Health

Porsha Ngumezi sat for hours in a Houston-area emergency room, passing grapefruit-sized blood clots as she waited to be treated for a first-trimester miscarriage. When Brenda Yolani Arzu Ramirez’s baby died in the second trimester, it triggered a life-threatening infection that worsened over the hours she waited to deliver vaginally at an Austin hospital. Both women faced delays in care. …

These Golden Retrievers have mastered the trick of getting things they want by pointing towards them like humans. In their version of seek, viewers would find these two canines guiding their mom by taking her to their treat counter in the most hilarious way. The pet parent recorded her Golden Retrievers pointing towards the direction of their comfort food in …

With the price of weight-loss injection Mounjaro rising by 170 per cent next month – the highest dose going from £120 to £330 – many who have been relying on the jabs to shift excess pounds may have to look elsewhere. Following the drug’s boom, many supplement companies have been slapping ‘GLP-1’ labels on their herbal powders, capsules and patches …

“We all are committed to evidence-based recommendations,” Robbie Goldstein, Massachusetts’ public health commissioner and a participant in the meetings, told the Globe Thursday. “It is not a question about, ‘Are we breaking from the federal government?’ It is, ‘How do we continue to do this thing that we’ve always done?’ which is to use science and evidence to drive our …

Living in the US poses a major threat to a person’s health, and for people between the ages of 25 and 44, the threat is worse, research has found.  About three million deaths are recorded in the US annually, but the nation’s mortality rate is far higher than that of its peers. Researchers calculate a gap between the US and …

Share on PinterestNew AHA hypertension guidelines suggest diet is key to control. Image credit: alyfromuk2us/Getty Images Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects around one in every three adults worldwide. It is a risk factor for several health conditions, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure and kidney damage. The American Ηeart Association has recently updated its 2017 guidelines on the prevention …

The pill may subtly rewire women’s brains—making them more prone to sadness, irritability and mood swings, scientists warn.  A study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that oral contraceptives change activity in brain circuits that regulate mood and emotion. The discovery may help explain why some women experience psychological side effects when starting the pill, while …

Researchers have reversed memory loss in aging mice by targeting a protein that builds up in brain cells, pointing toward a potential pathway to counter the cognitive declines of aging. In a new study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, examined a protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1), which was found to accumulate in the brain’s memory …

MURRAY — For cancer patients, radiation therapy can leave more than just scars on the inside. Now, Utah patients can receive cutting-edge treatment without a lasting reminder on their skin. Traditionally, small tattoos were used to guide radiation therapy. But for many patients, these permanent marks can cause anxiety or emotional distress — a daily reminder of their cancer journey. …

If you’ve ever wondered whether changing your cooking oil could affect cancer growth, you’re not alone. New research shows that the types of fats we eat might influence the rate at which cancer cells multiply. However, it is not as simple as avoiding certain foods. Picture this: you have cancer, and your doctor advises doing nothing for now. Not yet. …