Category: 6. Health

  • Carboplatin Omission Appears Safe in Select Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer

    Carboplatin Omission Appears Safe in Select Patients With HER2+ Breast Cancer

    Some patients with breast cancer may now be able to safely and reasonably omit carboplatin therapy, especially those with lower-risk disease, according to data presented at the 43rd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference from the phase 3 neoCARHP…

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  • Emilia Clarke Turns Survival into Support for Brain Injury Recovery

    Emilia Clarke Turns Survival into Support for Brain Injury Recovery

    In 2011, while filming the first season of Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Just two years later, in 2013, she experienced a second.

    At the time, she was stepping into global fame, but behind the…

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  • A Doctor Explains the Common, Subtle Signs of Cancer

    A Doctor Explains the Common, Subtle Signs of Cancer

    Exhaustion. Fever. Unexplained aches and pains. Bloating.

    As colorectal cancer and breast cancer are on the rise in people under 40, if you’re experiencing symptoms, you shouldn’t put off that doctor’s appointment,…

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  • Early-life PFAS exposure may hinder adolescent bone development

    Early-life PFAS exposure may hinder adolescent bone development

    Early-life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may influence how children’s bones develop during adolescence, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine…

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  • ‘Failure to Thrive’ Now ‘Faltering Weight’ in Pediatrics – Medscape

    1. ‘Failure to Thrive’ Now ‘Faltering Weight’ in Pediatrics  Medscape
    2. US teen obesity rate reaches 16%, with Black and Hispanic adolescents at highest risk  Nutrition Insight
    3. Strategies for preventing obesity in children  South Carolina Public…

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  • Swedish study reveals COVID-19 may increase glandular fever risk

    Swedish study reveals COVID-19 may increase glandular fever risk

    Even individuals who did not become seriously ill with COVID-19 may have developed a weakened immune system that could lead to serious illnesses in the future. Research from örebro University suggests that the coronavirus might…

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  • Research Reveals TB Bacteria’s Energy Mechanism

    Research Reveals TB Bacteria’s Energy Mechanism

    Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

    The study,…

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  • For the First Time, Scientists May Have Found a Way to Regenerate Cartilage – inc.com

    1. For the First Time, Scientists May Have Found a Way to Regenerate Cartilage  inc.com
    2. Doctors have long said cartilage can’t regenerate. They’re now rethinking that.  National Geographic
    3. Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body…

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