When Gillian Lemermeyer decided at age 17 to become a nurse, she was following in her mother’s footsteps, so she expected her mom to be thrilled when she told her the news. “I was surprised when she grew very serious,” Lemermeyer remembers. “She said, ‘OK, but do you understand what it means to be looking after people in this way?’” […]

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announces he has pancreatic cancer 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 Scientists have made leaps and bounds to boost survival rates of […]

Developed in the 1940s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of over 9,000 chemicals with many industrial and cosmetic uses. They were a breakthrough in technological advancements at the time, improving textiles by making them water- and stain-resistant, adding flame retardant properties, and enhancing chemical stability for longer-lasting products. Their uses have since extended throughout the cosmetic and […]

About seven out of ten patients (69%) who suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) perceive some stigmatization in their daily life, according to a study led by a team of the University of Barcelona, the Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBEREHD), the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS). […]

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) – The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended to receive queues of ambulances bringing the wounded and traumatised from the front line of Europe’s biggest battlefield. Nor did the volunteer paramedics expect, four months ago, to be shuttling back and forth to the front line of a brutal tank battle, within earshot […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the pandemic. The return of masking in schools is not nearly as widespread as earlier […]

After years of trying to have a baby without success, Brenna Kaminski and her husband, Joshua Pritt, decided to try in vitro fertilization. Only 15 states require insurance to cover fertility treatments, and Florida, where Kaminski and Pritt live, isn’t one of them. Still, denavir costco the couple’s insurance, from Pritt’s job at an energy company, did—putting them among the […]

Researchers assessed the safety and tolerability of sodium selenate when treating dementia. They found that sodium selenate is safe and well-tolerated by patients. They now plan to conduct a larger, placebo-controlled trial. Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is the second most common form of dementia in younger patients and can occur as early as age 45. Around 45% of bvFTD […]

Head of royal medical college admits she would consider ordering a TAXI to take an ill family member to hospital instead of dial 999 because of NHS’s ‘frightening’ ambulance crisis A top medic said she would be ‘worried’ about loved ones needing an ambulance Dr Katherine Henderson said she would look to get them a taxi or a lift It […]

As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. But the federal government isn’t saying how many people have received these potentially lifesaving drugs or whether they’re being distributed equitably. Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill, along with Merck’s molnupiravir, are aimed at preventing vulnerable patients with […]