Analysis-How Accurate Are China’s COVID-19 Death Numbers?
(Reuters) – China’s narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic’s current wave there and could make it harder to communicate the best ways for people to protect themselves, foreign health experts…
Read MoreOral Anticoagulant Mistakes to Avoid in Older Adults With AF
The relevance of oral anticoagulants (OACs) for older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) does not need to be reiterated. It has been posited that the availability of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) would substantially increase the prevention of thromboembolic events in…
Read MoreChronic pain is an invisible disease whose sufferers are unfairly stigmatized, says doctoral student
Imagine living with pain every day for months, or even years—pain that is so intrusive, it disrupts every day of your life. Unfortunately, this is the daily reality of millions of people living with chronic pain. And all too often,…
Read MorePeople eligible for free winter vaccines urged to come forward over the Christmas holiday
All those eligible for their free winter vaccines are being urged to come forward as soon as possible for their free jabs over the Christmas holiday, as hospitalizations for flu and Covid continue to rise. It is vital that all…
Read MoreStudent hiker is relearning to trek after finding a cancerous lump in her leg
A hiking-loving student is now re-learning to trek long distances after life saving surgery to remove a cancerous lump from her leg. Erin Turner, 26, from Stirling, Scotland, used to hike regularly as well as dancing and playing a variety…
Read MoreThe Christmas meal item shown to restrict cancer growth
Jonnie Irwin on revealing cancer diagnosis 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…
Read MoreCalifornia university apologizes for prisoner experiments
A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s, including putting pesticides and herbicides on the men’s skin and injecting it into their veins….
Read MoreWhat is Sub Drop & Top Drop? Mood Shifts After Intense Sex Aren’t Uncommon
Everyone’s pretty much experienced the highs and lows of a roller coaster – the excitement and anticipation you feel as you reach the top and the thrilling rush afterwards. But as you also know those feelings dissipate afterwards and you…
Read MoreInside a children’s hospital: Struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness
Waiting for their turn in the emergency room, dazed-looking parents in winter coats bounced crying children in their arms, trying to catch the eye of Dr. Erica Michiels. Us! Pick us next! they seemed to plead with tired eyes. Michiels…
Read MoreDiabetes med Ozempic in short supply as Americans use it for weight loss
Elon Musk swears by the weight-loss drug Wegovy, and Kim Kardashian is rumored to have used it to shed 16 pounds in three weeks to squeeze into a vintage gown once worn by Marylin Monroe. But the intense public demand…
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