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Reviewers’ Notes This year's autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programs will start earlier than planned in England as a precautionary measure following the identification of a new COVID-19 variant. The precautionary measure is being taken as scientists from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) examine the variant BA.2.86, which was first detected in the UK on

Three Lancaster University professors have argued that it is time to move beyond a medicalized approach to assisted dying. Despite growing legal and medical support for assisted dying, many health care professionals do not want to be directly involved. Nancy Preston, Sheila Payne, and Suzanne Ost—three leading professors at Lancaster University—have written an opinion piece

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet found a high number of the so-called natural killer cells, an important anti-lymphoma cell, in samples from patients with cutaneous lymphoma. However, the cells were immature and less active. A future therapy could be to restore their function locally. The study was published in Frontiers in Immunology. Cutaneous lymphoma is a

Cannabis use disorder is a very real problem for a significant percentage of people who use marijuana, new research suggests. About 21% of those who use weed struggle with dependency, including recurring problems socially and with work, the study published Aug. 29 in the journal JAMA Network Open found. About 6.5% of those with this

New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention finds that engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care among a cohort of cancer patients and survivors was associated with an 18% increase in cost-related treatment delays or nonadherence. Meredith Doherty, Ph.D., LCSW, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A simple, low-cost 5-day course of dietary inorganic nitrate has shown apparent overwhelming benefit in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and reducing subsequent renal and cardiovascular outcomes. In the NITRATE-CIN Study, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients at risk of renal injury from coronary angiography who received dietary inorganic

TOPLINE: The Kettles Esophageal and Cardia Adenocarcinoma predictioN (K-ECAN) tool predicts esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) using data from the electronic health record (EHR) and is more accurate than other tools, a large study suggests. METHODOLOGY: Researchers performed a case-control study using data from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Central Cancer Registry.

Adult education is linked to a reduced risk of dementia in a new study. The study finds that people who took adult education classes were 19% less likely to develop dementia later on. Experts advise that the most important overall action is maintaining a healthy lifestyle that helps keep the body and mind fit. People

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As I watched the Fifa Women’s World Cup, I was probably one of many who couldn’t help but feel inspired by the women on the pitch, showing their elite fitness and ability. However, many female athletes have spoken out about the pressures they feel in regards to their bodies and the way they look. Good

A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. A new omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid signs that an even more highly evolved COVID variant called BA.2.86 is starting to spread across America. However, experts say the public

Smoke from the massive wildfires still burning in northern Canada has cast a pall over much of North America this summer, leading to health concerns for older people and those with chronic respiratory conditions. But a new paper published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation by University of New Mexico Health Sciences scientists gives new cause

Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicidal behavior during the depressive period have over double the mortality rate of those without a suicide attempt, new research suggests. Investigators studied close to 143,000 patients, encompassing more than 150,000 MDD episodes. Episodes of depression with suicidal behavior (MDD-SB) were compared to MDD episodes without suicidal behavior

A published study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center shows that multiple beams and intervals in delivery during FLASH proton therapy treatment reduced skin-saving effects in preclinical models. The study was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. FLASH is an experimental mode of delivering

A nine-year-old girl was saved by hero doctors after her stomach pain turned out to be a one-in-14-million killer blood clot. Niamh Williams was described as ‘perfectly healthy’ before she started to complain of stomach aches. Her mum Sarah said the youngster was ‘critically ill within minutes.’ Sarah rushed Niamh to hospital, in Wrexham, North

It’s been a long day of seeing patients and, as I finally allow myself to relax into my seat on the packed, rush-hour train, that’s when I feel it.  The wave of numbness that had disappeared for a while but always seems to return. A weight settles in my forehead and all I can think

Billie Eilish shares that she’s thankful for her family At 21, Billie Eilish is headlining the Main Stage East at Reading Festival on Sunday, August 27. In a candid interview with David Letterman on his Netflix show, My Guest Needs No Introduction, Billie opened up about Tourette syndrome. “If you film me for long enough,

Epilepsy campaigners lobby NHS to fund dental treatment for sufferers who injure teeth during seizures Epilepsy sufferers may receive injuries such as a chipped tooth from a seizure Around half do not get these repaired due to the high cost of dental treatment  The NHS must provide free dental repairs for people who damage their teeth

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Melbourne Marathon is soon upon us, and I’m planning to run the “half”. Or 21.097 tortuous kilometres. And it’s the image of a 61-year-old Victorian man in a pair of gumboots that I have to thank for