Artificial intelligence diagnoses lung cancer Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health and science correspondent, BBC News Artificial intelligence is better than specialist doctors at diagnosing lung cancer, a US study suggests. […]
One in Three Seniors Is Lonely. Here’s How It’s Hurting Their Health Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme Loneliness and social isolation are growing public-health concerns for people of all ages in the […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) greets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his arrival at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) […]
By Emily Dixon, CNN CNN — Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world’s most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new […]
Source: MSN By Emily Price A new blood test could potentially detect Alzheimer’s in patients over 10 years before symptoms appear. The secret is the levels of a protein in […]
Elephants rarely get cancer. Here’s why this matters to humans Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN You’d think elephants would be getting cancer left and right: They are giants of […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME In 2016, one in 65 deaths in the United States involved opioids — and among younger adults, that number skyrocketed to one in five, according to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Amy B Wang In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation. Doctors had removed one of his lungs in […]
Source: BBC News By Bruce Lieberman In late 1971, US Navy veteran Stephen Islas returned from Vietnam, but the war continued to rage in his head. “I came very close […]
Sharp rise in aggressive brain cancer is linked to mobile phones with cases more than doubling over two decades Source: MSN and Daily Mail By Laura Forsyth Cases of glioblastoma […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives […]
Epigraph And thy Lord has inspired the bee, saying, ‘Make thou houses in the hills and in the trees and in the trellises which they build. Then eat of every kind of fruit, and […]
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization. Experts say it […]
Source: BBC By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightSPL The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. […]
Source: The Great Courses By Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D.; Harvard University Have you ever noticed that trying to calm down before a high-stakes event often just produces more agitation? That […]
Source: Time By Alice Park Colonoscopy may be getting all the attention as the preferred way to screen for colon cancer, but a tried-and-true method that doesn’t require a hospital visit […]
Source: USA Today Infants should sleep in the same room as parents to lower the risk of sleep-related deaths, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement released […]
Epigraph: And thy Lord has inspired the bee, saying, ‘Make thou houses in the hills and in the trees and in the trellises which they build. ‘Then eat of every […]
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. The widespread use of gene editing is rapidly becoming a present-day […]
