Dating is hard. All those apps are supposed to make things easier, but ultimately we’re all still just winging it and hoping for the best. And once you meet someone who’s interested, you still have that all-important first date to get through. In a thread on Reddit, women have started sharing the things that men […]
People Are Getting Diarrhea from Swimming in Public Pools—Here's How to Protect Yourself
Fourth of July is right around the corner, meaning many across the country are gearing up to go for a swim either in a community pool or one in their own backyard. But the CDC is warning about an illness that’s on the rise that can be spread via contaminated pool water. The illness is […]
Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently published paper from The University of Texas at Austin. Researchers with UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, the Cockrell School of Engineering and Dell Medical School describe how patients being treated for joint pain at […]
Scientists developing way to help premature babies breathe easier
Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate lung development in fragile premature infants who suffer from a rare condition called Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), which in the most severe cases can lead to lifelong breathing problems and even death. Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
Man, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted to treat his heart failure
Fitness fanatic, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted after the failure of his organ ‘became too severe to wait for a life-saving transplant’ Greg Marshall developed a ‘chest infection’ and ‘asthma’ at the end of 2016 Diagnosed with heart failure after he suddenly collapsed in a car park Pacemaker failed, forcing Mr Marshall to have […]
The Only Pregnancy Books You Actually Need to Read
Pregnancy is one massive cocktail of emotions (virgin, of course). For some, it can be parts exciting, nerve-wracking, and mystifying with a splash of “WTF have we done?” thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately, you don’t get an individualized recipe book that shows you how exactly to mix all of these ingredients, and the ratios […]
Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops
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 […]
Helping the body’s ability to grow bone
For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts stand up to the rigors and ‘strains’ of life, and how quickly they help bone re-grow and repair. Researchers led by Dr. Gianluca Tozzi, at the University of Portsmouth, are the first to examine the strains between bone and graft […]
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: When it’s good to neglect your child
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: When it’s good to neglect your child and why mollycoddling them stops them coping with life Our obsession with cleanliness is making our children sick. It seems a paradox, doesn’t it, that in an attempt to keep youngsters healthy by eliminating germs, we’re making them ill? Research this week showed […]
DR GUY MEADOWS reveals the secrets to getting a better night’s rest
He was a top doctor running a sleep clinic when he fell victim to insomnia himself — now in a major new series DR GUY MEADOWS reveals the secrets to getting a better night’s rest Not sleeping well is becoming the malaise of our generation. Ask someone: ‘How are you?’ and you half-expect them to […]