Rod Stewart: The star’s health battle – the importance of early diagnosis and symptoms
Rod Stewart urges fans to get checked for prostate cancer 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…
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Dutch weigh vaccine boosters, new restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge
FILE PHOTO: People with and without protective masks walk on the street while shopping as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Amsterdam, Netherlands October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eva PlevierAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities are to decide on Tuesday…
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50 years on, real progress in war against cancer
Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Society report. Death rates for all…
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Common infections in pregnant mums linked to leukemia risk in children
Common maternal infections during pregnancy, such as urinary and respiratory tract infections were linked to a child developing leukemia, a new study has found. But the increase in overall risk was small given the rarity of childhood leukemia. Researchers looked…
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Pritzker Signs COVID-19 Amendment to Illinois Conscience Law
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a change to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would allow…
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Arthritis: The sweet treat that may ease pain and reduce inflammation – ‘food is medicine’
Ruth asks This Morning doctor about milk helping arthritis 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…
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Lung model proves viability of spectroscopy technique
Take a nice, deep breath. Now imagine your lungs: Myriad airways like branches, each with tiny alveoli-like leaves. This alveolar structure is key to the absorption of oxygen and excretion of carbon dioxide that we call “breath.” As we breathe,…
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HYPORT in Prostate Cancer: New Standard After Surgery?
CHICAGO ― The long-term side effects of hypofractionated postoperative prostate bed radiotherapy (HYPORT) for prostate cancer are similar to those of conventional radiotherapy, a new study concludes. “Hypofractionation is a strategy for shortening treatment by giving larger doses per fraction…
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Bindi Irwin Just Gave Us All an Early Christmas Gift With This New Family Photo
Bindi Irwin shared a new family photo featuring the entire adorable Irwin gang, including 7-month-old baby Grace Warrior, of course, and it might just be our favorite yet: The Irwin family is in full holiday splendor — as in modeling…
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Shock, Disbelief as NCCN Changes Prostate Cancer Guidance
For over a decade, the influential National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has been recommending that men with low-risk prostate cancer be offered active surveillance as the lone “preferred” initial treatment option. But the NCCN has now reversed this long-standing recommendation…
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