Key to detecting ovarian cancer early may be in the fallopian tubes
Tennis legend Chris Evert—known for her 18-time grand slam success in the sport—has made recent headlines after revealing an early-stage ovarian cancer diagnosis and speaking out to help others by sharing her personal experience. According to the American Cancer Society…
Read Moreathenahealth rolls out new capabilities to support transgender and nonbinary health
Mass.-based digital health company athenahealth rolled out new capabilities focused on making healthcare more inclusive for transgender and nonbinary patients. Now on its athenaOne platform, an EHR, medical billing and patient care tool, doctors can input information about a patient’s…
Read MoreExperimental heart failure drug has little impact on exercise tolerance
Heart failure patients taking the investigational drug omecamtiv mecarbil, which has been previously shown to improve long-term outcomes, see little impact on their ability to exercise compared to a placebo, according to a study supported by the Duke Clinical Research…
Read MoreSRV Hospital opens robotic orthopaedics centre with Lokmanya Hospital
SRV Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, together with orthopaedics specialist Lokmanya Hospital in Pune, has launched a new centre for excellence in robotic orthopaedics. According to a press statement, the SRV LHPL Centre of Excellence for Robotic Orthopaedics…
Read MoreSARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the initial period of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emergence in Finland
A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server presented the rapid spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seroprevalence during the emergence of the Omicron variant in Finland. Study: Rapid increase in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the emergence of Omicron variant, Finland….
Read MoreMuhammad Ali: Boxing legend died from ‘extreme’ septic shock – condition explained
Frank Bruno and Piers Morgan discuss Muhammad Ali in 2016 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…
Read MoreHow to live longer: Lifelong practice shown to have ‘positive effects’ on ageing
Centenarian reveals SURPRISE drink that helps her live longer 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 MoreRecommendations to prevent, manage interference in patients with implanted cardiac devices
Recommendations on the prevention and management of interference caused by medical procedures in patients with implanted electronic cardiac devices is published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and presented at EHRA 2022, a…
Read MoreShould Parents Let Their Kids Kiss Them on the Lips? Reddit Has Some Important Thoughts
Is it weird for parents and kids to kiss on the lips? That’s the heated discussion going down on Reddit right now and it’s opening up a larger, important conversation about consent. The thread kicked off when a father posted…
Read MoreFast Malnutrition Reversal in Babies Links to Adult Adiposity
Researchers published the study covered in this summary on medRxiv.org as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Adults whose rehabilitation weight gain as children following an episode of severe malnutrition exceeded certain thresholds had a…
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