Warnings – and hope – from new heart disease treatment guidelines
New guidelines detailing how to care for people with heart disease come with some easy-to-grasp warnings for patients.
The chronic coronary disease guidelines from the American Heart...
Ketamine injections for depression? A new study shows promise, but it’s one of many...
Ketamine might be better known as a recreational drug or anaesthetic. But there’s growing evidence for its use for people with hard-to-treat depression.
An Australasian...
Does living in a loud city hurt your hearing?
Living in a city can be exciting for the cultural institutions, events, and attractions, but all that fun can take a toll on your...
A step towards equality: Scientists find how to predict Alzheimer’s across ethnicities
Alzheimer's disease is a severe health concern affecting one out of every ten individuals aged 65 and above, according to the U.S. Centers for...
Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find
Past public ire over high drug prices has recently taken a back seat to a more insidious problem – no drugs at any price.
Patients...
Catching the silent killer: a new study on esophageal cancer
Many of us might not know that a condition called Barrett's Esophagus (BE) is the key warning sign of a dangerous kind of throat...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may have these side effects, study finds
Doctors often prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs to keep us healthy, especially when we get older.
These medicines help prevent heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, and...
Prebiotics: A new way to help treat Parkinson’s disease
Constipation is a common condition caused by a myriad of factors. However, it could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, showing up to...
Your gut can help lower your blood pressure: here’s how
Do you know that millions of tiny creatures living in your gut can help you lower your blood pressure?
Yes, you heard it right. These...
Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next...
The number of people living with diabetes worldwide is on pace to more than double in the next three decades, for a total of...