Lorraine: Dr Amir says spine could shrink if deficient in vitamin D 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 During the fall and winter, Britons are encouraged […]

A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden found that oligodendrocytes, a cell type in the central nervous system known to be targeted in multiple sclerosis (MS), arise in the human brain earlier in development than mainly thought. The findings were published in the journal Developmental Cell. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin, an insulating layer ensheathing nerve cells, […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single injection into the hip of steroid and local anesthetic improved pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis in a randomized controlled trial, with most of the benefit seen early after treatment. Researchers at two community-based clinics in England assigned 199 volunteers to receive either an ultrasound guided intra-articular hip injection of 40 […]

Oakland, California.- El doctor Andrew Herring tiene un objetivo claro con los pacientes que buscan medicamentos para tratar la adicción a opioides: persuadirlos de que reciban una inyección de buprenorfina de liberación prolongada. En su clínica de adicciones en el Hospital Highland, un centro público en el corazón de Oakland, Herring promueve la administración de una inyección de buprenorfina en […]

Erectile dysfunction: Dr Sara on possible injections for condition 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 Most men occasionally fail to get or keep an erection but […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants did not evolve further to escape from T cell-mediated immunity. Study: SARS-CoV-2 variants do not evolve to promote further escape from MHC-I recognition. ​​​​​​​Image Credit: NIAID Studies have demonstrated that mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 open reading frame 8 (ORF8) […]

New phase 3 data support the use of the levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine device (IUD) in nulliparous women with obesity and heavy menstrual bleeding. The findings, presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), showed a 97% reduction in blood loss 6 months after placement of the device, which is sold as the […]

The difference between a stroke patient’s brain age and chronologic age may help clinicians predict which patients are likely to have worse outcomes, a new study found. Stroke patients with a higher relative brain age (RBA), as measured by MRI, had significantly worse functional outcomes after an ischemic stroke than patients with a lower RBA. Although more work is needed, […]

To Lizet and Francisco Robles’ delight, the ultrasound showed their third child was going to be a girl. After having two boys, the family hoped to round out their family with a daughter. It looked like their wish was going to be granted. “We were excited, and everything was perfectly fine,” said Lizet, who was working as a bank teller […]

Like many people, Holly loved horses as a little girl. She was inspired by their beauty and often dreamed of a day when she’d be able to bond with a horse of her own. She kept her dream at bay until a family visit to Yellowstone National Park gave her the opportunity to take her first trail ride. She loved […]