Woman’s Skin Turns Yellow, Develops Flu-Like Symptoms Before Shocking Terminal Diagnosis
For years, 38-year-old Laura Wharam, led an active, healthy life, believing she was in remission after a hard-fought battle with breast cancer. But when she recently developed strange flu-like symptoms and noticed her skin turning yellow, little did she imagine that it would lead to a devastating diagnosis. Her cancer has returned aggressively at stage […]
NHS Admin Failures Erode Patient Confidence, Report Finds
Poor administration in the National Health Service (NHS) is undermining patients’ experiences of care, according to a report by the King’s Fund, Healthwatch England, and National Voices. A survey for the report revealed that 20% of patients received appointment notifications by letter or text after the scheduled date in the past year. Almost one third […]
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Feeling Groggy After A Full Night’s Sleep? A Doctor Explains Simple Math To Find Your Ideal Bedtime
You get a full night’s sleep but still wake up feeling groggy, while a short nap leaves you feeling refreshed. Ever wondered why? It could be because your sleep schedule is disrupting your body’s natural rhythm, either by going to bed at the wrong time or waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle. […]
Medtronic Warns About Insulin Pump Action During Air Travel
Medtronic has issued an “Urgent Medical Device Correction” about the accuracy of insulin pump delivery during changes in air pressure, such as airplane takeoffs and landings. “We request you share with these patients a communication that Medtronic created to inform them of the importance of monitoring their glucose levels during dynamic atmospheric pressure conditions – […]
Basic Lifestyle Changes Reduce Chronic Back Pain Disability
Low back pain stands as one of the leading causes of disability around the globe, affecting an average of 619 million people worldwide each year.1 However, lifestyle strategies meaningfully counter chronic low back pain. A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open reported that those who paired guideline-based care with diet and activity improvements […]
Man Hospitalized With Fever, Recurrent Falls Diagnosed With Rare Infection Linked To Lake Swimming In Iowa
A 77-year-old man’s mysterious symptoms, fever, and frequent falls due to fatigue left doctors puzzled for days until they diagnosed him with a potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease, linked to his vacation swimming in an Iowa lake. According to the case published in CMAJ, the unidentified patient was admitted to a Winnipeg hospital with fever, cough, […]
Why Doctors Need to Change How They Communicate
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies recently hosted a webinar exploring how misinformation contributes to the growing loss of trust in health systems. Four experts shared their insights on addressing this critical issue. The first was Rachel Greenley, a research fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. […]
Vitamin D Slashes Blood Pressure in Overweight Seniors
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a chronic medical condition where the force of your blood against your artery walls is consistently too high. This means that your heart has to work harder than normal to circulate blood through your body. Individuals with high blood pressure often do not experience noticeable symptoms, earning […]
He’s Now Battling Rare ‘Brain On Fire’ Disease
When a 48-year-old man in California experienced flu-like symptoms, little did he suspect that it would be a sign of a rare and deadly disease. Within hours of driving himself to the hospital, his condition took a terrifying turn with hallucinations and seizures, leaving him in a coma for weeks. Two weeks later, Ryan Alto […]