientific promise and rigor, dictates federal grantmaking. OMB Director Russell Vought’s
New T-cell engager therapy shows effectiveness in advanced solid tumors
A team led by researchers from the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital (UKD) and the Carl
The right seafood choices can help diets meet health and climate goals
Fish can support healthy and sustainable diets, especially when it replaces red and processed meat rather than adding to overall animal-food intake. However, its environmental
Novel PRRT approach shows promise in advanced neuroendocrine tumors
A new type of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) appears to be safe in metastatic neuroendocrine tumor patients who have exhausted conventional treatment options.
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base
‘Don’t be too kind’: Maternity staff used offensive terms to refer to patients
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Emma Barnett: We can’t ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agony
Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.
‘Don’t be too kind’: Stories from the maternity unit where mums were failed
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.