The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, again topped the US News & World Report list of the best hospitals in the country for urology. The Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, took second place, followed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City, at third, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas, at fourth, and […]
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FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly(Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for an early form of a tough-to-treat breast cancer in combination with chemotherapy. The […]
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Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses 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 There are many reasons why a person’s behaviour may change. Dementia is […]
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FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an annual food fair in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan October 17, 2020. Signs read: “COVID-19. Wear a mask”. REUTERS/Pavel MikheyevALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan reported record numbers of fresh COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, standing at 6,797 and 789 […]
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Growing out your hair can be a laborious process, especially if you’re going from a really short style, to a longer mane. It can take months – and sometimes years – to achieve the desired length naturally so it’s no surprise that you might want to speed up the process. So before you give up and chop it off again, […]
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Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study found that just over half of […]
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Bowel health doesn’t need to be a stigmatized mystery shrouded in uncomfortable laughter. Our bowels have their own way of communicating with us and they can tell you whether everything is A-OK or not-so-great with the rest of our bodies. Whether it’s something up with your diet, your latest workout or your mental health, your poop is a great indicator […]
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California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to receive the shot. Meanwhile, in a possible sign that increasingly dire health warnings are getting through to more […]
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These are the symptoms of Crohn's disease 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 Jeff Hordley has portrayed the bad boy Cain Dingle in the ITV soap […]
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For the first time, an HIV prevention trial that was limited to adolescent girls and young women found that, given sufficient support, girls will use either daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or the vaginal dapivirine ring to protect themselves from HIV. The secret, said Gonasagrie Nair, MBChB, faculty of medicine and health sciences at Stellenbosch University, in Stellenbosch, Zimbabwe, is […]
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