Category: 6. Health

A national quality improvement program led by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) found that transportation barriers and illness are among the top reasons cancer patients miss critical radiation therapy appointments – and that…

While the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia are still largely unknown, researchers have been able to identify a key characteristic in affected brains: reduced blood flow. Building upon…

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research.

The study led by two…

Pune: The continued drop in minimum temperature has contributing to a noticeable rise in respiratory and allergy-related illnesses, doctors told TOI on Tuesday.Dr Prakash Shende, consultant physician and professor at Dr DY Patil Medical College,…

Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Program Leader Erik Nelson’s lab made an important discovery about the relationship between cholesterol and breast cancer progression with crucial implications for breast cancer…

Can a simple daily audio hypnosis session help women find relief from one of menopause’s most disruptive symptoms – hot flashes – without medication? A new clinical trial led by Baylor University’s Gary R. Elkins,…

1. In this cohort study, patients with early-stage, low-grade endometrial cancer who did not undergo hysterectomy, specifically those from racial and ethnic minorities or age extremes, had significantly higher risks of death from endometrial…

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to serious conditions such as…