How to tackle the ‘profound and lasting impact’ of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Millions of people around the world are suffering from the serious cardiovascular effects of COVID infection and long COVID. A lack of clear guidance on how…

Scientists find cell surface sugar that slows pancreatic cancer in mice—and it’s detectable in patient blood samples

Antithrombin (red) in human pancreatic cells. Credit: Salk Institute Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and its incidence is climbing. Because it is typically asymptomatic…

New personalized risk score could improve ovarian cancer detection

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed and validated a new tool that could help GPs detect ovarian cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes…

Bout of cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle-aged adults

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers—which affect parts of the body involved in reproduction and excretion—in middle-aged…

Sustainable, plant-based diet benefits both human and planetary health, study finds

This graphic was prepared by EAT and is included in an adapted summary of the Commission Food in The Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems.…

Bariatric surgery for weight loss shows greater long-term benefits than GLP-1 medicines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large Cleveland Clinic study has found that people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery live longer and face fewer serious health…

Study finds laser correction for short-sightedness is safe and effective for older teenagers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A major study of laser correction for short-sightedness shows that the procedure is as safe and effective in older teenagers as it is in adults, according…

Bariatric Fusion vitamins pulled for missing child-safe caps

by I. Edwards About 4,700 bottles of Bariatric Fusion iron-containing multivitamins have been recalled because packaging does not meet federal safety standards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Life-saving opportunities to prevent suicide among autistic people are being missed because systemic barriers make it difficult for them to access NHS support during times of…

Trauma-focused therapy shows promise for children struggling with PTSD

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A specialist form of therapy could offer hope for some of the most vulnerable young PTSD sufferers, according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers…