Category: 6. Health

A NEW analysis of U.S. population data suggests that where fat is stored in the body, not just how much, can significantly affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Researchers found that higher lower-body fat, particularly in the…

The discovery of new drug targets is always a big win for cancer research, especially when treatment resistance remains a major challenge. A new type of cancer cell containing a gene called ZBTB16 has been discovered that could…

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR). It is…

We are doctors who trained continents apart: one of us in Sweden (Peterson) and one in India (Pai). As we worked during the 1980s and ’90s in those disparate countries, neither of us ever saw a case of measles, diphtheria, or whooping…

A recent study investigated the nutritional consumption of pasteurized dairy products and brownies enriched with flour made from mealworms (Tenebrio molitor). It is the first to offer a tasting of these products in the Mediterranean region to…

ANAPHYLAXIS is an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that requires rapid medical intervention. The primary treatment recommended worldwide is epinephrine for anaphylaxis safety, administered as early as possible. Yet,…

Introduction

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), characterized by painful, rapidly progressive skin lesions….