In a Scientific First, Blind Mice Regain Eyesight
Source: Time By Alice Park Once the optic nerve that’s responsible for sight is damaged, it’s impossible to see again. At least that’s been the dogma. But a group of […]
The daily pain of having extreme perception
Source: BBC By Emma Young From Mosaic 20 June 2016 At the age of six, Jack Craven started telling his mother he wanted to die. “God made a mistake when […]
Exclusive: Meet the World’s First Baby Born With an Assist from Stem Cells
Source: Time By Alice Park This newborn is the first baby in the world born using a breakthrough IVF treatment Doctors in Canada have begun a new chapter in medical history, delivering the first in a wave of babies expected to be born this summer through a technique that some […]
White Male Doctors Are Paid Way More Than Blacks and Women
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Far too often, a person’s sex or skin color is connected to how much he or she earns—even in the reputationally well-paying field of medicine, finds […]
Cardiac ‘bruising’ may predict worse heart attack
Source: BBC UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm – by looking for bruising […]
‘New era’ of personalised cancer drugs, say doctors
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, Chicago Cancer is entering a “new era” of personalised medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient’s tumour, say doctors. […]
Magic mushrooms ‘promising’ in depression
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a short study on just 12 people […]
Practice of faith strengthens doctor-patient relationship
Source: Public Opinion By Amatul Khalid Amatul Khalid is a Chambersburg physician. In my 31 years of medical practice, I have felt humble and helpless at times. At other times, I have felt accomplished – or felt I could have done better. Doctors are just human beings who sometimes can provide […]
New Way of Attacking HIV Virus Boosts AIDS Vaccine Efforts
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers have found a new HIV weakness that could lead to a more effective vaccine The key to bringing down HIV is to find its weak […]
Body’s immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than thought
Source: Medical Express Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s disease than originally thought, according to University […]
Why You Might Not Need Your Antibiotics
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Many Americans are prescribed unnecessary antibiotics About 30% of antibiotics that are prescribed in doctor’s offices, clinics and emergency rooms are unnecessary, according to a new […]
The Woman Whose Addiction Story Shook Obama Now Has A Bill In Her Name
Source: Huffington Post Jessie’s Law tries to make a patient’s addiction history more widely known to his or her physicians. WASHINGTON — The young woman whose story of heroin addiction […]
These are the genes behind healthy aging
Source: Time By Alice Park In one of the largest studies involving people who stay healthy into old age, researchers found some interesting clues behind how they get that way — […]
Mexico easing up on marijuana laws
Source: CNN By Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor (CNN)Mexico will be taking legislative steps to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana, and its government will consider penal code changes to decriminalize possession of small quantities or cannabis for personal use. The announcement came from President Enrique Peña Nieto, […]
The Cold Medicine That’s Linked to Cognitive Problems
Source: BBC By Mandy Oaklander A common kind of prescription and over-the-counter medication, including some cold medicines, has been linked to cognitive impairment in older adults, finds a new study published in JAMA Neurology. Shannon Risacher, assistant professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Indiana University School of Medicine and first […]
Super-gonorrhoea’s spread ‘causing huge concern’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Doctors have expressed “huge concern” that super-gonorrhoea has spread widely across England and to gay men. The new superbug prompted […]
Britain to hire 400 doctors from Indian chain
Source: The Times Of India By Paul Gallagher Hundreds of general practitioners (GPs) are being recruited from India to help fill the growing demand-supply gap in general practice and meet a UK government pledge to add 5,000 doctors by 2020. Health Education England, the non-departmental body of the Department of Health […]
‘Superhero DNA’ keeps diseases at bay
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Some people appear to be born with ‘superhero DNA’ that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers. The […]
The very real pain of ‘imaginary’ illness
Source: BBC By David Robson How do you tell a patient that their paralysis, blindness, or seizures are “all in the mind”? As the doctor Suzanne O’Sullivan explains to BBC Future, our thoughts and feelings can move the body in mysterious ways that are just as frightening as any physical […]
Huge leap to mass produced platelets
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets – the part of the blood that forms clots. The […]