Coronavirus has now infected 51 people in the UK and NHS England has raised its level of alert for the virus to a “level 4 incident”. This is the highest level of emergency and requires NHS England National Command and Control to support the NHS. Cases in the UK are on the increase, with 12 people diagnosed on Tuesday alone […]
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Life expectancy graphs provide much cause for optimism in 2020, especially if you trace it back to when records first began. The steep rise in global life expectancy over the last few decades paints a particularly pleasing picture. The upward trend can in part be attributed to pioneering research in the field of science and medicine, which continues to add […]
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A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University has found that a gene regulator, called BACH1, facilitates the spread of pancreatic cancer to other parts of the body. The scientists, who published their findings in the journal Cancer Research, say drugs that control BACH1 could improve disease prognosis. “Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease with one of the poorest […]
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Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of urban dwellers. In a recently completed study, researchers from the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) sought to determine why this disparity exists in general, and why specifically this imbalance varies […]
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InstaMed, a J.P. Morgan Company, a healthcare payments network connecting providers, payers and patients, will have a large presence at the HIMSS20 Global Conference and sees three overarching trends affecting conference attendees and their healthcare organizations: price transparency, consumerism and interoperability. Price transparency Healthcare is less than a year away from when the final rule on hospital price transparency is […]
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While radiation is successfully used to treat breast cancer by killing cancer cells, inflammation caused as a side-effect of radiation can have a contrary effect by promoting the survival of triple-negative breast cancer cells, according to research published online in the International Journal of Radiation Biology by Jennifer Sims-Mourtada, Ph.D., director of Translational Breast Cancer Research at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. […]
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The cost of smoking in the UK has risen since the advent of ‘plain packs’ for cigarettes in 2017, countering claims made by the tobacco industry at the time that the public health measure would lead to discount pricing. Authors of the new study from the University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), argue their findings provide important evidence […]
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A growing demand for healthier drink options is putting the hospitality sector on notice as patrons increasingly shun alcohol and soft drinks in favor of probiotics and super juices. A new study led by University of South Australia researcher Dr. Rob Hallak shows increasing numbers of Australians are driving sales of healthy beverages, including super juices, kombucha products, herbal teas, […]
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As the planets move through the year in astrology and the sun occupies the “seasons” of the different signs there’s a different energy associated with the time of year. For Aquarius season, which begins in late January and winds down mid-February, that vibe is one that celebrates the individuality, the passionate hope for the future (after all, the days are […]
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A happy partner may indeed mean a happy life, but what if it helps with physical and mental health in old age, too? A new study suggests that it can do just this. Does your partner see the glass as half full or half empty? Do they tend to expect things to turn out for the best or the worst? […]
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