Two Japanese babies ‘caught’ cancer from their mothers when they inhaled cervical tumor cells during childbirth and developed lung cancer years later, case report suggests About one in 1,000 women have cancer during pregnancy One in half a million of those may ‘transmit’ cancer to their children A case report reveals that two babies in Japan likely ‘inhaled’ cancer cells […]
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Family members of 15-year-old Braden Wilson from Simi Valley, California, are mourning his death from a rare COVID-19-related illness. Simultaneously, Braden's mother, Amanda Wilson is grieving the death of her son and recovering from a positive case of COVID-19. The Santa Susana High School student was discovered to have multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) – a rare complication of […]
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In the United States, there are over 100 gun deaths each day and about 38,000 each year. Despite the number of deaths, lingering health impacts from gunshot wounds, and the psychological impact a gun death or injury can have on a household or community, gun violence is framed as a political or criminal justice issue rather than a health issue. […]
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Prioritizing healthy living throughout a global pandemic has been incredibly difficult for everyone. And many of those with chronic, pre-existing conditions face additional challenges. Once such condition: psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the joints. It affects an estimated 1 million U.S. adults; about 30% of those that suffer from psoriasis will find themselves eventually diagnosed with […]
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Based on preclinical studies of an investigational drug to treat peripheral nerve tumors, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as part of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium have shown that the drug, cabozantinib, reduces tumor volume and pain in patients with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The results of the Phase 2 clinical trial, co-chaired by Michael […]
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Based on preclinical studies of an investigational drug to treat peripheral nerve tumors, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as part of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium have shown that the drug, cabozantinib, reduces tumor volume and pain in patients with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The results of the Phase 2 clinical trial, co-chaired by Michael […]
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Chris Evans reveals his wife gave him a blood pressure monitor High blood pressure is a condition whereby the pressure of blood in your arteries is consistently too high. If left untreated, it can lead to heart and circulatory diseases like heart attack or stroke. Blood coming from your nose could be an indication you’re at risk of the condition. Nosebleeds could be a […]
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Kayla Scritchfield had a normal pregnancy and delivered her second daughter, Ava, thinking all was well. About six hours later, Ava looked purple. Medical personnel whisked away the newborn. Kayla and her husband, Garrett, were told that Ava probably had a heart defect. She needed to be transported from Salina, Kansas, to Kansas City. Garrett flew with the medical team […]
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A recent study investigated links between the gut microbiome and COVID-19. The authors conclude that an individual’s gut microbiome may affect how the body responds to a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Gut bacteria might influence both the short- and long-term effects of infection. More than 92 million people worldwide have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and a little […]
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A year ago, I wrote an article for The Conversation about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which transpired to be the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of writing, cheap methotrexate next day no prescription very little was known about the disease and the virus causing it, but I warned of the […]
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