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How to stop hating your face

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

Around 5 to 10 million people in the United States have body dysmorphic disorder, which includes the face. Experts give tips on what to do to combat face hate.

Celine Dion calls off rest of world tour months after stiff-person syndrome diagnosis

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

Celine Dion announced the cancellation of her Courage tour in an Instagram post Friday. She was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome in December.

'We're at a standstill': Patients can face agonizing waits for hospital transfers

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

Delays in transfers can put people at higher risk of complications and derail day-to-day life for patients.

Edward James Olmos reveals he had throat cancer: 'An experience that changed me'

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

Edward James Olmos recently revealed on the 'Mando & Friends' podcast that he was diagnosed with throat cancer. The actor has since recovered.

Massachusetts State Police bust up 'large-scale' drug enterprise

2 weeks ago from UPI

Police in Massachusetts arrested two men and busted up a "large-scale" drug trafficking enterprise after officers and U.S. Postal Inspectors intercepted three kilograms of cocaine mailed from Puerto Rico.

Edward James Olmos says he recently battled throat cancer

2 weeks ago from UPI

Edward James Olmos has announced he recently battled throat cancer.

Is vaping healthier than smoking?

2 weeks ago from Live Science

Experts agree that all else being equal, it is better to vape than to smoke traditional cigarettes, but e-cigarettes come with their own risks.

Even lawyers don't like legalese: Study

2 weeks ago from Physorg

It's no secret that legal documents are notoriously difficult to understand, causing headaches for anyone who has had to apply for a mortgage or review any other kind of contract....

ER doctors at 2 more B.C. hospitals say staffing crisis leaves patients with 'undignified' care

2 weeks ago from CBC: Health

Dozens of emergency doctors from two more hospitals in B.C.'s Lower Mainland have joined a chorus of emergency room physicians speaking out about the dire situation inside their hospital departments, pushing the total...

Uganda's Museveni signs harsh anti-LGBTQ measure into law

2 weeks ago from UPI

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill under which homosexuals can draw life sentences for "gay sexual conduct" and the death penalty for other related crimes.

Extreme heat events, high ambient temperatures, human morbidity and mortality in Africa: Review

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Continued extreme heat exposure is affecting the health of vulnerable groups in communities.

Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal tract diseases can be notoriously invasive and time-consuming: blood and stool lab work; biopsies, colonoscopies and endoscopies; and X-rays, CT scans and MRI imaging. But what...

B.C. initiative aims to expand genetic screening for Ashkenazi Jewish people at risk of hereditary cancers

2 weeks ago from CBC: Health

An imminent pilot project will study the prevalence of the BRCA mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish peoples in B.C. and aims to offer free, voluntary genetic testing to everyone with that...

At least 3 killed, 5 injured in New Mexico motorcycle rally shooting

2 weeks ago from UPI

At least three people were killed, and more were injured during a shootout at an annual Red River, N.M., motorcycle rally.

Texas AG Ken Paxton, Trump respond to ‘outrageous’ impeachment

2 weeks ago from UPI

Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas who was impeached and suspended from office Saturday, has blasted his impeachment as "outrageous" and part of an unfair "plot" against him."

Parents charged after police find 7 kids living in home with caged rats, padlocked fridge

2 weeks ago from UPI

The parents of seven children who were found living in a home with maggots in their hair, caged rats, a padlocked fridge and other unsafe living conditions in Pennsylvania have...

Family of Calif. man killed by Walgreens security guard files wrongful death suit

2 weeks ago from UPI

The family of Banko Brown, a transgender Black man who was shot dead by security guard outside a San Francisco Walgreens, has filed a wrongful death suit against the pharmacy...

Thousands rally for striking WGA workers in downtown Los Angeles

2 weeks ago from UPI

A rally staged by several unions drew thousands to downtown Los Angeles on Friday in support of members of the Writers Guild of America, who are striking for better contracts.

Brain surgeon Henry Marsh on what it felt like to receive his own bad cancer news

2 weeks ago from CBC: Health

Noted neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, currently in remission, chronicles his own cancer diagnosis in his new book.

Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, says it's received FDA approval for human trials

2 weeks ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its brain implant device in people. The company made the announcement on Twitter Thursday evening but has provided no...

More concern, more letters from Alberta ER doctors saying health system in crisis

2 weeks ago from CBC: Health

More doctors across Alberta are speaking out, saying their emergency rooms are under intense strain, despite political messaging to the contrary.

Nanorobotic system presents new options for targeting fungal infections

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that the World Health Organization has...

Free medications produce overall health-care savings in Ontario trial, new study suggests

2 weeks ago from CBC: Health

Results from an experimental program that provides free prescription drugs to hundreds of people in Ontario suggest covering the cost of medication produces overall savings for the health-care system, according...

NIH toughens enforcement of delayed clinical trials reporting

2 weeks ago from Science NOW

Last year, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) delivered a stern warning to two in-house clinical researchers who had broken an important rule. They had failed to submit the results of...

Protein-based nano-computer evolves in its ability to influence cell behavior

2 weeks ago from Physorg

The first protein-based nano-computing agent that functions as a circuit has been created by Penn State researchers. The milestone puts them one step closer to developing next-generation cell-based therapies to...

Neuralink human brain-computer implant trials finally get FDA approval

2 weeks ago from PopSci

Neuralink promised more information on clinical trials 'soon.'. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink announced on Thursday evening that it has received FDA approval to begin conducting human trials....

'Counter-stereotypical' messaging can move needle on vaccinations

2 weeks ago from Physorg

A large-scale study to see if politically partisan cues can induce people to get COVID-19 vaccines found that, yes, they can.

Elon Musk's Neuralink says it has FDA approval for human testing for brain implants

2 weeks ago from UPI

Neuralink, the California-based neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk, said Friday it has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of a human clinical trial for its brain implant.