A team of researchers working at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center has found evidence that suggests a fourth COVID vaccination or second booster shot may not be necessary for most people because it does not add significant protection. In their paper posted on the medRxiv preprint server, the team describes comparing people who were given a second booster shot with people […]

As parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy. Our new research shows one way to help is to have positive conversations with children about everyday events as soon as they start to talk. Most teens experience a dip in their well-being. This adolescent malaise is not new. Over a century ago, child psychologist G. Stanley Hall […]

How your HEARTBURN could be to blame for your headaches: Woman, 26, ‘cures’ painful condition by cutting certain foods from her diet Having heartburn every few days had almost become a way of life for Georgie Robbins.  It began at age six, and she could barely remember a time when she did not experience the burning sensation in her throat. […]

A new prognostic score is more accurate than the commonly used Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) in predicting post–transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) survival, researchers say. The Freiburg Index of Post-TIPS Survival (FIPS) could help patients and doctors weigh the benefits and risks of the procedure, said Chongtu Yang, MD, a postgraduate fellow at the Huazhong University of Science […]

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Transitions between metabolic health (no metabolic syndrome) and metabolic syndrome were relatively common in both directions across all body mass index (BMI) categories as adults aged from midlife to late-life in a Swedish study of 786 people. As […]

Colon cancer: Dr Zoe outlines the symptoms to look out for 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 deficiencies often result from poor nutrition, but the […]

Thomas Rhett may be unquestionably on top of his game as a country music superstar — but as a dad, he feels just like the rest of us do sometimes: absolutely in over his head. Of course, any human with four kids would be (and if you’re not, can you let the rest of us in on your secrets, please?). Especially when […]

The larger the sail, the more wind it catches. But as that size increases, so does the stress experienced by each sheet and line connected to the canvas. The same thing can be said for a heart with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) -; as the diseased valve enlarges, the cords connected to the heart tissue feel stress and respond accordingly […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve ever seen the Oscar-winning Pixar short film Bao (and cried through the whole thing — or was that just us?), you’re familiar with director Domee Shi. She works onscreen magic – and now she’s making her full-length directorial debut […]

Author, 57, reveals his ‘headaches’ turned out to be TWO silent brain tumours that had fused together five years ago Man found his headaches were caused by a tumour after collapsing on street  The combined tumour formed from 2 separate growths that merged over 5 years After surgery the man suffered from psychosis due to amount of brain cut away A […]