Category: 6. Health

How well do students at your school understand what bullying is? Do they feel comfortable intervening when they witness bullying behaviour on the school grounds? Does your…

Families are feeling stressed, powerless and ‘forever in limbo’ as they wait months, or sometimes years, for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) assessments, according to a new study. 

Research led by the…

Worldwide ovarian cancer ranks fourth among disease-related causes of death in women with 240,000 new cases each year. Prognosis varies significantly by stage at diagnosis and histologic type. Clear cell ovarian cancer (CCOC), a specific subtype…

People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two international studies involving…

The rapid withdrawal of international health aid by the United States (US)…

In a new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism that could explain how chronic gut inflammation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. By…

Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) who undergo immediate SAVR have better outcomes than those…

The use of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) by patients with COPD and atrial fibrillation is not associated with worse respiratory outcomes, according to findings of a national cohort study by Bård-Emil Vang Vang Gundersen, MD, and…

Weight gain is common in menopause, with some data suggesting that women gain an average of a pound a year during this life stage. If you’re in the throes of it, about to go through it, or are on the other side, it’s fair to be curious about…

Just like sinks and bathtubs have overflow drains to prevent spills, human cells appear to have a…