This Morning: Dr Chris discusses heart disease 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 According to research put forward by Harvard School of Public Health, heart disease […]

Written by Hannah Keegan Hannah Keegan is Stylist’s Deputy Features Editor. You can find her on Twitter at @HannahKeegan. With the Jubilee bank holiday behind us, the Sunday Scaries are back and more anxiety-inducing than ever before. Stylist investigates how to tackle them  Lately, Beth, a 28-year-old investment analyst who used to have no trouble escaping into long, satisfying stretches […]

Pandemic-era changes to prescribing guidelines for the lifesaving drug buprenorphine led to improved treatment outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, according to a recently published study in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. The authors analyzed data from medical records and the Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring […]

A new research study showed that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—can identify stage II colon cancer patients who can most benefit from chemotherapy following surgery and spare other patients the need for this form of treatment. The multi-institutional, international study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and WEHI in Melbourne, […]

Road traffic noise is a widespread problem in cities whose impact on children’s health remains poorly understood. A new study conducted at 38 schools in Barcelona suggests that traffic noise at schools has a detrimental effect on the development of working memory and attention in primary-school students. The findings of this study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health […]

Vanessa Bryant’s Disney day with her youngest daughters Bianka and Capri proves they find magic wherever it is. On May 31, Vanessa posted a series of videos and photos of her and her girls enjoying what seems like the best day ever at Disneyland. Vanessa posted the super-sweet update with the caption, “Disney Days with my girls ❤️🏰.” You can […]

The Food and Drug Administration voiced concern Friday about myocarditis being potentially linked to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, just as experts are to weigh its use in the United States. The Novavax vaccine is already authorized in other countries, particularly in Europe. In the United States, an independent committee convened at the request of the FDA is to meet Tuesday […]

Scientists have long known that cocaine works by latching on to molecular connectors on the surface of brain cells, allowing dopamine, a chemical that promotes feelings of pleasure and reward, to accumulate in the space between brain cells. Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a molecular connector, known as the BASP1 receptor, that binds cocaine, even when […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to take further action against a group of investigators at Hennepin County Medical Center/Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), who conducted controversial studies involving ketamine and other sedatives in agitated persons without their consent. A citizen petition filed by Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, had asked the FDA to initiate clinical-investigator disqualification proceedings […]

The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway Among patients with hypoglycemia, a simple formula based on routine screening parameters was nearly 90% sensitive and specific for detecting insulinomas. Why This Matters Insulinomas are often misdiagnosed as epilepsy, psychosis, or cerebrovascular disease. The consequences of undiagnosed […]