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Thanksgiving is arguably the biggest cooking day of the year for lots of families, and even the weeks leading up to the big day can be filled with tasks like deep cleaning the house, preparing make-ahead gravy and cranberry sauce, and freezing rounds of pie dough. It’s a busy, hectic time, and the last thing

Black Friday has cemented itself as a key date in our calendars over the past decade, as many jump on heavily-discounted items during the run-up to Christmas. But it’s not just one day anymore. Black Friday deals run all the way over the weekend and finish up on Cyber Monday – but retailers also lay

Gutfeld: New study reveals bedtime for optimum heart health ‘Gutfeld!’ panel weighs in on the new study that shows falling asleep at 10 to 11 pm is best for heart Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease where the small bile ducts of the liver become inflamed. The disease often goes undetected, potentially leading

For a season that’s all about being merry and bright, the holidays sure know how to induce major stress in our lives. While every year is full of never-ending to-do lists, this year, we’ve also got major shipping delays trying to rain on our gift-giving parade. And as always, we’re tasked with curating a tasty

As Asia Pacific emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic the region plans to fall back on traditional and complementary medicine to enhance health care delivery with support from the WHO. At a meeting of the WHO's Western Pacific Region on 28 October, health ministers adopted a resolution to improve access to safe, effective and "culturally accepted

Postpartum sterilization is a safe and effective form of contraception. It can be performed immediately after birth without increasing the length of stay in the hospital for new mothers. Unfortunately, women enrolled in Medicaid cannot elect to have a postpartum sterilization procedure performed until they have completed a federally required 30-day waiting period. In contrast,

Harry Styles' mum on her father having Parkinson'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 You should see your GP if

The Chase: Shaun Wallace loses to three contestants 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 In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Shaun revealed

A novel study is assessing whether medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs provide therapeutic benefit in treating acute COVID-19 infection. MACH-19 (Mushrooms and Chinese Herbs for COVID-19)—a multi-center study led by University of California San Diego and UCLA, in collaboration with the La Jolla Institute for Immunology—is among the first to evaluate these specific integrative medicine

Rare diseases are a global healthcare challenge, with almost 10,000 conditions that affect 6% of the Western population. There is a genetic component to more than 80% of rare diseases, and these conditions can be disabling and costly to treat. With the development of next-generation sequencing in recent years, the diagnosis rates of rare diseases

In a large study led by Yale Cancer Center, more men received a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test to detect prostate cancer following revisions to the recommendation by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening. The results also showed significant increases in PSA testing among older men, a group for whom screening is

Editor’s note from The Hospitalist: Hospitalists told us about process changes that their teams have implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shyam Odeti, MD, SFHM Ballad Health (Bristol, Tenn.) (Dr Odeti was a hospitalist at Ballad Health during the period he describes below. He is currently chief of hospital medicine at Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Va.) (Dr

Julia Child was much more than a chef and cookbook author. The classically trained chef who brought French cuisine to an American audience via her TV series The French Chef and her award-winning cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking was — and still is — a cultural icon with a surprising past. Sure, you

A team of engineers and clinicians have used 3D printing to create intricate replicas of human cochleae—the spiral-shaped hollow bone of the auditory inner ear—and combined it with machine learning to advance clinical predictions of “current spread” inside the ear for cochlear implant (CI) patients. “Current spread” or electrical stimulus spread, as it is also

Cell growth and division result in an increase in the number of cells. This is known as cell proliferation. To measure this, cell proliferation assays are utilized. This article will discuss what cell proliferation assays are and why measuring cell proliferation is important. Image Credit: unoL/Shutterstock.com What is a cell proliferation assay? Cell proliferation assays

The Japanese government’s preparations for the next virus surge include adding thousands more hospital beds to avoid a situation like last summer when COVID-19 patients were forced to stay home, even while dependent on oxygen deliveries. Even though Japan has a reasonable health insurance system and the world’s largest number of beds per capita, COVID-19

The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North, a worrisome sign of what could be ahead this winter in the U.S. While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other Southern states that bore the worst of the summer surge, it’s clear that

Researchers conducted a study to investigate whether there is a link between a spike in cardiac inflammation among cats and dogs and SARS-CoV-2. They found that the majority of pets studied had contracted SARS-CoV-2 shortly after it was either confirmed or suspected that their owners had the virus. The researchers conclude that pets can contract

Fox News Flash top headlines for November 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the U.S. had negotiated a deal between Johnson & Johnson and the COVAX vaccine-sharing program to distribute the company’s COVID-19 vaccine to people living in conflict zones. In

Dr Hilary says we must 'build up immunity to colds' 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 A slew of supermarket chains