Health
Hallucinations and delusions appearing for the first time in midlife or later are frequently categorized as psychiatric symptoms of unclear biological origin, but new research published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals they may be linked to dementia-related brain changes. According to the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, about 65 percent of patients who develop … Read more
Caroline Savage, a 73-year-old mother and grandmother from Wortwell, died from faecal peritonitis after suffering a bowel perforation following an increase in her privately prescribed Mounjaro dose, according to an ongoing inquest at Norfolk Coroner’s Court. The hearing is examining the extent to which her death in October 2024 may be linked to the weight … Read more
Sabha authorities have successfully contained the spread of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock in southern Libya through targeted municipal closures, transport disinfection protocols, and coordinated veterinary inspections, according to local officials. Mahdi Hassan Mahdi, a member of the National Center for Animal Health in the southern region, told Al-Anbaa newspaper that proactive containment measures have stabilized … Read more
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the largest Ebola epidemic in its history, recording 3,748 confirmed cases and 1,657 deaths as of Saturday, according to figures released by the DRC Ministry of Health. The World Health Organization has called for a major scale-up of response efforts as the Bundibugyo strain drives a … Read more
Former NRL player Luke Bateman alleged before a federal Senate inquiry that betting companies offered cocaine, free alcohol, and race day trips to keep him gambling. Bateman delivered the testimony on the opening day of a two-day parliamentary review examining proposed online wagering restrictions in Australia. Senate Inquiry Hears Drug and Inducement Allegations Against Wagering … Read more
Persistent financial stress and low income over decades leave a measurable mark on brain health, according to a UCL study published in the journal Innovation in Aging. Researchers tracking participants throughout their adult lives found that chronic money worries deplete mental energy and link directly to lower cognitive test scores and brain shrinkage in later … Read more
A study published in the journal Brain Health suggests that apheresis—a medical procedure used to lower cholesterol—may also remove perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” from human blood. Researchers found that levels of specific toxic compounds dropped by up to 25 percent following double-filtration plasmapheresis sessions in a small group of patients. How Apheresis … Read more
Climate change is projected to increase malaria exposure in cooler regions of Africa by the end of the century, with cases potentially rising by 20 per cent in coastal southern Africa. According to a study published in Nature, rising temperatures will expand the range of malaria-carrying mosquitoes into previously cooler highlands and southern territories by … Read more
Three New York City-area hospitals—NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell—earned spots on the U.S. News & World Report “honor roll” in rankings released Tuesday. This distinction is reserved for the top 20 hospitals in the U.S. that provide high-quality care across multiple specialties, according to the publication. NYU Langone Leads in … Read more
Fructose may trigger the spread of aggressive ovarian cancer by acting as a chemical signal that weakens the bonds between cancer cells. According to a study from The Wistar Institute published in Nature Aging, chemotherapy-surviving cells release fructose to encourage neighboring tumor cells to metastasize, a process responsible for approximately 90% of deaths from the … Read more