A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in provincial capital on September 9, 2024. — APP Latest cases reported in Sindh’s Karachi East and Sujawal districts. PM’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication regrets spike in polio cases. “Heartbreaking that children still being threatened by polio”: […]
Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, a BBC analysis shows. It means for every permanent GP there are more than 2,300 patients – a jump of nearly 350 since 2015, helping explain why access to general practice has been […]
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Hello and happy Tuesday! Today, we’re unpacking a shocking move from Pfizer. The pharmaceutical giant last week announced it […]
In a major breakthrough, Chinese scientists found a clinical cure for type 1 diabetes after carrying out a world-first procedure to transplant islet cells in a female patient that reverses the major disease. She was injected with stem cells harvested from her own body, according to clinical research published on Wednesday in the journal Cell, […]
Representation image shows diabetic woman checking her glucose level. — Freepik In a major breakthrough, Chinese scientists found a clinical cure for type 1 diabetes after carrying out a world-first procedure to transplant islet cells in a female patient that reverses the major disease. She was injected with stem cells harvested from her own body, according to […]
New Delhi: Finding it hard to manage blood sugar levels? Take heart, limiting your food consumption to a 10-hour window daily may keep your diabetes in check, according to a study. Following the 10-hour eating window, a type of intermittent fasting, can also help you manage metabolic syndrome — a group of medical conditions that […]
Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told. Ambulance technician Mark Tilley appeared […]
While some foods are considered healthy and nourishing, they might not always be optimal for weight loss. Registered dietitian nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein spoke with Fox News Digital in an interview about certain foods that could stunt health and fitness goals. “There’s definitely a big difference between healthy and healthy for weight loss,” the Los Angeles-based […]
There are a number of reasons why lips dry out. Chief among them is that they’re located within reach of the tongue; in other words, it’s easier to lick our lips than our foreheads. Doing either would produce the same effect — dryness. Human saliva contains two compounds that promote dryness in skin. Amylase and […]
CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health‘s board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock […]
