The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is introducing a new global resource to improve thyroid cancer care in low- and middle-income countries at the upcoming World Congress on Thyroid Cancer, in London. During the event, NCCN Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Wui-Jin Koh, MD, will present on NCCN's ongoing global work to define and advance high-quality, high-value, patient-centered […]

A new study published 14 June in JAMA Psychiatry has found evidence that supplementing the diet with a probiotic blend containing 14 strains of bacteria can help individuals who are being treated for major depressive disorder with antidepressants. The research, led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and in partnership with ADM Protexin, […]

World’s deadliest diseases are coming to the UK because of climate change: Mosquitos and ticks carrying viruses with death rates of up to 50% will make Britain home, experts warn MPs Experts say Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is now likely to arrive in the UK READ MORE: World’s nine biggest pandemic threats revealed by the WHO A deadly disease that kills […]

Sri Lankan military doctors have removed what is now recorded as the world’s largest kidney stone from a 62-year-old retired soldier, the army said Wednesday. The stone removed from ex-sergeant Canistus Coonge weighed 801 grams (28.25 ounces), more than five times the weight of an average male kidney, the army said. Coonge’s kidney stone measured 13.37 centimeters (5.26 inches) long, […]

A recent study in the Nature Communications Journal showed that transplanting fetal hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) exposed to in-utero vitamin D (VD) deficiency into VD-sufficient mice can induce diabetes. Study: Embryonic vitamin D deficiency programs hematopoietic stem cells to induce type 2 diabetes. Image Credit: urbans/Shutterstock.com Background According to the developmental origins of adult disease hypothesis, environmental factors in utero or during […]

A molecule found in the venomous toadfish Thalassophryne nattereri has proved capable of controlling lung inflammation and could be the basis for a more effective asthma drug. The research was supported by FAPESP and conducted by scientists at Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil. An article describing the results is published in the journal Cells. A welter of fish species […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers were frequently called upon to make decisions about whether to accept patient transfers from other hospitals, often due to a lack of beds, staff or the need for more specialized care. These decisions would potentially prove to be the difference between life and death. While existing guidelines for health care workers provide recommendations […]

Women and men who experience migraine headaches also carry an elevated risk of having an ischemic stroke, but women alone may carry an additional risk of heart attack and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by Cecilia Hvitfeldt Fuglsang of Aarhus University, Denmark published June 13 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine. People diagnosed with migraine are […]

Immigrants migrating to the U.S. face all kinds of hurdles, but after arriving stateside, the hardships continue, which can result in additional psychological distress, according to new research from Rice University. “Cuento de nunca acabar (never-ending story): Compounding trauma and mental health among undocumented Latinx immigrants” appears in a recent edition of the Journal of Traumatic Stress. The study was […]

Older adults with higher levels of a variant of “bad cholesterol” known as lipoprotein(a) may have a higher risk of recurrent coronary artery disease. Experts say cholesterol-lowering medications don’t appear to effectively reduce this risk. They add that diet may also not have an impact on lipoprotein(a) levels, but a healthy eating plan still can improve heart health. Increased levels […]