Cirrhosis of the liver poses a significant health challenge worldwide. With no known cure, it requires comprehensive management to slow liver damage, alleviate symptoms and prevent potential complications. Cirrhosis is characterized by irreversible scarring of the liver. This article will explore its causes, symptoms and treatments and will look at the day-to-day realities of living […]

Many overlook the warnings preceding workout classes that encourage consulting a doctor before participating in rigorous exercise. After all, isn’t exercise good for you? However, certain conditions could make the increased heart rate, associated with exercise, dangerous. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur found that an elevated heart rate can induce a stroke […]

Digital emotion regulation A wide variety of digital services including social and messaging apps, games, music and video streaming and even online shopping are used for emotion regulation Up to half of smartphone use may have the goal of managing emotion The emotional state of a phone user can predict which app they will use […]

‘I fast for 14 hours a day.  Upon waking up, I go to the gym. Three to four times a week I’ll use the sauna after, as it activates the FOXO3 gene, which is nicknamed the longevity gene. I’ll have a low carb/sugar breakfast, and during the day I’ll drink six to eight cups of […]

Rise of the single mother: Number seeking to get pregnant through IVF soars 44% in wake of Covid – amid boom in egg-freezing rates Patients aiming to become a single mum to an IVF baby rose 44 per cent READ MORE: The 6 things women MUST think about before freezing their eggs The number of […]

NHS must get the cash it needs for vital prescription pill helpline Two million in England have been taking antidepressants for at least five years  Alarming new figures show that about two million people in England have been taking antidepressants for at least five years. But why does this matter if they need them, you […]

Given FIN11’s history of conducting widespread campaigns exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to steal data and deploy ransomware in commonly used software in the healthcare sector, HCOs should “consider FIN11 a top priority for their security teams.” WHY IT MATTERS HC3 released a new threat actor profile last week about FIN11, a cybercriminal collective originating from the Commonwealth of Independent […]

Today independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps will introduce a bill into federal parliament that would restrict junk food advertisements aimed at children. The bill would target advertising for unhealthy foods Australia’s health ministers have previously defined, including sugar-sweetened drinks, confectionary and unhealthy fast food meals. Advertising for these foods and drinks would be […]

Heart specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee are cutting out one of the ‘longest incisions in surgery’ from routine operations, giving Scottish patients a quicker, and almost pain-free, recovery. Patient Alex Miller and nurses – Image Credit: NHS Golden Jubilee Endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) surgery is providing heart patients with minimally invasive surgery, giving them a […]

The predominant emotions expressed by patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia undergoing virtual reality-based Avatar therapy (AT) are mostly neutral, joy, and anger emotions, according to a study published online June 12 in BMC Psychiatry. Alexandre Hudon, M.D., from the Centre de recherche de l’Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, and colleagues used content analysis of […]