EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 21, needs a life-saving blood transfusion after vaping ONCE caused ‘acute chest syndrome’ Woman, 21, from India, suffered from the genetic condition sickle cell disease She used a Vaporesso XROS vape, available in the US. Flavor was not specified READ MORE: UK looks to ban those born after 2009 from smoking and vaping   A woman needed a life-saving […]

UK ‘could have avoided harsh lockdowns’: Short circuit-breakers ‘work better’ than prolonged restrictions, top scientist claims Dame Angela McLean succeeded Sir Patrick as chief scientific adviser this year She also said a circuit breaker should have been imposed in September 2020 READ MORE: Whitty and JVT reveal they did not sign off on Eat Out to Help Out  The UK […]

WHO calls on China to reinstate masks, social distancing and staying home when ill amid mystery pneumonia outbreak China must be more transparent on new outbreak than with Covid, experts say READ MORE: Whitty and JVT reject claims experts signed off Eat Out to Help Out People in China should wear masks, socially distance and stay home if unwell amid an […]

Reviewed A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a non-invasive genetic test that can screen the blood of pregnant individuals to survey all genes for fetal DNA sequence variants. The team evaluated the test by examining blood samples from 51 pregnant persons, finding […]

In a new study, researchers say younger people may be more vulnerable to developing cardiovascular problems than previously believed. They say young adults need to pay more attention to cardiovascular risk indicators such as cholesterol and high blood pressure at an early age. Experts say early lifestyle modifications can reduce the risk of heart problems later in life. Cardiovascular issues […]

Public health officials in Michigan investigate five cases of EYE SYPHILIS in women who had sex with super-spreader man 5 women in the same area developed eye problems in the first 6 months of 2022 If left untreated, syphilis can affect the eyes, inner ear or central nervous system READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE – Experts warn of STI epidemic in RETIREMENT HOMES […]

Longer cumulative use of medication to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a small, but statistically significant, increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), results of a large Swedish nested case-control study suggest. The increased risk was evident only for hypertension and arterial disease, was dose-dependent, and was higher for stimulant than nonstimulant ADHD medications. “Clinicians should be vigilant in […]

In Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the over-accumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau. Wherever tau builds up, nearby brain tissue starts to degenerate and die. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found—in mice—that Alzheimer’s-like tau deposits in the brain lead to the accumulation of a form […]

Medical oncologist W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, will soon take the helm of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as its new director. Late last week, US President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Rathmell, a renal cancer expert and chair of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, to replace former NCI head Monica Bertagnolli, MD, after her recent Senate […]

Dr Dawn Harper on signs of vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to a variety of symptoms, some of which could be overlooked. The condition occurs when a lack of the vitamin, or folate, causes the body to produce abnormally large red blood cells that cannot function properly. The most common cause of vitamin B12 […]