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Jumpy Britain on red alert for coronavirus: Bath university confirms suspected case is in self-isolation waiting for test results as nervous resident spots hazmat-suit wearing visitor in London A person at the University of Bath is suspected of having the coronavirus Image shows a person in protective gear on a street in south London A care home in Brighton is […] In celebration of International Women's Day on Sunday, Ashley Graham, a body positive model, shared a photo of herself giving birth to her son, Isaac. Graham described giving birth as the "greatest pain I've ever known and the greatest accomplishment that I've ever achieved." Graham has been praised for her refreshingly honest posts about pregnancy and motherhood, as she's shared images of […] The people who could benefit most from the newest antidepressant therapies—those at risk for suicide—are most often excluded from the clinical trials that test those drugs for safety and efficacy, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. This group also stands to suffer the most harm from being prescribed medications that have not been tested on […] (HealthDay)—In a new clinical guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association, recently published in Gastroenterology, treatment recommendations are presented for patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Joseph D. Feuerstein, M.D., from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues developed guidelines for medical management of adult outpatients with moderate-to-severe UC. The authors recommend using infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, vedolizumab, tofacitinib, […] Artificial heart valve that GROWS inside the body ‘could stop children with deadly defects needing multiple risky surgeries’ The prosthetic has been hailed as a huge step forward in medical care Tested in young lambs, the valve expanded with the growth of their own hearts Human trials are expected to go ahead within two years, US researchers said It could […] China’s efforts to control the deadly outbreak of a new coronavirus “are working”, Beijing’s top diplomat said Thursday, attributing an easing in new cases to his country’s “forceful action” against the illness. Speaking in Laos after talks with peers from the 10 Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries, Wang Yi said the outbreak was “controllable and curable” despite the global panic it […] In an age of gender-reveal parties, baby bumps on Instagram, and hyper-gendered toys and clothing, learning about a baby’s sex is big news. But having a boy rather than a girl, or vice versa, makes some people sad. Some label this “gender disappointment.” Our research looked at what’s behind this sadness and whether gender disappointment is a mental illness, as […] TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 — In the United States, the proportion of cases of cutaneous melanoma and age-standardized incidence rates attributable to ultraviolet (UV) radiation vary across states, but the burden is considerable in all states, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in the International Journal of Cancer. Farhad Islami, M.D., Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in […] Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown by in vivo experimentation on a mouse model that angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is highly dependent on T-cell receptor signaling. Further trials also suggest that dasatinib, by targeting the TCR pathway, improved outcomes in both the mouse model and in a clinical trial of five patients who relapsed or were refractory to conventional […] A Harvard University review has questioned guidelines suggesting we consume more dairy products. The average Australian eats about one and a half serves a day, while the guidelines recommend between two and a half and four serves of dairy a day, depending on your age. Do we need more dairy? No, according to a new review.Credit:Getty Harvard researchers, however, argue […]
Jumpy Britain on red alert for coronavirus
Ashley Graham shared a photo of herself giving birth and described the moment as the ‘face of my greatest strength’
Making antidepressants safer for people with suicide risk
Recommendations provided for treatment of ulcerative colitis
Pioneering artificial heart valve grows inside the body
Upbeat Chinese FM says virus control efforts ‘are working’
Sad about having a boy instead of a girl? ‘Gender disappointment’ is no mental illness
High Cutaneous Melanoma Burden Found Due to UV Radiation
Old weapon, new target: Dasatinib against angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
We’re told to eat more dairy: Harvard researchers disagree
