By age 44, endometriosis affects around one in nine women and people assigned female at birth in Australia. It’s caused by the presence of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus found outside the uterus. While endometriosis is most commonly found in the pelvic cavity, it can sometimes be found in the diaphragm, lungs
Prince Harry joins Jon Bon Jovi at Abbey Road Studios 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 60-year-old, who fronts the
Your chance of breaking a bone sometime within the next year is nearly 4%. If you're unlucky enough to need a bone replacement, it'll probably be based on a metal part. Unfortunately, metal parts are sometimes toxic over time, and will not help your original bone regrow. Calcium phosphate ceramics-;substitutes for the bone mineral hydroxyapatite-;are
Not that the topic comes up regularly in everyday conversation, but it’s probably safe to say that there isn’t one universally correct way to clean yourself after taking a number two. Some wipe upwards, some wipe downwards. Some might stand up to get to those hard to reach corners, whereas others might use a wet
Giovanni Pernice takes part in a Zumba class 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 star who has appeared on the
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, i.e. it can be transmitted between animals and humans via direct or indirect contacts. Following the eradication of smallpox and the end of universal smallpox vaccination, monkeypox is currently the most prevalent orthopoxvirus infection in humans. Since May 2022, an evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases has been reported by several
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of infection spread might be cut if intensive-care unit (ICU) staff regularly disinfected their cellphones, a new study suggests. After ICU staff nurses began regularly cleaning their cellphones, the bioburden of personal and shared phones dropped significantly, researchers report in the American Journal of Infection Control. “Opportunities for
Is it possible to separate the heart from the mind? The answer is “no,” according to specialists who met at the 39th Congress of the State of Rio de Janeiro Society of Cardiology (SOCERJ), an event held virtually in May. During a conference on mental health, physicians and psychologists recalled that long-term data have suggested that people
Incentive bonuses, a longtime feature of most physician compensation packages, may be losing popularity in favor of straight salaries. That trend could prove distressing for physicians who benefit the most from them and a welcome change for some primary care doctors who feel penalized by them. Geisinger, based in Danville, Pennsylvania, signaled that incentive bonuses
Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD)—acute lung injury—in proliferative phase. This is the most frequent profile of the deceased from COVID-19, as identified by researchers of the Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine of the University of Malaga after analyzing 140 cases of complete autopsies. Moreover, the scientists of the
Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) often have neurodevelopmental impairment. Until fairly recently, this was thought to stem from complications of cardiac surgery or reduced oxygen supply to the brain due to the heart defect. Now we know that some babies with CHD have impaired brain development in utero because of low oxygen supply to
Inherited mutations in the BRCA1 gene can significantly increase a person’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer—but not every mutation in the gene is harmful. To better equip patients and their doctors to understand and manage individual cancer risk, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute have evaluated how hundreds of different mutations impact a key function
SAN DIEGO — Persons who work remotely are at increased risk for low back pain (LBP) because of poor ergonomics and extended time spent sitting, according to a study that involved 45 individuals who worked at sedentary desk jobs during COVID-19. The impact of working from home on the development of LBP in terms of
An elevator encounter that happened to Laurie Waters highlights the daily plight faced by early-onset Alzheimer’s patients like her. Waters, 57, was stuck in an elevator at an Alzheimer’s convention with other folks who were growing loud and excited—and the situation was getting to her. “I was starting to get panic-stricken, being in that enclosed
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update on the safety of the Renuvion Dermal Handpiece for dermal resurfacing, which has been cleared for use with the Renuvion/J-Plasma device system by Apyx Medical. The update states that the Renuvion Dermal Handpiece, which will be available shortly, was cleared on May 25 for
Billy Connolly discusses his struggles with alcoholism 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 British Liver Trust says: “You don’t have
Long Covid: Dr Sara Kayat discusses impact on children 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 ONS says an estimated 1.3
Aromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study being presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June). Previous research has shown that anxiety, depression and catastrophizing (patients who believe they
£2 fertility cups that ‘retain semen’ and promise to increase chances of getting pregnant are being sold to desperate couples on eBay — but experts warn they could cause deadly infections EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline found dozens of fertility devices touted to Brits on eBay They included ‘cups’ for women to insert after sex and ‘fertility tests’ for
The rate of deadly drug overdoses among Black people in Kentucky more than doubled from 2016 to 2020, according to a new analysis by University of Kentucky researchers. The Black overdose mortality rate increased by nearly 117% -; from 21.2 deaths for every 100,000 people in 2016 to 46.0 per 100,000 in 2020, according to