A woman says she can "never French kiss again" after having half of her tongue removed and replaced with leg tissue after a cancer diagnosis. Jamie Powell, 39, was diagnosed with tongue cancer back in March 2020 after discovering a raised bump on her tongue. After undergoing tests, she was told she had stage three cancer and would need half […]

TikTok is quickly becoming the place to find new, catchy workout programmes, like the viral 75 Hard fitness challenge, soft hiking or the 12-3-30 treadmill workout. Now there’s another exercise trend circulating on the app: the 3-2-8 method, and with more than 300 million views, it’s certainly the fitness programme du jour.  What is the 3-2-8 method? Created by PT […]

Texas’s first locally acquired case of malaria in 30 years was recently reported by health officials. The patient was diagnosed with the disease after working outdoors in South Texas’s Cameron County, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday. Experts say that malaria is unlikely to spread to North Texas. Here’s what to know about malaria […]

While the Fourth of July may be a fun time for gatherings of family and friends, many of our pets find the holiday scary or anxiety-inducing due to fireworks and other loud, celebratory sounds. During the days leading up to the fourth, lots of pet parents worry about how their pets will handle the loud noises. However, with a little […]

TOPLINE: Deaths from external causes have nearly doubled over a 20-year period, and the largest increases in deaths were due to poisoning and firearms, according to data published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study used National Center for Health Statistics data from January 1999 to December 2020 on deaths of 3.8 million people aged 20 and older. […]

Why I would rather use sugar in my tea than an artificial sweetener, says professor Tim Spector People in Britain now consume nearly 60% of calories from ultra-processed food Read more: Sweeteners vs sugar – what IS the truth? The experts are divided  If you have recently enjoyed a low-fat yoghurt, a diet drink, a biscuit or even a dollop of […]

Hey there! You might not know this yet, but you just met your new best friend! My name is Troy, and I’m often called Big Boy Troy by my friends at the Adoption Center in New York City. That’s because I’m so full of love that I have extra to share with everyone I know! I’m so happy you found […]

A woman says she’ll ‘never French kiss again’ after having tongue cancer. Jamie Powell, 39, was diagnosed with the disease in March 2020, after discovering a raised bump on her tongue. She had half of her tongue removed – replaced with leg tissue – and had to relearn to talk and eat. She then endured 30 rounds of chemotherapy before […]

TOPLINE: Pembrolizumab doesn’t work as well for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have diabetes. METHODOLOGY: Investigators reviewed the medical records of 203 consecutive patients with metastatic NSCLC who received first-line pembrolizumab either alone or in combination with chemotherapy at a single tertiary center in Israel. Overall, 1 in 4 patients (n = 51) had diabetes mellitus; […]

A man who had the world’s first face and double hand transplant from a donor twice his age has shared how he went on to find love. Joe DiMeo, 24, had third-degree burns on 80% of his body and needed to have his fingertips amputated after his Dodge Challenger car crashed and burst into flames in July 2018. After the […]