8 Reasons You Should Pee in the Shower & Not Feel Gross About It
Come on, you can admit it. You’ve totally peed in the shower before. It’s not something that usually comes up in dinner conversation, but we’ve all let our pee flow free while bathing at least a handful of times in…
Read MoreFDA Okays Empagliflozin for HF Regardless of Ejection Fraction
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded heart failure (HF) indication for the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) that now includes HF with mid-range or preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), the agency announced today. That means the…
Read MoreSevere COVID-19 outcomes in breakthrough infections in patients being treated with B cell depleting therapy
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists evaluated the incidence and severity of breakthrough severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) undergoing B cell depleting therapy (BCDT). Study: Breakthrough…
Read MoreUsing paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria
Paracetamol is used in many illnesses for the relief of pain and fever, but a study just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has shown that it may also help protect against kidney damage in patients with malaria. The study led…
Read MoreHow Effective Are COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids & Teens? This Is What Doctors Want Parents to Know
As we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic it would appear that everyday life is slowly resuming. Mask mandates are lifting, adults are heading back into workspaces and the vaccine is readily available to anyone who is eligible….
Read MoreHow memory 'clutter' makes it harder to remember stuff as you get older
Memories are a crucial part of what makes us who we are. Yet we all know it can become more difficult to remember things as we get older. From forgetting why you came into a room, to not being able…
Read MoreIs NHS carrying out thousands of unnecessary circumcisions on boys?
Is the NHS carrying out thousands of unnecessary circumcisions on teenage boys? New report shows irreversible surgery is carried out 10,000 times per year Surgeons at Liverpool NHS trust say less invasive measures should be sought Official report claims more…
Read MoreSTI: An ‘unusual fishy smell’ could be a warning sign of a sexually transmitted infection
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Read MoreHow to sleep: Never eat chocolate before bed and try ‘very calming’ fruit to get to sleep
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Read MoreExplainable AI can improve hospice care, reduce costs
Hospice is a compassionate approach focusing on quality of life for terminally ill patients and their caregivers, with approximately 1.55 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in hospice care for at least one day during 2018 – 17% more than in 2014….
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