Credit: Wikimedia Commons A substantial number of patients with brain metastases who experience cognitive side effects following radiation therapy may fully regain cognitive function, according to a pooled analysis of…
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What to know about the UK’s growing drug problem
One 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/Wikipedia There is growing awareness of the problems caused by the use of a fast-acting drug called ketamine. Often referred to…
Access to a GP can make all the difference in surviving lung cancer—and that is a problem for Māori
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP—raising questions about equity in the country’s health system. Our new…
EEG testing shows possible biomarker for suicidal ideation
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of suicidal ideation and identifying biomarkers could help doctors identify those at risk and researchers develop effective interventions. Although studies using functional…
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system—what’s stopping it from being great?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines. Professors Susan Goldstein and Haroon Saloojee…
Abortion rights worldwide: a snapshot
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite being liberalized in scores of countries over recent decades, women’s access to abortion remains a precarious right globally with numerous countries restricting the procedure or…
Omitting biopsy with negative MRI reduces detection of clinically insignificant prostate cancer: Study
Omitting biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results is associated with a significantly reduced relative risk for detecting clinically insignificant prostate cancer, according to a study published…
Cognitive behavioral therapy program aids insomnia in breast cancer survivors
An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open. Claire M. Starling,…
Australia sees surge in mpox cases
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects, results suggest
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro…
