For Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and opioid use disorder (OUD), receipt of physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care is low overall and lower for racial and ethnic minority groups, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in JAMA Network Open. Fiona Bhondoekhan, from the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, and […]

Misinformation surrounding LAM as contraception Had never given birth Were 27–37 weeks pregnant with only one child Were 18-40 years old Could read English Had reliable access to a telephone for texting, and internet access. About half of respondents were aware that breastfeeding could delay the return of their monthly periods. However, only 11.3% understood that exclusive breastfeeding is necessary […]

People who use both tobacco and cannabis are more likely to report anxiety and depression than those who used tobacco only or those who used neither substance, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nhung Nguyen of the University of California, San Francisco, U.S., and colleagues. Tobacco and cannabis are among the […]

A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). But a simple genetic test can determine who has a 10-fold higher risk for developing this condition, which means those patients could discuss safer treatment options with their doctors, according […]

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) identify a new and surprising function of a membrane protein on the surface of cancer cells: It supports and stabilizes an important “co-stimulatory” factor that enhances the activation of T cells, thus improving the immune response against the tumor. The study is published in the journal Cancer Cell and was conducted in […]

Dentist reveals why clearing your nose is as important as brushing teeth before bed Snoring affects 30 million people in the UK with 58 per cent aged 50 to 59 As a person breathes the moving air causes the tissue to flutter making noise Dentists have spent years begging us to brush our teeth before bed. But there is another […]

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the performance of a machine learning (ML)-based model in evaluating radiomic features to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) and its susceptibility using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images. Study: Machine learning-based diagnosis and risk classification of coronary artery disease using myocardial perfusion imaging SPECT: A radiomics […]

From girl dinners to Madonna squats, TikTok regularly gets us obsessed with the most niche content. At the moment, chiropractors are having their moment in the spotlight – specifically, videos where patients get their necks, backs and joints cracked. However, while they might be weirdly addictive to watch, a doctor has warned TikTok users against getting this kind of treatment. They’re also […]

GMB: Professor Susan Hopkins asked about symptoms of Covid The Covid variant BA.2.86, dubbed Pirola, is the latest Omicron strain to appear this summer, sparking concern among many experts because of its large number of mutations. Scientists have established the subvariant carries 30 more mutations in the spike protein than the previous dominant strain, which could make it more likely […]

Reviewed Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, many countries are grappling with high mortality rates from breast cancer, with the disease often diagnosed too late and access to treatments lacking. In Malawi, breast […]