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Posthospitalization risks associated with COVID-19 are similar to those associated with other infectious diseases, new research finds. A large observational study examined population-wide data for 13 postacute conditions in patients who had been hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection and found that all but one of these conditions, venous thromboembolism, occurred at comparable rates in those

Joanna Gaines has perfectly captured the spirit of Independence Day with her sweet family lake day video. On Tuesday, the Fixer Upper star shared heartwarming footage of how she, her husband Chip, and their kids spent the Fourth of July. Scenes of their lake day activities included the couple’s 4-year-old son Crew fishing off the

Dr Chris Steele shares diet tips on reducing blood pressure Blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can pave the way to serious health problems, ranging from heart attacks to strokes. Worryingly, poor dietary choices often lay the groundwork for hypertension. On the other hand, certain foods can pose as an antidote and keep your reading

Research methods and findings Step 1: Patient Registration: Upon consent, patients’ NGS reports will be added to the MTB registry. Step 2: Case Discussion: the MTB thoroughly examines the patients’ clinical history and gene expression profile. Step 3: Personalized Sequence-specific Recommendation: the MTB will provide personalized recommendations based on specific genomic reports to the treating

The Spanish government on Tuesday declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies. Over the past two years, Spain has gradually ended the mandatory mask wearing, first in public and then on public

DR MARTIN SCURR: Consultants’ strike WILL lead to deaths Back in March 1974, I was the house surgeon on call at Westminster Hospital. As I watched the 9pm news in the doctors’ mess, a flash interrupted the transmission: there had been an attempt to kidnap Princess Anne on her way to Buckingham Palace and her

Children are often perceived as egocentric—and not without good reason. For example, it is well documented that 3-year-old children only use their own perspective when predicting someone else’s actions. Adults also find it difficult to disregard theirs when empathizing with other people. Our egocentric tendencies continue throughout our life. However, the story is different when

A UCLA-led team has received $925,000 as part of a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct four surveillance projects tracking outbreaks of mpox–formerly known as monkeypox—across the U.S. The effort is led by Dr. David Talan, a professor of emergency medicine and infectious diseases in the UCLA Department

Dr Ali Foxon was a new mum to her 10-month-old son, Ben, when she decided to take a career break to spend more time with her baby. A terrible sleeper, she found that the only way to get Ben off to sleep would be to take him outside. ‘I spent a lot of time on

You can have mammograms after 70 and why you should ignore bloating and back pain: What every middle-aged woman NEEDS to know about female cancers In the first part of The Mail on Sunday’s women’s health special last weekend, our world-leading experts told you everything you need to know about three of the most pressing

Osteoporosis: Royal Osteoporosis Society discusses disease The Sunday Express Better Bones campaign to fight the “silent disease” of osteoporosis has been backed by more than 600 medics and 100 cross-party MPs and Peers. Leading charity Age UK has also joined our crusade to turbo-charge early diagnosis of the condition and prevent thousands of over-50s dying

An international study has accurately categorized tumor and immune cells of non-human animal species by applying an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that was trained on human lung cancer samples. The study, led by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, which is the first of its kind, bridges human clinical and wildlife care and

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. It stalked its caffeine-addicted prey when it first made its low-key appearance in 2015, studying their behaviors and movements, understanding exactly what coffee fanatics wanted in a caffeinated beverage. Two years later, it’d quickly

Constant monitoring of vital health signs is needed in a variety of clinical environments such as intensive care units, for patients with critical health conditions, health monitoring in aged care facilities and prisons, or in safety monitoring situations where drowsiness can cause accidents. This is now mostly achieved via wired or invasive contact systems. However,

Odontoid fractures—those occurring in the second cervical vertebra—are common in elderly patients after a low-energy fall. However, whether the initial treatment should be surgical or non-operative still isn’t known. Previous studies haven’t accounted for differences in injury severity, or the presence or absence of neurologic impairment, which can affect patients’ results. On this topic, an

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that performing a minor surgical procedure on patients newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer helps to identify cancer spread early and determine the stage of cancer. The researchers add that the surgery ideally should be performed before the patient begins chemotherapy. “This is

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Judging by my Instagram feed alone, everyone I know has been all over Europe (and Asia, and Africa) for pretty much the past month. It’s the peak summer travel season, which is one of

An atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifying the deep mechanisms of cancer, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The researchers, who published their work June 19 in Nature Metabolism, created the Cancer

Cyanotriazole compounds are fast-acting topoisomerase II poisons that can selectively and rapidly kill trypanosome parasites that cause Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness, according to a new study. Millions who live in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa are at risk for trypanosomatid infections – pathogenic protozoan parasites that cause Chagas disease and human African trypanosomiasis

New University of Otago, Christchurch, research has found that a legal drug—alcohol—causes more widespread harm to New Zealand society than other illegal drugs. Published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the findings show alcohol is the most harmful drug for the total population—when separately considering harm to those who use it and harm to others—followed by