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Young children in sub-Saharan Africa often become severely anaemic as consequence of a malaria infection. Treating them requires blood transfusions and they must stay hospitalized for several days. They are at a relatively high risk of dying during treatment, but…

This Morning: Dr Chris on how to boost the immune system 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…

Physical activity may be associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing postoperative treatment for Stage III colon cancer. A new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, assessed 1,696 patients who had undergone surgery…

A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming that mRNA booster immunizations extend protection against moderate and severe COVID for four to five months. These findings, published in The BMJ, provide a more complete understanding…

During a patient’s consultation with a general practitioner (GP), physicians and patients can interrupt each other. Those interruptions are often considered as pushy actions of (male) doctors that hinder patients. Linguist Ilona Plug discovered that interruptions can actually benefit the…

Menopause: Essity reveals some of the 62 common symptoms 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…

Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting appear to reduce signs of Alzheimer’s in mice genetically engineered to develop the illness, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology-led study. The study appeared in Cell Reports on Sept….

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers identified genetic associations of stroke pathogenesis. Study: Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries. Image Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock Stroke accounts for about 12% of global deaths and is the second…

The study covered in this summary was published on medrxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway In oropharyngeal cancer, any degree of shortness-of-breath and moderate to severe dysphagia, including swallow and choke, 3-6 months…

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), numerous viral variants have emerged. These variants have shown enhanced transmissibility, virulence, and immune evasion capacity. The most recent of…