Experts call for action as male infertility increases worldwide
Infertility now affects one in six couples of reproductive age according to the World Health Organisation. About half the time, it originates from men.
Opioid prescribing limits may not worsen patient experience after common surgeries
Worries that surgery patients would have a tougher recovery if their doctors had to abide by a five-day limit on opioid pain medication prescriptions didn't play out as expected, a…
Traffic air pollution linked to serious neonatal complications
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000…
Study indicates a very high level of resilience among Canadians with arthritis
A new study published by researchers at the University of Toronto indicates a very high level of resilience among Canadians with arthritis whose activities were restricted due to pain.
Hackensack University Medical Center establishes new Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health
Hackensack University Medical Center has established the Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health, an integrated program to help people who have struggled to lose weight to achieve and maintain…
Tumor debulking does not impact quality of life in metastatic colorectal cancer, study finds
New research in the October 2023 issue of JNCCN-;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that intensive local-regional treatment to remove as much tumor as possible (known as "debulking"),…
New study shows higher lung cancer incidence in women than in men
Reversing historical patterns, new findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show higher lung cancer incidence in women than in men has not only continued in adults…
UTHealth Houston clinical trial therapy shrinks tumor of pancreatic cancer patient
Demetrios Stroubakis, 55, thought he was having a gallbladder attack when he arrived at the emergency room in August 2021 with jaundice. Instead, he was shocked to be diagnosed with…
The new vaccines and you: Americans better armed than ever against the winter blechs
Last year's "triple-demic" marked the beginning of what may be a new normal: a confluence of respiratory infections — RSV, influenza, and covid-19 — will surge as the weather cools…
Rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacterium spreads North as oceans warm
Debbie King barely gave it a second thought when she scraped her right shin climbing onto her friend's pontoon for a day of boating in the Gulf of Mexico on…