Russian TV presenter shares grim picture of her leaking 15-year-old breast implants after they ruptured and she needed an emergency four-hour operation to remove them Lera Kudryavtseva needed four hours of surgery to remove both her implants The silicone implant in her left breast had been leaking for at least five years She has now decided to warn women of […]
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Real transformation in healthcare through the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, telecommunications, and other advanced technologies could provide significant improvements in healthcare quality, productivity, and access. The current status and future challenges and opportunities for integrating technology into consumer healthcare are discussed in a series of research and opinion articles published in a preview issue of Healthcare Transformation: Artificial […]
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Dear Health Men: I’ve heard that being married improves one’s health. Sounds good, but is it really true? A: Regardless of your feelings about marriage, you may want to give it a try—especially if you’re concerned about your health. Researchers at New York University studied 3.5 million people and found that married people have lower risks of vascular disease, coronary […]
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Obviously the internet was made so we could enjoy looking at cat pictures and videos all day. And we simple humans love nothing more than kitties that look kinda funny, whether it’s resembling an accordion, a flat head, or a human-like face. But when one woman posted a picture of a cat who looked like baby Yoda, she had no […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 24 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 24 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A British woman is warning others to be diligent around open flames after she was severely burned when attempting to blow out a candle. Earlier this month, Emily Fairbrass, 25, of Kent, told SWNS, a British […]
Continue reading » Patrick White, MD, director of the Division of Palliative Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and chief medical officer of BJC Hospice, has been named the inaugural Stokes Family Endowed Chair in Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care. The Stokes family chair was created with a 2018 gift to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital from Aja and […]
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The risk of dying as a result of emergency surgery is significantly higher for patients living in the most deprived areas, a new UCL-led study finds. The research, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, examined the outcomes of nearly 59,000 patients who underwent an emergency laparotomy—one of the most commonly performed major emergency surgical procedures. Researchers found that even […]
Continue reading » Watching TV during painful procedures could reduce the amount of medication needed and speed up recovery by distracting the brain Headsets are being used in hospitals to simply allow patients to watch TV Doctors say this can reduce amount of medication and speed up the recovery Distracts patients in procedures that are under a local anaesthetic and sedation Until recently, the […]
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Amazon is a veritable treasure trove of everything a person could need or want. Books? Check. Groceries? Check. Sex toys? Check. Though it may seem seem strange to buy sex toys from the same place you stock up on milk (or at least, on kitchen appliances), Amazon’s called the “everything store” for a reason. Plus, where else offers overnight shipping on […]
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Private companies have won £15BILLION of NHS contracts since 2015, research reveals amid political row over ‘health service for sale’ Private firms awarded contracts worth £3.6bn last year alone, up 89% since 2015 GMB report comes after Jeremy Corbyn blasted Tories for trying to sell off NHS He claimed they put the health service on table at post-Brexit talks with […]
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