Dr Raj Arora, an NHS GP and medical educator specialising in women's health, skincare and mental health explains what TSS is, its symptoms and how to prevent it. How do you get TSS? Toxic Shock Syndrome is a rare but life-threatening condition that can occur from infection.
Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity. A report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) details the case study of a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with scurvy at a Toronto hospital last year. The authors say the case points to the need for physicians to consider the possibility of scurvy, particularly
Scientists believe they've discovered where the "voices" heard by some schizophrenic people emanate from using brainwave mapping. A press release about the new study, which was published in the journal PLOS Biology and conducted by researchers at New York University's Shanghai campus, explains that people experience auditory hallucinations may not be that different from the way […]
Want to improve your energy levels? Experts agree there's a seemingly harmless behavior you should nix.
Thomas Kwan is accused of injecting Patrick O’Hara with the fake jab on Jan. 22, according to multiple reports
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' host shared her second breast cancer diagnosis publicly on August 14, months after celebrating 10 years of being cancer-free
A new mum followed ''postpartum confinement'' - being fed and looked after by her mother-in-law and not showering for a month so she could "rest". Samantha Lee, 28, was told about her husband's, Aloysius Lee, 27, family tradition of confinement and decided she wanted to follow it after falling pregnant. Postpartum confinement is a traditional practice where the mum spends 30 days resting and recovering after giving birth. After Samantha welcoming her son, Xandre, one-month-old, her mother-in-law, Alicia Lee, 58, cooked fresh meals everyday and looked after the baby so she can sleep.
Donald Trump would slash funding for Planned Parenthood if he wins the election next month, according to his running mate. “On the question of defunding Planned Parenthood, look, I mean our view is we don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term abortions,” JD Vance said on Saturday, according to NBC News. “That has been a consistent view of the Trump campaign the first time around. It will remain a consistent view.”Vance has said before that he believes that the organization should be parti
Aging often includes a shift in hormones, that can bring on a whole host of symptoms in both men and women. Pharmacist Sherry Torkos joins Ross Hull to discuss some of the common changes and what people need to be aware of when going through this experience.
The King will briefly cease treatment when he is away and will resume it again when he returns to the U.K., according to the 'Daily Mail'
"I looked at her, almost shocked, and began laughing. I thought my wife and I had similar views on how extremist people can be, and I was wrong."
The famously hard-living Black Sabbath frontman was diagnosed with Parkin syndrome in 2005, with the main symptom being involuntary shudders. During a recent episode of his Madhouse Chronicles podcast, Ozzy - who misused alcohol and other drugs for most of his adult life revealed he occasionally smokes marijuana after years of sobriety. "I am happier, but I am not completely sober. I use a bit of marijuana from time to time.” He then credited his wife Sharon Osbourne with keeping him from returning to old habits.
Actor Stanley Tucci has admitted he wanted to shun conventional treatments when he was diagnosed with oral cancer and seriously considered using alternative therapies instead of chemotherapy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday.
A new study suggests sugary fruit juices and fizzy drinks may be linked to a higher likelihood of strokes. According to the report, it doesn't matter if your fizzy drink of choice is sugar-sweetened or artificially sweetened. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Oct. 8, 2024.
The 27-year-old showed off her weight loss since filming season seven of ‘Love Is Blind’
The King and Queen will travel to Australia and Samoa this month
Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had suffered with myalgic encephalomyelitis for a decade before she died at home in October 2021 from severe malnutrition.
A massive study of available data finds teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school.
Damage to the brainstem could be behind the physical and psychological effects of Long COVID, a new study suggests.
Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK's patents relating to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The two pharmaceutical giants are among a number of companies in competition for a vaccine for RSV, which typically causes cold-like symptoms but is also a leading cause of pneumonia in toddlers and older adults. GSK separately sued Pfizer in the United States last year, alleging Pfizer's vaccine violates GSK's patent rights in its RSV shot Arexvy.
