Lung cancer: Predicting which patients are at high risk of recurrence to improve outcomes
Feb 20, 2024 11:07 am UTC| Health
Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined. With advancements in lung cancer screening, it is expected that more patients will be diagnosed at earlier stages, enabling...
How long does back pain last? And how can learning about pain increase the chance of recovery?
Feb 20, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Health
Back pain is common. One in thirteen people have it right now and worldwide a staggering 619 million people will have it this year. Chronic pain, of which back pain is the most common, is the worlds most disabling...
Dole Fresh Vegetables Recalls Salad Kits Due to Potential Listeria Contamination
Feb 09, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Business Health
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has voluntarily recalled many Dole-branded and private-label salad kits. The recall is a precautionary measure, as the products were processed on the same line as a cheese recalled by the...
Could protecting our proteins help us prevent ageing?
Feb 08, 2024 12:31 pm UTC| Health
Existing theories on the chemistry of ageing are being turned on their head, thanks in particular to a small ultra-resistant bacterium capable of coming back to life after extremely harmful attacks. This is Deinococcus...
How an online tool allows parents and therapists to work together to help children with anxiety
Feb 08, 2024 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent report from the charity YoungMinds found that over 1.2 million children and young people aged 18 and under were referred to mental health services in England in 2022. This is more than double the number in...
Black men’s mental health concerns are going unnoticed and unaddressed
Feb 08, 2024 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Protesters in Winnipeg recently took to the streets to demand accountability after police shot and killed a 19-year-old Black university student on New Years Eve. Afolabi Opaso was an undergraduate student from Nigeria...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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