Self-Described Assassin, Now Doctor, Indicted in Opioid Case
A Louisiana physician, who refers to himself as a “former assassin,” was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in distributing more than 1.2 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice and not…
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Nick Kyrgios health: How tennis drove the player to a ‘dark’ place -signs and symptoms
Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios reacts to Bourchier win 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….
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Neurologists advised to advocate vaccinations for patients with Parkinson’s
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at higher risk for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses. However, patients with advanced PD may have less access to vaccinations according to a new study published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease. More than 30% of…
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Australias surgical abortion rate is dropping by 5.1% per year as access to abortion drugs improves
The rate of surgical abortions nationally has declined by 5.1% per year since the listing of mifepristone/misoprostol (medical abortion) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2013, according to research published by the Medical Journal of Australia. “It is difficult to…
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Delta variant DOUBLES risk of hospitalization compared to Alpha
Indian ‘Delta’ variant of COVID DOUBLES the risk of hospitalization compared to UK ‘Alpha’ variant, new study finds The Indian ‘Delta’ variant could cause Covid hospitalizations at twice the rate of the British ‘Alpha’ variant, a new study finds Delta…
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Blood pressure rises by stealth in poorer nations
More than half a billion people worldwide live with undetected, untreated hypertension, even as the disease burden shifts from rich nations to poor countries with limited resources to detect and manage the condition. In what researchers describe as a “massive…
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This expert hack shows exactly how much water you need to drink after exercise
We all know we should be drinking water. Lots of us probably don’t drink enough. Water is great for our skin, concentration and overall wellbeing, but when we workout we need to drink even more of it. Ensuring you drink…
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Young mum’s pregnancy sickness saw her vomiting 130 times a day
Sickness during pregnancy is incredibly common. But one woman’s condition saw her vomiting an average of 80 times a day. Breanna Schroeder, from Colorado, battled through 39 weeks of excessive nausea and sickness – after being diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum…
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Insights into how a stroke affects reading could help with rehabilitation
Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have important implications for helping target rehabilitation efforts. The finding…
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Next-gen COVID vaccine to make persistent neutralizing antibodies
Scientists and pharmaceutical companies have successfully generated vaccines to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Most of these vaccines are very effective in combating the disease. However, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an RNA virus that has…
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