On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece’s Leros island harbor, a small group of workers in protective gear are busy smoking beehives. But these are not ordinary beekeepers. Some of them are patients from the nearby psychiatric hospital, participating in a two-decade project combining therapy with professional fulfillment. The social cooperative in Leros, housed in a former […]

Bowel cancer: Dr Philippa Kaye lists the symptoms 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 Although bowel cancer symptoms are mainly associated with your tummy, Cancer Research […]

Inactivated and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe for patients treated for hypothyroidism, according to a new study being presented at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. The study found these vaccines do not cause significant fluctuations in thyroid function and are not associated with increased risks of emergency department visits or unscheduled hospitalizations. “No […]

Bunions: Expert explains causes and treatments 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 “Slippers are convenient, feet go in and out within seconds,” Christophe Champs acknowledged. “But […]

Dr Dawn Harper on signs of vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency 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 Vitamin B12 is critical for supporting the production […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. For patients with severe COVID-19 who had an underlying hematologic malignancy or solid cancer, outcomes were significantly better following treatment with plasma from convalescent and vaccinated patients, new research shows. The study demonstrated that “plasma from convalescent or vaccinated individuals shortens the time to improvement in hematological and […]

Creating opportunities for nursing students and medical students to collaborate during their training can be tricky. Still, research suggests doing so can yield massive payoffs for post-graduation practice: facilitating smoother transitions to interdisciplinary care, enhancing teamwork, reducing preventable errors, and improving patient safety.  These benefits are precisely what interprofessional education (IPE) aims to accomplish and why more universities and medical […]

Transgender individuals are more likely to experience discrimination, isolation, and lack of social support. This, along with negative psychosocial challenges, such as being denied access to gender-neutral restrooms, combined with being a college student, and you have what associate professor of neurology, Shelley Hershner M.D., calls "a perfect storm" that can contribute to sleep disorders and other mental health concerns. […]

We have pizza night pretty much once a week, but a lot of the time we decide to make it from scratch rather than ordering delivery, so we can customize our pie to taste just how we want. But there’s one sad truth we haven’t been able to get past until now: those no-rise pizza dough recipes, though they save […]

Sexual minority adolescents in Canada — those who are attracted to the same gender or multiple genders, or who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer — experience increased risks for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, according to a new report. Transgender youth were five times more likely to think about suicide and 7.6 times more likely to have […]