What you need to know about carb counting for managing diabetes
Living with diabetes means paying close attention to what you eat, especially when it comes to carbohydrates (carbs). Carbs impact your blood sugar more...
The growing concern of cannabis use disorder
In recent years, the use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, has increased, and so has its strength.
This rise has led to a growing...
New way to find which patients at risk of highly toxic chemotherapy side effects
Routine blood tests can now play a crucial role in identifying patients at high risk of severe and potentially fatal side effects from common...
How AI could dramatically improve cancer patients’ prognosis
With 1.2 million deaths in the 2020, or 23% of the total number of deaths, cancer is the second biggest killer in the European...
Risks of self-medicating bad drug trips: a warning from doctors
Doctors are raising alarms about a growing trend where individuals use potentially dangerous drugs, referred to as 'trip-killers', to abruptly end unpleasant experiences ('bad...
Too much sitting may increase dementia risk in older people
A recent study has highlighted a potential connection between extended periods of sedentary behavior and an increased risk of developing dementia among adults aged...
How to use diet to manage diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy, a serious complication of diabetes, affects the kidneys' ability to perform their vital function: filtering waste from the blood.
It's a condition that...
This type of diabetes drug can help treat brain cancer
In an exciting development from the University of Bristol, recent research has uncovered a potentially groundbreaking use for a class of anti-diabetic drugs known...
The link between heart rhythm disease and heart failure you need to know
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and heart failure sound like terms reserved for medical dramas, but they're very real conditions that affect millions worldwide.
While they might...
What you need to know about Osteoporosis in men
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones.
It’s often thought of as a disease that affects women since it’s more common in women than men....