At the age of 22, when Susan Conover wanted to get a strange-looking mole checked out, she was told it would take three months to see a dermatologist. When the mole was finally removed and biopsied, doctors determined it was cancerous. At the time, no one could be sure the cancer hadn’t spread to other parts of her body—the difference […]

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama registered its first case of monkeypox in a resident who was infected after being in contact with tourists from Europe, Panama’s health ministry said Tuesday. “Yesterday in the afternoon, the first case of monkeypox in our country was confirmed,” Health Minister Luis Sucre said during a press conference, adding the patient “is completely stable” and […]

Four days is an optimal time for wireless reflux monitoring to determine which patients can stop taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and which ones need long-term antireflux therapy, researchers report. Dr Rena Yadlapati “This first-of-its kind double-blinded clinical trial demonstrates the comparable, and in some cases better, performance of a simple assessment of daily acid exposure from multiple days of recording […]

Hispanic and Black men are dying from HPV-associated throat cancer at a higher rate, and most new cases are being diagnosed in white men at late-stage when it’s more difficult to treat, according to a new Rutgers study. The research published in the Annals of Cancer Epidemiology is the largest and most comprehensive population-based study of its kind. “Since these […]

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the HSE University have examined the interplay of languages in the brains of bilinguals. Using EEG data of Russian-English bilinguals, the authors were the first to demonstrate nearly instant and automatic detection of semantic similarity between words belonging to their two languages, suggesting the existence of an integrated bilingual lexicon in […]

We all know that kissing is pretty great (particularly when you’re kissing someone you’re really stoked to be kissing. And sure, a good make-out sesh feels amazing and is the ultimate form of foreplay, but it turns out kissing actually comes with some serious health benefits — as if you really needed another excuse to smooch. So, in on honor […]

Protein shakes can help you lose weight, get lean and build strength and endurance. But can protein shakes help you gain weight too? Protein shakes are an effective way to gain weight if you’re unable to do so through your diet alone. As well as gaining weight, adding protein shakes to your daily diet can also increase muscle mass.  “Protein […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Brain Tumour Charity found diagnoses in England had gone from 6,577 in 2001 to 9,960 in 2019. An ageing […]

When infants breastfeed, they receive an immune boost that helps them fight off infectious diseases, according to recent research from Binghamton University Associate Professor of Anthropology Katherine Wander. She is the lead author of “Tradeoffs in milk immunity affect infant infectious disease risk,” published this June in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. Co-authors include Masako Fujita from Michigan State University’s […]

How satisfied are physicians that they are fairly compensated for their dedication, skills, and time? That’s a subject that seems to steer many physicians to heated emotions and to a variety of issues with today’s medical field — not all of which directly affect their pay. Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2022: Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain generally shows encouraging trends. […]