Less than a month after a polio case was diagnosed in New York for the first time in almost a […]

Less than a month after a polio case was diagnosed in New York for the first time in almost a decade, researchers in New York detected the presence of the poliovirus in wastewater samples. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Polio case identified in New York On July 21, 2022, a resident of Rockland County, New York, tested positive for […]
Read moreLess than a month after a polio case was diagnosed in New York for the first time in almost a decade, researchers in New York detected the presence of the poliovirus in wastewater samples. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Polio case identified in New York On July 21, 2022, a resident of Rockland County, New York, tested positive for […]
Read moreQuality of life is a measure of a person’s level of comfort, health and happiness. For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found there are specific factors that may affect a person’s physical and mental quality of life. The study is published in the August 10, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American […]
Read moreCoronavirus booster vaccines to be offered to over 50s in Autumn We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to data collected by the COVID ZOE Study: […]
Read moreWhy cholesterol is bad for you We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a disorder that causes high cholesterol among around one in […]
Read moreLoose Women: Dr Hilary discusses how to live longer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Originally born in Malaysia, Michelle Yeoh turned 60 on August 6, […]
Read moreA single mum-of-four was devastated to be given just four weeks to live, after what she believed to be symptoms of menopause turned out to be signs of deadly brain cancer. Sonia Scott, 48, from Bracknell, Berkshire, was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma brain tumour after suffering from a seizure in August last year. Although she’s now made it past […]
Read morePORTLAND, Oregon — The recurrent boils, abscesses, and nodules of the chronic inflammatory skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) may improve during pregnancy for a subset of women, but for many, pregnancy does not change the disease course and may worsen symptoms. In addition, HS appears to be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy and maternal outcomes. “This is relevant, because […]
Read moreBrief exposure to direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) has a large and positive association with medication-related demand intentions, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Health Forum. Matthew D. Eisenberg, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the association between DTCA for prescription drugs and consumer health-related intentions and beliefs in […]
Read moreA research team led by Professor Moon In-kyu of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST (President Kuk Yang) developed an AI holography system that automatically extracts important information and inspects the quality of red blood cells. It is expected to become a key technology that enables cleaner and healthier red blood cell injections to patients through accurate […]
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