What if helpful community services could be e-prescribed from the EHR in much the same way that an antibiotic or statin is today? That is the vision of Stacy Lindau, M.D., a professor of obstetrics/gynecology and geriatrics at the University of Chicago who has helped launch a startup community coordination system called NowPow. In August… Read More »
The heavy loaded barbell back squat is one of the most effective lower body-building moves in the gym — but if you’re not doing them right, your knees could be at risk of major pain and even injury. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Whenever someone mentions that squatting hurts their knees, I ask them to… Read More »
This post contains spoilers for the Riverdale episode, “Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club.” The highly anticipated flashback episode of Riverdale, which found our teens playing younger versions of their parents, has officially come and gone. Thanks to story time with Alice, Betty is now one step closer to solving the mystery of the Gargoyle King.… Read More »
Vitamin B12 is vital in keeping the nervous system healthy and in the production of red blood cells. Vitamin B12 deficiency is when the body is lacking in B12, causing it to produce abnormally large red blood cells that can’t function properly. The medical term for this is ‘megaloblastic anaemia’. The symptoms of vitamin B12… Read More »
DNA from tumours could reveal cancers earlier Medicshots / Alamy By Alice Klein A simple blood test can detect eight different types of cancer. It does this by detecting the various sizes of tumour DNA fragments that flow through the body. At the moment, most cancer screening tools are limited to specific areas of the body –… Read More »
A takeaway owner and manager, who caused a teenage girl’s death by sending her a meal containing peanuts, have been jailed for manslaughter. Megan Lee, 15, suffered irreversible brain damage after having an allergic reaction to food from Royal Spice in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, in 2016. Mohammed Abdul Kuddus and Harun Rashid were found guilty in… Read More »