virtually every medical discipline, there are unanswered questions pertaining to women’s health and well-being. Closing the gender gap in medical research may require more than simply including women in research studies, says Teresa Woodruff, executive director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research, recently launched by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Teresa Woodruff
Since the early [...]
Patients undergoing heart surgery are much more likely to die or suffer serious complications if they receive transfusions of red blood cells that have been stored longer than two weeks - a common practice in Canada - a major new study reveals.
The majority of red blood cells transfused into patients in [...]
He demonstrated a keen command of acrobatics as he brought his teensy toes up to his little ears.
All that, and the tiny guy isn’t even due to be born for another 2 1/2 months.
“Look at his little lips,” marveled mother-to-be Kelley Morgan as she looked toward her husband, Jason. “Isn’t this incredible?”
The [...]
The American College of Physicians, the second-largest doctors group in the United States, issued a policy statement on medical marijuana this week after it was approved by its governing body.
The group cited evidence that marijuana is valuable in treating severe weight loss associated with Aids, and nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy in cancer patients.
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Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories focusing on the different stages of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia through one family’s eyes leading up to the Alzheimer’s Town Meeting on Feb. 28.
This week: The early stage
Her mom was quite a character, then again she was an actress. Lorraine Jackson performed in nightclubs [...]
Forgetting where you left your keys isn’t necessarily a sign of Alzheimer’s, a fatal and progressive brain disease.
Forgetting what to do with your keys is.
The medical community still isn’t certain how much mild forgetfulness indicates a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, but what is certain is that more Americans [...]
