High-speed radiotherapy can blast away bladder cancer… in just FOUR weeks Study proves intense course of radiotherapy more effective than lower doses Patients don’t suffer worse side effects and can get back to normal life faster Eric Edwards, 64, was…
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People with dementia face four times the risk of dying of COVID-19
People with dementia are TWICE as likely to catch COVID-19 and more than FOUR times more likely to die from the virus, new US study of 62 million people finds Case Western University researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records…
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Four volunteers who got Pfizer's vaccine developed Bell's palsy
Four trial volunteers who got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine developed Bell’s palsy – but FDA denies that the temporary facial paralysis was caused by the shot Four people who received Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in its clinical trial developed Bell’s palsy, a…
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Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons
It’s one of the world’s deadliest animals, and it has a taste for human blood: the mosquito. Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, dengue, and yellow fever that kill at least a half a million people each year. Now researchers are…
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Mail delays may affect medication supply for nearly one in four Americans over 50
The timeliness of mail delivery may affect access to medication for many middle-aged and older adults, according to a new analysis of data from a national poll of people aged 50 to 80. Nearly one in four people in this…
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One in four UK adults at risk of hunger and potential malnutrition following lockdown
One in four adults in the UK are experiencing food insecurity, which is likely to have left them susceptible to hunger and potential malnutrition, during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the main finding of a survey published today by Feeding…
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