eHealth Week

Loose 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, […]

A 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 […]

PORTLAND, 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 […]

Brief 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 […]

A 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 […]

Leif Dahleen, MD, didn’t win the lottery or inherit millions of dollars. He worked as a hospital anesthesiologist for 13 years, saved half of what he earned on average, and invested wisely. By the time he retired at age 43 in 2019, he had saved up nearly $4 million — which he estimated was enough to cover his family’s expenses for […]

NHS will send 2,500 patients to ‘virtual wards’ where they’ll be monitored remotely in bid to free-up 7,000 extra beds in time for inevitable winter crisis NHS has unveiled its plan for a ‘challenging’ winter while it struggles in summer Service will find 7,000 more beds, 2,500 being ‘virtual wards’ for care at home  Extra 999 callers to be recruited to reduce […]

This Morning: Expert on eggs reducing risk of heart disease 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 There are various layers when it comes to your risk […]

Black adults share about their experiences in drug treatment in a new University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Until now, few studies have included the voices of Black people and their experiences with treatment providers. Study authors hope it will inform changes to promote successful recovery and healing. The study was conducted in Kentucky, […]