And they mostly prefer symptom relief at end of life rather than prolongation of life But preferences vary according to their jurisdiction’s legislation on assisted dying When it comes to advanced cancer or Alzheimer’s disease, over half of doctors would consider assisted dying for themselves, but preferences seem to vary ...
..to curb global toll taken by the disease, especially in the rest of Africa and Asia High levels of aflatoxin contamination in dietary staples of maize and peanuts With one of the highest rates of liver cancer in Africa, Ghana represents critical case study There’s an urgent need to quantify ...
Prevalence twice as high among those still puffing away as those who have never smoked Figures suggest that 40% of 25 million adults experience some level of functional difficulty Around 1 in 7 of US adults who currently smoke may have some degree of disability, suggests the first study of ...
Rates highest among black beneficiaries and those living in more deprived neighborhoods New cases of dementia in the United States declined from 2015 to 2021, but the number of people living with the condition continued to rise due to population ageing, with nearly 2.9 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries (around 12%) ...
t also boosts wellbeing and quality of life, suggests umbrella review of pooled data analyses Findings lend weight to its routine inclusion in cancer treatment protocols, say researchers Exercise can counter the detrimental effects of cancer treatment, such as heart and nerve damage and brain fog, suggests an overarching review ...
Hypersensitivity to cold often underestimated as subjective symptom, say researchers Hypersensitivity to the cold, especially ice cold feet, as well as a feeling of heaviness in the legs, are linked to the presence of varicose veins, finds a large study published in the open access journal Open Heart. Cold hypersensitivity is ...
Findings independent of other known cardiovascular risk factors and strongest in women, under 60s, those who weren’t obese, and those with pre-existing health issues A brisk walking pace, and the amount of time spent at this speed, may lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia ...
Inadequate oral hygiene, poor diet, infrequent visits to the dentist, all contributory factors Good oral health essential for quality of life, long term health and sporting performance The prevalence of tooth and gum issues among teenage (academy) professional footballers in England is high, finds research published in the open access ...
Distress caused by impairment seems to have key role in observed association Hearing loss is linked to a heightened risk of developing heart failure, with the psychological distress caused by the impairment taking a key role in the observed association, finds a large long term study, published online in the ...
Including a non-invasive eye test in the preoperative assessment for older patients might be a useful predictor of vulnerability to this debilitating postoperative complication, authors suggest Thickening of the macular layer of the eye’s retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older patients undergoing surgery under ...
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