Vitamin D deficiency: When you should start taking supplements to avoid the condition
This Morning: Dr Chris discusses vitamin D and Covid 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…
Read MoreUrologist warns common STI symptom could signal penile cancer
Surgeons are calling for better education around penis cancer, as the disease is often mistaken by GPs and sexual-health nurses for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Penis cancer affects around 700 men every year, and can be cured if the…
Read MoreGiada De Laurentiis’ New ‘Next-Level’ & Delicious Salad Is ‘Summertime Snacking at Its Absolute Finest'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Giada De Laurentiis’ just elevated our standard, go-to salad this summer, with a recipe that looks oh-so-delicious! On July…
Read MoreMixed dementia ‘more common in older age groups’ – what is it? Symptoms to spot
Steve Thompson recalls signs of his early-onset dementia 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….
Read MoreStudy shows cellular differences in brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals
Dresden and Leipzig researchers find that stem cells in the developing brain of modern humans take longer to divide and make fewer errors when distributing their chromosomes to their daughter cells, compared to those of Neanderthals. Neanderthals are the closest…
Read MoreDecompensation in AH Not ‘Absolute Contraindication’ to Transplant
Past decompensation in alcohol-associated hepatitis may be linked with worse survival following liver transplantation, but it’s not all bad news, according to a retrospective study. Traditionally, patients with alcoholic liver disease were asked to be alcohol free for 6 months…
Read MoreLow effort, high reward: How making choices easy pays off in clinical trials
“We thought there would be a relatively small effect. But we knew that an effect of that size would save lives.” That’s what Shivan Mehta, MD, associate chief innovation officer at Penn Medicine and an assistant professor of Medicine in…
Read MoreSurvey: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox
As Covid-19 cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant and worry about Covid persists, some in the public have begun to voice concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg…
Read MoreInteractive effects of sexual dimorphism and ancestry influence development of the frontal sinus
Located between and above your eyebrows, the frontal sinuses develop in shapes that are as unique to each person as a fingerprint. Since 1925, they've been used by forensic anthropologists to help identify human remains when dental or other medical…
Read MoreUnderstanding the genetic testing-related information needs of ovarian cancer patients
JMIR Publications recently published "Understanding the Information Needs of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Regarding Genetic Testing to Inform Intervention Design: Interview Study" in JMIR Cancer, which reported that experts in gynecological cancer care recommend that all patients with invasive or…
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