There’s a lot to miss about football season. There’s the excitement of game day, much-anticipated rivalry games, obligatory snacks and drinks (“Somebody pass the wings!”), and epic Super Bowl halftime performances. And then, there’s the fashion. Players dress to impress when they come off their team bus, and their partners go all out in outfits
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s daughter Olympia just completed a “rite of passage,” and her papa couldn’t be more proud of her! On Aug 5, Ohanian shared a series of photos of his latest excursion with his daughter on Twitter, now officially known as X. He shared the photos with the caption reading, “The ‘Home
TOPLINE: A secondary school health promotion intervention had an overall neutral effect on the cardiovascular health of adolescent students in Spain after 4 years in a randomized trial. METHODOLOGY: Adolescence is a crucial behavioral phase when physical activity (PA) tends to decrease and smoking often starts, so early preventive action to address modifiable cardiovascular (CV)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We talk about Costco a lot, and while we love their legendary bakery section as much as anyone, the real best value at Costco has got to be its rotisserie chicken. Who hasn’t taken
In new findings from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), non-Hispanic Black individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer (SPC) experienced 21% higher cancer-related death rates and 41% higher cardiovascular-related death rates compared with their non-Hispanic white counterparts. The study also showed that Hispanic individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer also experienced 10%
Although it is associated with dying, palliative care is an approach focused on improving quality of life—or how people feel about and respond to facing a life-threatening illness. Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve physical, social, emotional, spiritual and existential distress. Palliative care also supports family caregivers during the disease journey and bereavement phase.
I’ve been on a weight-loss drug like Ozempic for nearly a DECADE. The good, bad and ugly, this is what you can expect A 33-year-old Florida woman has been taking the injection Victoza for nine years The drug caused her to lose 80 pounds, though it’s not approved for weight loss READ MORE: Ozempic side effects
Some clinicians say it’s “confusing” and “ridiculous” to change the name and diagnostic criteria of an established liver disease, while others bemoan the seemingly political reasons why it happened. Yet recently, 236 panelists from 56 countries decided that the terms nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) rely on “exclusionary confounder terms and
Mothers who eat apples and herbs in early pregnancy could be protecting the brain health of their children and grandchildren, a Monash University study using genetic models has found. The discovery is part of a project that found a mother’s diet can affect not just her child’s brain but also those of her grandchildren. Published
AI tools that quickly and accurately create detailed narrative reports of a patient’s CT scan or X-ray can greatly ease the workload of busy radiologists. Instead of merely identifying the presence or absence of abnormalities on an image, these AI reports convey complex diagnostic information, detailed descriptions, nuanced findings, and appropriate degrees of uncertainty. In
Immune system T cells that should be able to kill cancer cells become dysfunctional or “exhausted” within hours of encountering a tumor, according to a study reported Aug. 3 in Nature Immunology. The surprising findings have implications for cancer immunotherapies that aim to harness the tumor-killing power of T cells, and they challenge existing ideas
New research from the Faculty of Education has found a link between screen time and anxiety and depression in children. The study, led by assistant professor of education and Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders Emma Duerden, also found children were on screens for more than double the daily recommended amount during the
Brain tumour: Cancer Research UK on 'different types' in 2017 A mum who was given beta-blockers to stop migraines has now died from an aggressive brain tumour. Jennifer Roscoe, 38, was initially given beta blockers to alleviate what was thought to be migraines caused by a sinus infection. However, Jennifer was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an
Kidneys: Expert details the signs something might be wrong Graham Murray, from Levenshulme, was shocked to learn that he had kidney failure at the age of 27 and would require dialysis treatment for several years. Initially dismissing his symptoms, Graham eventually sought medical advice. His GP initially believed his condition to be “non-serious” but referred
Recurrent seizures are debilitating and can sometimes be fatal. The onset and presentation of seizures vary significantly among epilepsy patients. Of more than 25 categories of seizure presentations within epilepsy, those with motor convulsions are perhaps the most disruptive and generally most feared among patients and caregivers. Unfortunately, convulsive seizures are also the most commonly
GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer on Wednesday over patent infringement, alleging the US drugmaker’s RSV vaccine steals key elements of the British company’s version. The case, filed in federal court in the state of Delaware, pits the producers of the only two approved vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) against each other. The United States on May
NYU Langone Hospitals in New York City is once again the best US hospital for neurology care, according to the 2023-2024 US News & World Report‘s annual ranking of best hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery. As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, NYU Langone also claimed the top spot in last year’s ranking. In the
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s a massive bubbling pot of Sunday gravy on our stovetop every weekend all winter without fail, but when summer comes around, we usually swap out those hot and cozy pasta dishes for the
While demand for prescription stimulants is surging, a shortage of the drugs persists, so federal officials have stepped in and asked drug companies to ramp up production of the medications. Officials from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the joint request. “The FDA and DEA do
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