Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. The findings are…
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Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will reduce Medicaid spending by more than US$1 trillion over…
Asthma study shows patient expectations influence the course of the disease
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Individual expectations about one’s health can influence future condition and speed of the progression of a disease: in fact, research conducted by researchers of psychology…
Why the L-carnitine sport supplement is controversial
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sport supplements are hard to get away from if you like to exercise regularly. Even if you’re not interested in them, there’s a good chance your…
Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria recovered from seabed
Archaeologists have recovered twenty-two stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also known as the Lighthouse of Pharos, the Lighthouse of…
Why we need to take concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy more seriously
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian…
Gravestone depicting 13th century knight unearthed in central Gdańsk
Archaeologists from ArcheoScan have unearthed a rare gravestone depicting a medieval knight during excavations in the centre of Gdańsk, Poland. The site under investigation was once home to a 12th-century…
Angler unexpectedly fishes out a mysterious medieval sword
An angler fishing in the Vistula River in Warsaw has made an unexpected discovery, a medieval sword dating back hundreds of years. The sword, now under the care of the…
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
A group of resident doctors talks with a senior doctor inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Credit:…
How dairy might disrupt your sleep and dreams
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ebenezer Scrooge tried to wave away the ghost of Jacob Marley by blaming the apparition on “an undigested bit of beef … a crumb of cheese.”…
