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Photo: ExR Rapidly advancing technology will require healthcare to undergo huge structural transformations as digitized health platforms change how communities interact with hospitals. But how does this look in practice? Technology will radically alter hospital design. There could be a…

(HealthDay)—Choroidal thickness is significantly reduced among individuals with migraine versus healthy controls, according to research published online Jan. 27 in the Survey of Ophthalmology. Mahdi Gouravani, from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis…

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Shirley Ballas reveals she made a ‘mistake’ with apple cider vinegar 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…

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden has decided against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-11, the Health Agency said on Thursday, arguing that the benefits did not outweigh the risks. “With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for…

In the summer of 2010, Bill Ludwig and Doug Olson were battling an insidious blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). They’d both received numerous treatments, and as remaining options became scarce, they volunteered to become the first participants in…

Eli Lilly has decided to stop development of baricitinib (Olumiant) for adults with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) because of efficacy results from two pivotal phase 3 trials, SLE-BRAVE-I and II, the company announced Jan. 28. Lilly said that the primary endpoint of…

Autoimmune diseases (AD) such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroid disease and psoriasis, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality as people age. Few effective treatments are available for AD, but some preclinical studies have hinted that supplements,…

Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to…

Does an aspirin a day keep the doctor away? Dr. Salim Virani, professor of medicine—cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine, says don’t trust that saying. The decision to take an aspirin as a preventative measure for heart attack and stroke…