How the brain can miraculously switch off pain
In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
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The financial toxicity of cancer: unveiling global burden and risk factors – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Cancer, a major global health challenge, not only threatens lives but also imposes severe financial burdens, known as ‘financial toxicity’. This strain extends beyond treatment costs to ...
Carbohydrate cravings may be related to overall severity of depression: Study
For the study, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, a group of 117 participants -- 54 with depression and 63 healthy -- were asked to complete a 'food cue reactivity task' ...
What you should know about bird flu in the UK - and its impact on humans
Human-to-human transmission has not happened in the UK or Europe since bird flu first emerged in 1997 - but experts warn each infection increases the risk of the virus adapting to human hosts and ...
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A spoonful of innovation: Karmanos pioneers at-home liver cancer treatment
TheraBionic is the only FDA-approved therapy indicated in liver cancer patients that fail first-line and second-line therapy, so that's really the place it takes right now in 2025. Patients can ...
This Eating Habit Can Be An Early Sign Of Dementia
How does dementia affect eating habits? “Frontotemporal dementia is associated with a wide variety of abnormal eating behaviours such as hyperphagia, fixations on one kind of fo ...
WA drug addiction treatment centers face strain of overhead costs
As Washington combats overdoses from fentanyl and other drugs, addiction centers say a gap in funding for patients' room and ...
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Boston Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney in Fourth Patient
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S.&nb ...
Super Bowl ad sparks controversy over cut-rate Wegovy alternative
Hims & Hers offers a copycat of the blockbuster weight-loss drug at a fraction of the cost. But it might be short-lived deal ...
Budget proposals call for funding free clinics. Advocates say it won’t be enough if Medicaid is rolled back.
In 2023, 71 clinics in the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics saw 108,000 patients, a 44% increase in demand ...
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Monoclonal antibodies: are they the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease?
Explore the potential of monoclonal antibodies in Alzheimer’s treatment, including breakthroughs and challenges in this ...