Diabetes: The sign in your sight of a blood sugar drop

Dr David Lloyd discusses using diabetes drug for anti-aging 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 Early symptoms of the condition can

Doctors: Long-lasting cell treatment cured leukemia patients

In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there’s no sign of cancer in his body. The treatment cured Olson and a second patient, according to the University of Pennsylvania doctors, who said it was the

US reaches 900,000 COVID-19 deaths since pandemic first began

US reaches 900,000 COVID-19 deaths since pandemic first began: The nation leading the world in mortality from the virus reaches another grim milestone The U.S. has reached yet another grim milestone during the pandemic, reaching 900,000 Covid deaths Friday It is the highest of any country in the world, and the 76.1 million recorded cases leads

Atrial shunt no benefit for heart failure with preserved EF

(HealthDay)—For patients with heart failure and an ejection fraction of greater than or equal to 40 percent, placement of an atrial shunt device does not reduce the rate of heart failure events, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in The Lancet. Sanjiv J. Shah, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

12 Date-Night Dinner Ideas That Are Fancy But Easy

Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day comes once a year. We like to think of the holiday as a way to show people you care — often in cute, kitschy, low-stakes ways like flowers, cards and heart-shaped desserts — as opposed to a just a celebration of romantic love. In other words, Valentine’s Day

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in UK office highlights the need for a site-specific COVID-19 prevention strategy

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, a team of researchers comprehensively investigated a public-facing office in England where a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak occurred during August-September 2021 to identify workplace and worker-related risk factors. Study: An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a public-facing office in England, 2021. Image

Ketamine is rapid, safe, and effective in treating hospitalized suicidal patients

Ketamine is a fast acting, efficient treatment for patients hospitalized for severe suicidal thoughts (ideation), finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The results suggest that some patients with severe suicidal ideation, particularly those with bipolar disorder, could benefit from ketamine, as current treatment options are limited, say the researchers. Around 700,000 people

Olfactory processing in three distinct neural waves

Neural waves of three distinct registers combine to give the brain a picture of what’s being smelled, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in PLOS Biology. This is a full characterization of neural oscillations that happen in the olfactory cortex when an individual smells an odor, providing a platform for further study of olfactory

Malpractice Suits Against Ob/Gyns Continue Downward Trend

Nearly 80% of obstetrician-gynecologists report having been named in at least one malpractice claim, but the total number who report such suits has fallen steadily since 2017, according to the Medscape Ob/Gyn Malpractice Report 2021. Ob/gyns were the fifth most likely among practitioners in 29 specialties to be sued, and they are much more likely

Why we overanalyse our actions after socialising – and how to stop

It’s only human to think about how we’ve acted in certain social situations or gatherings – booze or no booze. However, it becomes problematic when this thinking turns into an overanalysis that leaves you feeling anxious and negative about yourself. Particularly if it’s a recurring thing. While we’re all familiar with getting ‘the fear’ after