Sibel Health, spun out of Northwestern University, announced it received a new FDA 510(k) clearance for its ANNE One platform to include continuous neonate and vital sign monitoring of infants born at any gestational age to of 2 years old. The ANNE One platform allows for this vital sign monitoring via a clinical-grade wearable in two parts: the Anne limb, which measures skin and […]
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I had colon cancer at 27. These are the symptoms to watch out for Vanessa Mendico, from Australia, was working out five or six times a week But she was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at the age of 27 READ MORE: Drinking ANY amount of alcohol may raise your risk of cancer A woman who was diagnosed with […]
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University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a key determinant of our risk for multiple sclerosis, advancing efforts to prevent and better treat the disease. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling autoimmune disorder that can cause weakness, stiffness, spasms, fatigue, numbness and difficulty moving. Image Credit: UVA Health Researchers led by Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, chair of UVA’s Department […]
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Shroom bloom: Psychedelic drug use among American under-30s doubles in just three years A study found psychedelic use in young people increased from 3.4 to 6.6% Men under 30 were more likely to take psychedelics than women under 30 READ MORE: Chronic cannabis use raises mood disorder risk by FOUR TIMES The number of young adults using psychedelics has doubled […]
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Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of non-communicable disease burden and death. Population-level interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can reduce disease burden, by enabling people to make daily, healthy choices via long-term structural features. Now, researchers from Japan and Canada test a novel urban design metric based on the space syntax theory that links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the […]
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The HIV/AIDS treatment centre in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused. Andrew Tendo, resident medical officer at the US-funded clinic, warned that new waves of HIV […]
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Losing a close family member is often a devastating experience, and it usually takes time to learn how to move forward in a positive way. But within three years of losing her mother to cancer, Dina Gachman’s sister died from an alcohol overdose, forcing her to go through the grieving process again in a short period of time. “I wouldn’t […]
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Willow Sage is officially a rockstar — and with Pink as her mom, is it really any surprise? The 12-year-old made her stage debut performing her duet “Cover Me In Sunshine” with her mom at the first night of Pink’s Summer Carnival 2023 tour in the UK. And her dad Carey Hart posted a short clip on Instagram gushing over […]
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The Biden administration on Thursday issued its new multiagency plan to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, but experts see possible legislative and judicial hurdles that could thwart that effort. The plan directs five departments and 15 agencies to implement more than 200 steps by 2030, and comes as rates of the most common STIs have reached record highs […]
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Transthyretin cardiac amyloidopathy (ATTR-CM) is a rare but severe and progressive heart condition where sticky, toxic proteins build up in the heart muscle and cause heart failure. Current treatments can relieve the symptoms but cannot cure the disorder. Now, in an unprecedented finding, scientists have reported that three patients have spontaneously recovered from the condition. They believe this finding may […]
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