Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe
Month: November 2022
New tool can predict individual’s dementia risk
A risk score tool can accurately predict an individual’s 13-year dementia risk, according to a study published online Nov. 17
Q and A: Breaking down acute and chronic pancreatitis
I’m in my late 50s and was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. My symptoms came on suddenly. My wife is concerned
Most young people who leave mental health services may not see a worsening of symptoms
Most young people who stop using childhood and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) after reaching the upper age limit of
Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer
A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to successfully detect
Half of patients in telemedicine program for opioid use disorder current with medication a month later
More than half of the patients who were prescribed medication to treat opioid use disorder through a virtual program established
Drug treatment slows neurodegenerative disease in mice
Scientists have found a new drug treatment that can slow the progression of neurodegenerative disease in mice. The breakthrough research
A new way to fight diseases? Stop viruses from stealing nutrients
The immune system has long been touted as the body’s primary defense against invading viruses, with the understanding that a
Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and,
Work-life balance key for struggling general practitioners
Overloaded Australian general practitioners (GPs) have such poor work-life balances they no longer feel in control of their own lives,