Despite being a source of constant bad news, the internet is also awash with attempts at countering negativity. A quick search for “inspirational” content yields heaps of speeches, songs and sayings intended to make sense of tough times. Lists of the latter will typically include things like “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, attributed to Albert Einstein, or the Nicki […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There are some dishes from our childhood that we find ourselves craving out of nowhere. Hot Pockets. Pop Tarts. And our canned Italian favorites, like Chef Boyardee and, of course, SpaghettiOs. But we don’t usually keep cans of SpaghettiOs […]

Since its approval in 2012, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has shown promise in reducing HIV infection rates by preventing infection in high-risk HIV-negative people. However, research shows that only around three percent of sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents who are eligible for PrEP have used it. In a new study, Christopher Owens, PhD, assistant professor in the Department […]

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Hospitals and health systems are dealing with a shortage of the inhalation drug albuterol after one of the last manufacturers producing the drug shuttered operations. Why it matters: Liquid albuterol is a mainstay for treating asthma in kids and was in heavy use for RSV and COVID-19. Health systems have scrambled to get more supplies and figured […]

Dental patients complain of harm from an unproven dental devicePlay An unproven and unregulated dental device at the center of patient lawsuits has not been evaluated by the FDA, according to a months-long joint investigation by KHN and CBS News. More than 10,000 dental patients have been fitted with an Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or AGGA, according to court records. […]

Doctors said my ‘constant’ knee pain was just a torn ligament – but actually it was a deadly bone cancer 19-year-old from Northampton left in excruciating pain from osteosarcoma Misdiagnosed with a torn ligament the tumour was left to grow for months  Now, diagnosed with bone cancer a fundraiser has been set to help Readers wishing to donate to her fund […]

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Covid families call for police probe into Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps that ‘show the former health secretary rejected Chris Whitty’s care home Covid testing advice before 43,000 died’ Messages were leaked by the journalist who worked on his Pandemic Diaries Whitty said in April 2020 there should be testing for ‘all going into care homes’ Hancock claims he was told it […]

A Regenstrief Institute-led review of studies on proactive health services for chlamydia and gonorrhea has found that rates of presumptive treatment—antibiotics prior to laboratory test confirmation—varies widely. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends presumptive treatment of individuals with symptoms of or known contact with these infections to decrease likelihood of secondary infections as well as poor outcomes. […]

(Reuters) – Merck & Co on Tuesday scrapped a late-stage trial of a combination therapy with its cancer drug Keytruda as interim data showed it was unlikely to meet the main goals, making it the drugmaker’s third trial for the disease to be abandoned. The setbacks were likely to put Merck further behind in its quest to develop a treatment […]