A new research report has found that individuals diagnosed with “cannabis use disorder” have a roughly 60% higher chance of experiencing certain heart problems than adults of the same age and gender without the same diagnosis. The study, published in Addiction on Wednesday, was conducted using medical data from just under 60,000 adults in Alberta, […]
Twice a year, the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane teams up with the Lao Red Cross to organize a blood donation drive. On September 26, dozens of American and Lao colleagues showed their caring for Vientiane through the donation of this life-saving resource. Giving blood is like giving the gift of life and each bag of […]
States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when a pregnant mother infected with the sexually transmitted infection syphilis passes it on to her fetus, disproportionately affects Black and […]
DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “COVID is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the newly approved vaccine because she has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which weakens her immune system. […]
Protecting The African Heartbeat: Why Africans Need to Prioritise Cardiovascular Health The heart is the centre of human physiology. Quietly beating around 100,000 times a day, it sustains us by pumping nutrient and oxygen-rich blood through our circulatory systems, ensuring we are able to walk, talk, work – live. As we commemorate World Heart Day […]
Japan’s health ministry says a weekly coronavirus survey shows infections may have passed their latest peak. The ministry says about 5,000 medical institutions reported 54,346 cases in the week through September 24. That’s down 32,164 from the previous week. The average number of patients per institution stood at 11.01 nationwide, or 63 percent of the […]
Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED) has experienced a significant decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was a total of 4,310,000 shares held in short positions, which represents a decrease of 59.2% from the previous total of 10,570,000 shares on August 31st. With an average trading volume of 1,660,000 […]
VERIFIED Personal genomics amplifies better healthcare in 3 ways: 1) Early Detection and Risk Assessment 2) Tailored Treatment Strategies 3) Drug Sensitivity and Adverse Reactions Written by Tavishi Dogra |Updated : September 29, 2023 11:31 AM IST Recently, we have seen growing cases of Cardiovascular incidences that come knocking on the door without any prior […]
On Thursday alone, two cases of sudden deaths were reported across Gujarat – one each in Vadodara and Ambaji. Why do the youngsters drop dead? Some of the forensic medicine experts who perform postmortem examinations told TOI that the reasons are very different for different age groups. However, congenital heart diseases, formation of clots and […]
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The family of a four-month-old baby with an aggressive and rare blood cancer have said a “huge weight” has been lifted from their shoulders after a search for a stem cell match was successful. […]