It’s a week before my period, and my insides are exploding like fireworks. I’m running a fever, the skin on my distended stomach is stretched out like a canvas, my legs feel leaden – dead weights that can only transport me from the bedroom to the bathroom. I lie in bed with a heating pad on high in the middle […]

HIV cases among African-born Brits outnumber those from UK for first time in a decade Data from the UKHSA shows 3,805 people were diagnosed with HIV in England Some 700 were born in Britain, a record low, while 1,179 were born in Africa More HIV cases were diagnosed among people born in Africa than the UK last year, official figures show. […]

New malaria vaccine is only the 2nd to win an endorsement from the World Health Organization – and this shot is more effective and less expensive The new shot was 75% effective for a year without significant waning over time Demand far outpaces supply and vaccine makers pledged 100M doses annually READ MORE:  Climate change is making mosquitoes GIANT and more […]

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A new artificial intelligence (AI) model combines imaging information with clinical patient data to improve diagnostic performance on chest X-rays, according to a study published in Radiology. Clinicians consider both imaging and non-imaging data when diagnosing diseases. However, current AI-based approaches are tailored to solve tasks with only one type of data at a time. Transformer-based neural networks, a relatively […]

I wasn’t prepared for all the compliments I’d receive when I got my breast implants. I had perfect breasts. They were so ideal that I consented to have them on full display on my plastic surgeon’s website. I was proud of my new breasts, and I wanted every fellow young breast cancer survivor to know that they could also have […]

Get back to work, Rishi Sunak tells striking doctors as PM blasts NHS medics for refusing bigger pay rise than ‘anyone else in the public sector’ The Prime Minister said he had ‘behaved entirely correctly, entirely reasonably’ Strike action in September led to 130,000 NHS appointments being cancelled  Radiographers have today joined junior doctors and consultants in walkouts   READ MORE: BMA […]

Slimming World reveal how to make a high-protein breakfast Jess Hillard, leading sports nutritionist at Warrior, revealed how increasing your protein intake can help boost your weight loss. Although eating more protein is usually aimed at athletes and gym goers, it should be a key part of any individual’s life and diet, said Jess. She said: “High protein diets are […]

HAMBURG, Germany — Initiating metformin treatment at gestational diabetes diagnosis was associated with improved glycemic control and reduced gestational weight gain found the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Overall, the trial’s primary outcome, a composite of insulin initiation or a fasting glucose level ≥ 5.1 mmol/L (92 mg/dL) at gestation weeks 32 or 38, did not differ between women […]

An article published in Nature Communications on the pilot study carried out in Catalonia to evaluate the self-collection of biological samples reveals the high acceptability of the proposal and the key role of diagnosis in people without symptoms of mpox. In July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Faced […]