Weekly jab Wegovy, which can help patients shed 15 percent of their bodyweight, is now available on the NHS. Estimates suggest up to 50,000 people could be prescribed the drug annually by 2027/28, dramatically cutting their risk of deadly conditions…

Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child. But, just five weeks after confirming her pregnancy, and…

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In a recent study published in Allergy, researchers evaluated the safety of consuming canned fish for fish-allergic patients by analyzing the immunoreactivity of serum from fish-allergic subjects and assessing the content and integrity of parvalbumin (PV) in canned fish products….

Reviewers’ Notes A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division. As reported today in Oncogene, tumors treated with the new therapy did…

Every year for the last five years I’ve done something wacky to raise money. I’ve walked on fire, paraglided, skydived and last year it was a wing walk.  On Saturday 9 September, I’m going to abseil down one of the…

Reviewers’ Notes New research has revealed that almost 30 million Americans are sensitive to some of the most common nutrient-rich foods, including chia seeds, cranberries and green tea, as the superfood movement continues. Image Credit: YorkTest Food sensitivity specialist YorkTest analyzed more than 12,000 of…

Although most physicians have gotten used to working with EHRs — despite their irritations — the use of EHRs has contributed to a growing number of malpractice lawsuits. Defense attorneys say that doctors need to be increasingly careful of their…

A woman has shared how she manages her PTSD with primal screaming – even when that means scaring unsuspecting members of the public. Cristina Alciati, 54, a fitness coach from Milan, who now lives in Essex, started getting panic attacks…

In order to protect survivors’ identities, some names have been changed or shortened. Natasha Abadilla, MD, met the man who would become her abuser while working abroad for a public health nonprofit. When he began emotionally and physically abusing her,…