The study covered in this summary was published in ResearchSquare as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways In a study of just over 4000 middle-aged women in China, researchers found: A U-shaped relationship between low, normal, or high birth weight and risk of adult obesity, with the lowest risk at a birth weight of 3000 […]

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects approximately 40,000 patients in Ireland, with 25% of these cases first arising during childhood. Globally, the prevalence for IBD is 396 cases per 100,000 persons annually. Symptoms include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue. The exact cause of the disease remains unknown. Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine, working closely with pediatric gastroenterologists […]

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to nearly every country in the world and has caused over 5.8 million deaths as well as significant economic crises. Many countries were forced to enact costly and restrictive measures to help reduce the rapid pace of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the organism that causes COVID-19. […]

Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible variant—or any other variant—will lead to herd immunity. ” Herd immunity is an elusive concept and doesn’t apply to coronavirus,” says Dr. Don Milton at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Herd immunity is when enough of a population […]

Stomach cancer: Surgeon explains the symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Glancing at cancer statistics can make you feel like you’re sitting ducks but they’re […]

Colon cancer: Dr Zoe outlines the symptoms to look out for We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A few years ago the star took to Twitter, announcing […]

Renowned infectious disease specialist, humanitarian, and healthcare champion for many of the world’s most vulnerable patient populations, Paul Edward Farmer, MD, died suddenly in his sleep from an acute cardiac event on February 21 in Rwanda, where he had been teaching. He was 62. Farmer cofounded the Boston-based global nonprofit Partners In Health and spent decades providing healthcare to impoverished […]

We know, we know – when you’re in the midst of tummy-twisting, excruciatingly painful period cramps, the last thing you want to hear is: ‘have you tried exercising?’. But the truth is that certain movements really can help to ease the pain. And while we’d never suggest that anyone really suffering with unbearable cramps forgoes pain relief, it’s worth trying […]

Women who conceive with assisted reproductive technology (infertility treatment) may be at increased risk for vascular and pregnancy-related complications, according to new research published today in a special Go Red for Women issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Assisted reproductive technology, also known as ART, is the […]

COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital, and how much care they needed once they were there. But those differences disappeared by the time their stays […]