Medication abortion may be the next focal point in the fight over abortion access. Here’s what to know
Medication abortion is expected to be the next major sticking point in the ongoing nationwide fight over abortion access, with advocates on both sides of the issue pointing to the pills as central to the debate in 2023. Even before…
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Dr Mosley on how cheese and chocolate could boost gut health
Gut health: Dr Chris George on how to improve microbiome 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…
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Christmas Might Be Chilly For the Royals This Year, But They're Reportedly Still Exchanging Gifts Between the Kids
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, has the royals feeling chillier than ever toward one another, but in the spirit of the holiday season, the Sussex children will still be exchanging Christmas gifts with the Wales…
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Nanomaterial influences gut microbiome and immune system interactions
The nanomaterial graphene oxide — which is used in everything from electronics to sensors for biomolecules — can indirectly affect the immune system via the gut microbiome, as shown in a new study on zebrafish by researchers at Karolinska Institutet…
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Dance of the scrotal worms documented on video
Two doctors at the Max Super Specialty Hospital in India has documented the filarial dance of scrotal worms on video. In the video, the undulations of live worms residing in a male patient’s scrotum can be seen. The case study…
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Simulations show weak electrical pulses could treat atrial and ventricular fibrillations
Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy defibrillation shock that can be intensely painful and lead to further heart damage. New work applying principles from…
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Tory slams 'lastminute.com' Government for delayed response to report
Tory slams ‘lastminute.com’ Government for FINALLY responding to her 2020 report exposing dangers of ‘barbaric’ drugs and ops like sodium valproate and vaginal mesh Report set out recommendations to crack down on unsafe drugs and devices Looked into the victims…
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Adagrasib (Krazati) Approved for KRAS-Mutated NSCLC
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to adagrasib (Krazati) for use in adults with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has progressed on at least one prior systemic therapy….
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The truth behind the 10,000 steps goal (and why it's not necessary for health)
Whatever fitness tribe you belong to, chances are that you’re still tied to the whole ‘10,000 steps a day’ goal. But is that actually something we should still be striving for? Back in lockdown, my former housemate Megan used to drag…
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Clinical efficacy and safety of two injections of a bivalent vaccine as a primary series during a period of Omicron circulation
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the bivalent [encoding spike (S) proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) D614 strain and the Beta variant of concern (VOC)] vaccine efficacy (VE) against the…
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