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Disabled man is left fighting for his life with sepsis and kidney failure after being rushed back to hospital the day after doctors ‘sent him home with antibiotics’ Naythen Watkin was taken to A&E by his mother, Debra Newbert, on January 1 His skin had turned ‘grey’ and had been having trouble urinating for a […]
A Cornell study provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer. Incidence of this cancer, called gastric squamous-columnar junction (SCJ) cancer, also known as gastroesophageal cancer, rose 2.5 times in the United States between the 1970s and 2000s, while cases of all gastric cancers have decreased by more than 80% […]
A transcription factor that aids neuron function also appears to enable a cell conversion in the prostate gland that can make an already recurrent cancer even more deadly, scientists say. BRN4 is mostly expressed in the central nervous system and inner ear, but now scientists have the first evidence it’s amplified and overexpressed in patients […]
Michigan and local health departments will conduct aerial spraying for the first time since 1980 to combat a rare mosquito-borne virus that has killed three people and been recorded across the southern half of the state. The aerial spraying is set to begin Sunday and will include 14 counties where eastern equine encephalitis has been […]
Psoriasis is a skin disease hallmarked by red, scaly skin that can be painful or hot to the touch, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); and while it's definitely not a fun thing to suffer through, it's relatively common (about eight million Americans have it, per the National […]
‘Miracle’ baby boy who was born four months premature weighing just 1lb 15oz is thriving after beating four life-threatening illnesses including sepsis Little Ollie Harrison born at just 26 weeks and weighed less than a bag of sugar Ollie was placed on ventilator and spent 15 weeks battling conditions in hospital But he’s back home in […]
Out of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, only about 47 percent survive longer than five years. But Dr. Beth Karlan, the newly appointed director of cancer population genetics at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is hopeful that her research will not only help women get […]
The 31-year-old Reza Rezamand was on the way to his gym in Stroke-on-Trent, when a ladybug bite in the Hand. He suffered blood poisoning and had to be taken to the hospital. After his feet were badly swollen, went Rezamand to the hospital. A potentially life-threatening Sepsis was found in him, “The Sun”. The Doctors […]
Deadly ‘zombie’ deer disease could spread to humans A deadly ‘zombie’ deer disease could possibly spread to humans, experts are warning. Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham isn't going to wait for the deadly, so-called “zombie” deer disease to spread to his home state of Louisiana before taking action. Abraham, who represents the state’s 5th congressional district, […]
Deadly diet: Eating foods high in fat and sugar makes you more likely to die of SEPSIS The immune systems of mice fed a Western diet functioned differently to normal The risk of sepsis appeared to be higher irrespective of weight or gut health Researchers are looking into whether high-fat diets like Atkins have same […]