If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When nap time rolls around, anything can break it. By that we mean a single loud sound from outside can awaken your kiddo, or even the sunlight peeking through the windows can jolt them awake — it’s a bit […]

Prostate cancer kills over 10,000 men annually in the UK alone. Detecting prostate cancer typically starts through a blood test or biopsy, after which patients are referred for PET/CT imaging so radiologists can see their tumor and any metastasis to decide on the best course of treatment. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging is central to managing prostate cancer, although the […]

Scleroderma patient discusses her treatment 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 When Asal Shirazi was 39 she was told she had four to six months to […]

About 4 million people who reported use or misuse of prescription opioids or heroin in 2014 also reported having a concurrent arrest or active probation or parole status. Individuals who report opioid use are significantly more likely to have been arrested compared to those who do not use opioids. Opioid agonist treatments, which includes federally approved medications such as methadone, […]

The UK government has stated that free coronavirus tests will only be available to certain people from this week. Universal testing is set to come to an end on Friday (1 April). This means people will have to pay if they want to get a lateral flow test. The measure comes as part of the UK government's 'Living with Covid' […]

Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. In patients with metabolic diseases, elevated fat levels in the blood create stress in muscle cells—a reaction to changes outside the cell which damage their structure and function. University of Leeds researchers have discovered that these […]

A team of University of Illinois Chicago researchers is projected to receive approximately $22 million from the National Institutes of Health over four years to research long COVID-19. The emerging health condition causes many COVID-19 patients, even those who were not hospitalized, to have continued and new symptoms months after their initial illness.   As part of the NIH’s Researching […]

‘Imagine being dropped in a country where you don’t speak the language – cannot understand, read, write or speak’: Expert reveals what aphasia – the brain condition Bruce Willis was diagnosed with – feels like for sufferers and says 35% develop depression Bruce Willis, 67, is retiring from acting after an illustrious Hollywood career because of a aphasia diagnosis, his […]

Different activity in two molecular networks could help explain why triple negative breast cancers tend to be more aggressive in African American (AA) women compared with white American (WA) women, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests.  The findings, published online Dec. 20 in eLife, may explain the marked racial disparity in mortality for this […]

NHS dentists: Residents in North East share their experiences 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 Nailing good foundations for your oral hygiene can help to eliminate […]