Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks map launched to encourage green travel
Sophia AllsoppBBC News, West of EnglandGloucestershire Community Rail PartnershipThe maps highlight four routes designed to boost mental health and encourage ...
Why Do French MDs Say They’re Less Burned Out Than Others?
A Medscape report has revealed notable discrepancies between global physicians regarding their personal health, mental and physical well-being, burnout, and ...
Prenatal Exposure to Pesticide Linked to Brain Abnormalities
Higher prenatalexposure to a common pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPF), was associated with a greater likelihood of brain abnormalities and poorer motor ...
Can Weight Loss Boost Pregnancy Rates?
A 10%-25% weight loss can help women considered overweight or having obesity become pregnant — even if they weren’t trying ...
Bubonic Plague Bowled Over by Oral Antibiotics
Researchers in Madagascar have reported the first randomised controlled trial for the treatment of bubonic plague. Published in The New ...
First-Trimester Antidepressants Show Least Miscarriage Risk
TOPLINE:The use of antidepressants during the first trimester was associated with a small but clinically insignificant increase in the risk ...
Prenatal Metformin Shows Mixed Effects in PCOS
TOPLINE:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who received metformin during pregnancy experienced a reduced rate of maternal infections, particularly viral ...
Nutrition Status Predicts Frailty in Patients With HF
TOPLINE:A substantial proportion of patients hospitalised with chronic heart failure (HF) were at risk for malnutrition, which was associated with ...
Air Pollution Exposure May Be Linked to Higher Asthma Risk
TOPLINE:Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants over 48 months was associated with an increased risk for asthma exacerbation in women, ...
NICE Recommends Six Digital Platforms for Cardiac Rehab
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended six online platforms to support cardiac rehabilitation for ...
UK Regulator Warns of Melatonin in Children’s Gummies
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned that a children’s magnesium supplement contains undeclared melatonin, a prescription-only ...
Viking’s Weight-loss Pill Data Disappoints, Shares Sink
(Reuters) -Viking Therapeutics said Tuesday its experimental weight-loss pill helped patients lose 12.2% of their body weight in a mid-stage ...
Canada Approves Ozempic to Cut Risk Of Kidney Failure, Heart-related Deaths
(Reuters) -Canada has approved Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug, Ozempic, to cut chronic kidney disease progression and reduce the risk of ...
Study Finds Sharp Increase In Access to Oral Contraceptives
Share on PinterestA new study found that OTC birth control has significantly expanded access to a safe and reliable birth ...
How Being a Mother Changes Your Medical Lens
The medical knowledge accumulated during training can be invaluable when facing pregnancy and the arrival of a child — but ...
Thrombolysis Before Thrombectomy May Raise ICH Risk
TOPLINE:Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) before endovascular treatment (EVT) was associated with a modestly increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients ...
Inside Health – Potential Break Through in Dementia Treatment
Available for over a yearDementia is now the UK’s leading cause of death - but could a vaccine one day ...
Isotretinoin Shows No Effect on Final Adult Height
TOPLINE:Isotretinoin was associated with slower growth rates in adolescents with acne but did not affect final adult height compared with ...
AI-generated responses are undermining crowdsourced research studies
Some people who take part in online research projects are using AI to save timeDaniele D’Andreti/Unsplash Online questionnaires are being ...
Reminders and Feedback Improve HPV Vaccination Rates
TOPLINE: A multilevel intervention combining parent reminder letters and healthcare professional audit/feedback reports increased human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among most ...
