Before slathering on your Jergens moisturizer, check the label. Certain lots have been recalled because they may be contaminated with bacteria that pose a risk to people with weakened immune systems. Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria typically pose little medical risk to healthy people, according to Kao USA Inc., which recalled 3-ounce and 10-ounce Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer products. But others with […]

Dr Zoe reveals which supplements to take 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 One in six Brits have low Vitamin D in their blood, but this […]

Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications in both outpatient and hospital settings. Global efforts at curbing antibiotic-resistant strains have prompted clinicians to pursue better stewardship, whereby they limit their prescribing of such medications to those who truly need them. Yet there’s another possible means of addressing antibiotic resistance — using dietary interventions to reduce the gastrointestinal (GI) complaints […]

A population-based developmental surveillance program showed high diagnostic accuracy in identifying autism in a community-based sample of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, according to new data published online in JAMA Network Open. Researchers, led by Josephine Barbaro, PhD, of Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre at La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, said their findings indicate the benefit of using early autism developmental surveillance […]

Welcome to our weekly Move of the Week series. Every Monday, we’ll be sharing with you one of our favourite exercises – how to do them, what muscles they work and why they should be a regular part of your workout regime. This week: lateral stretches.  We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the body needs 360° […]

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to scientific progress in wastewater-based surveillance of community infections. Moreover, the measurement of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) in sewage samples was used as a complementary surveillance tool during the early stages of the pandemic. Study: Emergence and Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant […]

In the summer of 2021, as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wore on in the United States, infectious disease forecasters began to call attention to a disturbing trend. The previous January, as models warned that U.S. infections would continue to rise, cases plummeted instead. In July, as forecasts predicted infections would flatten, the delta variant soared, leaving public […]

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo biomarker testing, and this figure has increased over the last five years, reveal real-world data from a Spanish national registry study reported at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC), 30 March-2 April 2022. The results of this study illustrate the value of registry data for improving […]

The study covered in this summary was published in Research Square as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways For patients with subacute stroke, assessing cognitive function at admission may be useful for predicting home discharge. There is a significant association between Mini–Mental State Examination (MMSE) score and home discharge for stroke patients. Why This Matters […]

Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia 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 causes of dementia remain largely unknown, but there is evidence […]