Reviewers’ Notes Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of racial disparities in mortality between Black and white people in the United States. New research from the University of Chicago Medicine suggests that parental incarceration may be contributing to these health gaps. According to the new study, people who experienced a…
Researchers propose new de-medicalized approach to assisted dying
Three Lancaster University professors have argued that it is time to move beyond a medicalized approach to assisted dying. Despite growing legal and medical support for assisted dying, many health care professionals do not want to be directly involved. Nancy Preston, Sheila Payne, and Suzanne Ost—three leading professors at Lancaster…
Bereaved father tells MPs to stop ignoring assisted dying debate
Helen Catmur was “trapped in her own body” and terminally ill due to motor neurone disease. Her husband of 19 years, James, watched her deteriorate over almost 18 months until she could only move her eyes and one finger. One day, while plugging in the iPad she used to communicate,…
1 in 5 marijuana users struggle with dependency on the drug
Cannabis use disorder is a very real problem for a significant percentage of people who use marijuana, new research suggests. About 21% of those who use weed struggle with dependency, including recurring problems socially and with work, the study published Aug. 29 in the journal JAMA Network Open found. About…
If you want surgery done properly, get a female doctor
If you want surgery done properly, make sure it’s done by a woman – you’re less likely to suffer complications Researchers in Canada found patients treated by women were at lower risk Study authors suggested gap was down to patient-doctor relationship READ MORE: Why there are times women should demand…
GDF15 hormone found to make insulin work better
More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Roughly 2.6 billion are overweight. Something that both groups have in common is that the hormone insulin does not work nearly as well for them as it does for people who are healthy and in a normal weight range. Researchers have…
This Indian Yogurt Can Help You Lose Weight
There are just tons of weight loss tips and tricks out there and people can’t seem to pick which one would work best for them. What most people need to understand is that by doing regular exercise and proper diet, they would be able to stay healthy, then again for…
I was woken by police hurrying me to hospital — the diagnosis was terminal
Spot Leukaemia urge adults to check for signs of disease Michelle Sterling, now 63, from Wales, was never one to go to the doctors, but her friends thought she may be having a stroke based on some symptoms she started to display in 2011. That time, it turned out that…
My therapist abandoned me after 2 years of weekly sessions
The ending of a nine-year relationship gave me the final push to start therapy. It was 2020, and I was finding it hard to navigate the massive change in my life. I realised I needed to deal with a lot of emotional baggage that a loving relationship had helped me to…
Asymptomatic Covid patients could be carrying gene mutation in breakthrough
Eris: New COVID-19 coronavirus variant detailed It is thought more than 680 million people globally have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. While some people will be alerted to the fact they have been infected by the tell-tale symptoms, others can test positive for coronavirus without…