Health bosses have issued a warning to three groups of people amid a rise in cases of COVID-19 in the UK. The NHS is calling on all eligible people to come forward for their spring vaccination against the virus. Latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show there was a 21.2 percent increase … Read more
A loving mother wants, above all else, good health for her child. Imagine, then, the emotional impact of discovering that your baby has eczema, of wishing more than anything to take away the itching and irritation. And imagine the worry when a woman with eczema becomes pregnant. The what-ifs are huge. Fortunately, there is excellent … Read more
MBALE, Uganda — Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a sister died, her mother wailed at the funeral that she was left with just one and a half daughters. The half was the ailing Nabulo, who at age 12 grasped her mother’s meaning. “I hated myself so much,” Nabulo … Read more
When it comes to menopause, awareness of symptoms and ways to mitigate their impact are changing. Chief among treatments that have undergone an image change is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). While many women have been wary of such medication because of concerns over an increase in the risk of breast cancer, it has recently become … Read more
(NEXSTAR) – How you treat your produce after you get home from the store could be exposing you to bacteria that cause foodborne illness, experts say. In some cases it’s not how, but what gets washed. Do you wash your oranges? How about your avocados? If you’re thinking about that rind or peel as nature’s … Read more
Our bodies rely on certain important vitamins and minerals to ensure everything functions to the best of its ability. Becoming deficient in certain nutrients can have serious consequences for the body. While we should be able to get most of what we need by eating a healthy, balanced diet, sometimes supplements are required to get … Read more
BOSTON — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed the … Read more
(The Hill) — A new poll from the health policy nonprofit KFF found that one in eight adults say they’ve taken a GLP-1 agonist, the obesity and diabetes medications that include Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound. Among those surveyed, 12 percent said they had used a GLP-1 agonist, with six percent saying they’re currently using one. … Read more
10 year-old Oscar Watts desperately needs his Creon pills (Image: handout) Anxious parents have told the Daily Express of an NHS medicine supply crisis – as they desperately hunt supplies of a life-saving drug cystic fibrosis (CF) sufferers must take with every meal. CF causes sticky mucus to clog up the lungs but also clog … Read more
Gut health is incredibly important for our overall health and the state of our gut plays a huge role in how we respond to foods and the environment, how we absorb nutrients, hormone health, our energy and mood, systemic inflammation, and so much more. But instead of finding the root cause of gut issues, symptoms … Read more
