We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Good Morning Britain presenter seems flawless, but Ranvir has spent a lifetime covering up her bald patches. Diagnosed with alopecia in her childhood, what started it all off? In a candid interview with The Mirror in […]
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Scientists have developed a new vaccine candidate against Covid-19 based on the yellow fever vaccine, a single dose of which protects hamsters and monkeys from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The researchers at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven in Belgium are currently preparing for clinical trials of the vaccine candidate. To develop the vaccine, tentatively named RegaVax, the researchers […]
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The novel coronavirus may have been introduced into the US as early as December 13 to 16, 2019, suggests a study which assessed archived samples from routine blood donations collected by the American Red Cross. While the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the US was identified on January 19, 2020, the scientists, including Sridhar V Basavaraju from the Centers […]
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Party of four! Katie Lowes gave birth on November 22 to baby No. 2 with her husband, Adam Shapiro. Rainbow Babies: Stars Who Had Children After Miscarriages “…and just like that, we’re a family of 4!” she captioned an Instagram photo on Tuesday, December 1, showing her and her husband with their newborn. “Meet our baby Vera Fay Shapiro. Born […]
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Treatments that harness the immune system to fight cancer have greatly improved outcomes for some people with cancer. Scientists are learning more about why some people respond much better than others to these drugs. One major factor is something called tumor mutation burden (TMB)—the number of DNA changes a tumor has. Studies from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and elsewhere […]
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Detoxes have been trending for decades, from the infamous cabbage soup diet of the 80s to the current celery craze. These dietary detoxes or “cleanses” divide opinion. Personally, I’m partial to a green juice to kick off my day. However, the idea of surviving on nothing but cabbage soup for three days makes me want to declare war on all […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing disparities in the healthcare system, including the consequences of bias on racialized or marginalized groups. Some of the ways racial bias in the healthcare system emerge are more obvious, such as horror stories of Black people being turned away at emergency departments. Others, experts said during the HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that’s linked to a person’s blood sugar level becoming too high. Millions of people may be living with diabetes without even knowing it – what are the symptoms of diabetes to look […]
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The global death toll from COVID-19 has now exceeded a million but many more people may have died from unrelated illnesses because of extensive disruption to healthcare services worldwide. “Thousands of cancers and other serious disease diagnoses have been missed, vital operations have been cancelled and clinical trials halted. Health service providers are now facing a massive backlog,” said Dr Suliman […]
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Root vegetables are available all year-round, but they hold a special place on our fall menus. They make for hearty comfort foods we crave in cool weather. Unfortunately, many of those comfort foods take forever — unless you have an Instant Pot. While we think you should be making everything in your Instant Pot, this trendy gadget’s primary superpower is making […]
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