Hey there! You might not know this yet, but you just met your new best friend! My name is Troy, and I’m often called Big Boy Troy by my friends at the Adoption Center in New York City. That’s because I’m so full of love that I have extra to share with everyone I know! I’m so happy you found […]
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A woman says she’ll ‘never French kiss again’ after having tongue cancer. Jamie Powell, 39, was diagnosed with the disease in March 2020, after discovering a raised bump on her tongue. She had half of her tongue removed – replaced with leg tissue – and had to relearn to talk and eat. She then endured 30 rounds of chemotherapy before […]
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Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial led by University of Cambridge and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Results from the IMPORT HIGH trial, published in The Lancet, show that giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the same time as treatment to the […]
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TOPLINE: Pembrolizumab doesn’t work as well for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have diabetes. METHODOLOGY: Investigators reviewed the medical records of 203 consecutive patients with metastatic NSCLC who received first-line pembrolizumab either alone or in combination with chemotherapy at a single tertiary center in Israel. Overall, 1 in 4 patients (n = 51) had diabetes mellitus; […]
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In the pediatric emergency department (ED), non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino children who presented with headache were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with migraine and to undergo diagnostic testing compared to non-Hispanic White children. In a retrospective study in which researchers evaluated data from 49 pediatric EDs across the US, White children were twice as likely to leave the ED […]
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A man who had the world’s first face and double hand transplant from a donor twice his age has shared how he went on to find love. Joe DiMeo, 24, had third-degree burns on 80% of his body and needed to have his fingertips amputated after his Dodge Challenger car crashed and burst into flames in July 2018. After the […]
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Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for Cancer is one of the biggest killers in the UK, accounting for around a quarter of all deaths. As with any disease the sooner you catch the symptoms the sooner you can seek the appropriate treatment. Your symptoms will depend on the type of cancer you have and its location […]
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According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), using an automated deep-learning AI tool, as well as weight-based volumetric thresholds, might afford large-scale evaluation for splenomegaly on CT examinations performed for any indication. Noting that, historically, the standard linear splenic measurements used as a surrogate for splenic volume yielded suboptimal performance in detecting volume-based […]
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Got a big night out or a super-early flight coming up? Try SLEEP BANKING, the scientifically proven way to counter the negative effects of sleep deprivation Sleep banking involves getting extra sleep leading up to busy periods Research shows sleep banking could improve reaction time and reduce errors READ MORE: Getting a good night’s sleep is more urgent than ever, […]
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