The Chase: Bradley Walsh says ‘Plenty More Fish’ 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 Taking part in the show has put numerous challenges in front of […]

Hungry mosquitoes use several cues to target who they bite and are particularly drawn to the color red, according to researchers at the University of Washington. What to know: There are four cues that attract mosquitoes to humans: your breath, your sweat, the temperature of your skin, and the color red. When a mosquito smells specific compounds like CO2 from […]

Pharmacist explains how paracetamol and ibuprofen work 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 Although best known as a little tablet, ibuprofen taken orally also comes as […]

Lorraine: Dr Megan Rossi discusses plant based diets 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 Cleveland Clinic says that generally if you have cirrhosis, you have […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A collection of inactivated bacteria, given sublingually for three months, can dramatically reduce the risk of urinary-tract infection in women who have recurrent episodes. In a randomized test of 240 women in Spain and the United Kingdom, three months of daily administration of the experimental treatment, known as MV140, helped keep 56% of women free […]

Meeting an Olympian can make anyone blush — it’s so cool to see your TV heroes in real life, right? — even if you are the child of an Olympian yourself. Andrew East’s latest video of 6-month-old son, Jett, whom he shares with wife and Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson East, is so stinking adorable that I can’t stop watching it […]

Covid survivors are more likely to suffer a cardiovascular condition like heart failure or coronary disease over 30 days after infection than others, study finds People who recover from Covid are at an increased risk of developing a cardiovascular issue in the future, a new study finds No matter the severity of case, whether mild or severe, the risk of […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers used sentinel cards for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) monitoring in schools where individual-level sampling is tedious due to privacy or compliance reasons and higher cost. Study: Sentinel Cards Provide Practical SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in School Settings. Image Credit: FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock There is a higher risk […]

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 Some 311 patients, including 45 children, need the life-saving operation, compared with 169 patients in March 2012. This is despite […]

Photo: EvergreenHealth For vulnerable patient populations – and for those who just prefer the convenience of care at home – telemedicine has been a success. But it still has its limitations. For example, the precise movements and exercises involved in physical therapy rehab are hard for a patient to accomplish remotely. A provider on a video call may seem about as […]