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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. High blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms so it can be extremely difficult to spot, but if the condition is left untreated, a person can be at increased risk of serious problems like […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Left untreated, sleep apnoea can increase the risk of depression, heart disease and stroke. Find out more about the health condition here and how to treat it. Known as obstructive sleep apnoea, […]
Twin, 31, left fighting for his life with cystic fibrosis after the disease killed his brother has finally got the £28,000 drug that will save him – on the NHS The £28,000-per-year Kaftrio works for 90 per cent of those with cystic fibrosis Anthony Usher, 31, lost his identical twin brother Elliot to the disease […]
Ghostly figures, disembodied voices and plagues of bugs: How a 65p pill can end the terrifying delusions that haunt thousands with Parkinson’s NHS trial will offer 200 volunteers chance to try 65p-a-day drug ondansetron Medication, designed to treat cancer-related sickness, can stop hallucinations Parkinson’s affects 145,000 Britons and also causes problems with movement Ghostly figures that […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. JJ Chalmers has accrued more life experience in the space of 33 years than many do in their lifetime. JJ was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2011, while serving […]
If there’s one thing that fills me with dread, it’s the thought of sitting down to have a DMC (deep meaningful chat) with a partner. I’ve tried to have them in the past and always ended up choking back the tears (when I wasn’t even sad), having a full-blown row (having not started off feeling […]
Certified nurse midwife Heather Helton has worked in sexual health for 19 years, and recently shared a step-by-step TikTok on how to safely groom your pubic hair. Helton walked through the steps that can help prevent razor burn and ingrown hairs, two common issues her patients cite when they shave down there. She recommended cleansing […]
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered that neutrophils, the most abundant cells of the innate immune system, have many more functions in the body than previously thought. This finding suggests possible new treatments for many diseases, including cancer. In a study published in the journal Cell, the research team demonstrates […]
“Stopping” and “seeing” are crucial components of many types of meditative practices, including Buddhist Zen meditation. In fact, these practices typically entail ceasing all activities to observe the thoughts, feelings and sensations arising at a given time, as well as sounds or other sensory stimuli in one’s surrounding environment. In Buddhist meditation, “stopping and seeing” […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 — For moderately ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19, tocilizumab is not effective for preventing intubation or death, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine. John H. Stone, M.D., M.P.H., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a randomized trial involving patients […]