Peter Shaw knows all about the perils of salty winds and sandy soils and if he had to give one piece of advice for those new to gardening by the sea it would be to keep it simple. After 30 years living in Anglesea and almost as many making coastal…
Steve Aoki Hopes to Live Forever by Freezing His Body
Steve Aoki wants to live to forever, and he thinks he’s found a way to do it: freezing his body until the time is right to come back to life. “There’s a potential where if my brain gets to a certain temperature to where it was frozen, it’s almost very…
High Success Rates With Down-Staging of Liver Cancer Prior to Transplant
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prior to liver transplant based on United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) criteria is successful most of the time using either chemoembolization or Y-90 radioembolization, new research indicates. UNOS has adopted uniform criteria for down-staging (UNOS-DS) of HCC prior to…
How to live longer: A fruity juice proven to reduce cholesterol – slash heart disease risk
This Morning: Dr Chris discusses heart disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Researchers from China…
Coronavirus can live on surfaces – but surface transmission is rare
Coronavirus is detectable next to the beds of COVID-19 patients and on the floors outside hospital rooms – but surface transmission is very rare, study finds The coronavirus can survive on surfaces near hospital patients – but it is unlikely to infect anyone through those surfaces, a new study shows…
Pay for elderly to live in care homes in lower income countries, rich nations advised
Rich nations should consider paying for elderly people to live in care homes in lower income countries in a bid to ease the pressure on domestic residential and nursing care provision, argues an ethicist in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Providing such a move wouldn’t disadvantage local residents, and that…
New photography exhibition explores what it's like to live with endometriosis
A new photography exhibition details the experience of women living with endometriosis. The launch of the online show, titled WITHIN, coincides with the start of Endometriosis Awareness month – which runs throughout March in 2021. It’s being hosted by Another Boutique – an online gallery that aims to raise awareness…
Study finds those who gradually get overweight live longest
People who start adulthood with a body mass index (BMI) in the normal range and move later in life to being overweight—but never obese—tend to live the longest, a new study suggests. Adults in this category lived longer than even those whose BMI stayed in the normal range throughout their…
Live updates: New studies show people who get COVID-19 less likely to get reinfected
Texas distributing coronavirus vaccine to most vulnerable first Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel commends Texas and Florida for deviating from CDC vaccine rollout guidance. Two new medical studies suggest that people who are infected once with COVID-19 are very unlikely to test positive again for up to six months and possibly longer….
I live with chronic pain but worry it's my daughter who carries the burden
For years, I was an unwell young woman. Chronic pain got in the way of my social life and made working full time an endurance test. Then I had Amelia. I had been told by my gynaecologist that pregnancy would actually help my endometriosis pain, but if anything – the…
Live Updates: Coronavirus deaths top 250,000 in US, as governors impose new restrictions
Will coronavirus hypocrisies hurt lawmakers pushing lockdowns? The ‘Special Report’ All-Star panel discusses the surge in coronavirus cases as politicians flout their own guidelines More than 250,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus as of Wednesday evening, as governors across the U.S. have implemented new virus restrictions. Governors and…