Dancing With the Stars competitor Jeannie Mai has revealed that she can no longer work on the show because she was recently hospitalized and diagnosed with epiglottitis, a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease. “My doctors discovered a health concern with my throat which requires immediate attention and surgery. I am heartbroken…
Scientists discover a new biomarker for liver cancer diagnosis
A group of Skoltech scientists led by a Skoltech and MSU professor Olga Dontsova discovered a novel liver-specific non-coding RNA. The researchers tracked the RNA amounts in a healthy liver and that affected by carcinogenesis and suggested using the RNA as a biomarker, thus creating a new panel of potential…
The worst thing I did after my cancer diagnosis was Google it
It is terrifying to hear you have a disease that kills thousands of people globally every day. Just moments after hearing ‘Kris, unfortunately you do have breast cancer’, my body and mind drifted to another dimension. Whatever words my doctor was saying turned into nonsensical noise. I vaguely remember him…
Testing with combined biopsy method improves prostate cancer diagnosis
A method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) leads to more accurate diagnosis and prediction of the course of the disease, according to a large study. This method, which combines systematic biopsy, the current primary diagnostic approach, with MRI-targeted biopsy, is poised to greatly…
Women Go Through So Much More Health-Care B.S. Than Men To Get An Accurate Diagnosis
. But what’s worse is not knowing the reason you feel crappy. Finding a diagnosis for some conditions can mean traveling from doctor to doctor and enduring a slew of tests, some of which may be uncomfortable and invasive. Negative results can mean starting back at square one—a new guess…
Even smokers are in favour of the ban on advertising
57 percent of German citizens support a complete ban on the advertising of electric cigarettes and tobacco heater – this is the result of a representative survey conducted by the University of Düsseldorf, which is the MIRROR. Only 11 percent want to that the products may be advertised. Even among…
Increasing number of adolescents receive depression diagnosis
The proportion of young people in Finland diagnosed with depression in specialised services is increasing, showed a study based on an extensive set of national data. An increasing number of adolescents seek and get help, but the increase in service use burdens specialised services. The study was conducted by the…
Reader Phone: Diagnosis Brain Tumor
They are rare, but often develop rapidly and are difficult to treat: cancer in the spinal cord or the brain. The pace of the events the patients and their families are often overwhelmed completely. On Thursday, 5. September 2019, take the experts at free reader phone time to explain all…
In deep sleep on Tour
While others sleep soundly, your sleep is often form, even if involuntarily. You may be walking, driving, eating, cleaning, cooking, and some of the violence even operate without being aware of it. About four percent of all adults are affected, according to estimates of scientists, in the case of children…
Germany lags behind the Smoking ban
The Swedish government has tightened the rules on Smoking in public places. The goal: by 2025, the proportion of smokers in the population is expected to fall to under five per cent, virtually smoke-free. Entrance and outdoor areas of restaurants are now just as taboo as bus stops, station platforms,…
Delays in heart failure diagnosis for chronically ill people leads to much worse outcomes
More people are being diagnosed in hospital with heart failure than in the community because vital heart failure symptoms are being missed. A major Leicester Diabetes Centre study, which has looked at data collected across a 20-year period, has found that over 70 percent of people are not being diagnosed…