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"We've had dozens of clients bring back entire wardrobes," Andrews said. "For a couple of clients, it's 20 to 40 pieces that we've had to take in because they've lost 20 to 30 pounds."

Grant­ed access to a time machine, few of us would pre­sum­ably opt first for the expe­ri­ence of skull surgery by the Incas. Yet our chances of sur­vival would be bet­ter than if we under­went the same pro­ce­dure 400 years lat­er, at least if it took place on a Civ­il War bat­tle­field. In both fif­teenth-cen­tu­ry Peru and the nine­teenth-cen­tu­ry Unit­ed States, sur­geons were per­form­ing a lot of trepa­na­tion, or removal of a por­tion of the skull.

After leading Pfizer through the frantic race to develop the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, CEO Albert Bourla has set his sights on a new, arguably more difficult moonshot. "We saved the world from Covid, now we'll save the world from cancer," Bourla told Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell, outlining the company's massive pivot toward oncology following the pandemic. This ambition is backed by a historic reallocation of capital.

CITYWIDE - NYU LANGONE HEALTH HAS APPOINTED DR. ANIRBAN MAITRA, a leader in gastrointestinal oncology, as the new director of its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Maitra is a preeminent physician-scientist whose work has widely influenced the field of pancreatic cancer research. As the inaugural scientific director of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Dr. Maitra focused his work on early detection and biomarker development, considered two key avenues for effective cancer treatments.

Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Zepbound can drive impressive weight loss, but stopping them is often followed by rapid weight regain. Researchers found that people regain weight faster after quitting these drugs than after diet and exercise alone. Improvements in heart health and diabetes risk also tend to reverse within a few years. The results suggest long-term success may require more than medication alone.

They then used emerging mathematical methods to isolate signals originating from nine brain regions previously implicated in mediating consciousness and examined connections between pairs of these regions. Among them were the parietal cortex, which is at the top of the brain about halfway between the forehead and the back of the skull; the occipital cortex, at the back of the head; and several small, deeper structures, such as one called the thalamus.

Lund-based MedVasc has announced they have successfully completed production and testing activities in accordance with its plan. In parallel, the company closed a new financing round at the end of 2025, raising € 2.2 million (SEK 24 million) from existing shareholders. With the financing secured, MedVasc is well positioned to accelerate the remaining key activities required for FDA clearance of Solutio™ for the U.S. market. Preparations are progressing according to plan, and market approval is expected during autumn 2026.

Tylenol took a hit in the aftermath of President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s promotion of unfounded claims about it being linked to autism, but the brand's reputation is solid and has largely bounced back without any permanent damage, according to tracking polls YouGov has conducted for the past four months.

Some 94 patients treated by Yaser Jabbar suffered harm including 36 who suffered severe harm, an investigation published by the hospital has concluded. Jabber treated hundreds of children from 2017 to 2022. On top of the 36 children who suffered severe harm, 39 patients came to moderate harm and 19 patients came to mild harm. The study also reported that 642 patients did not come to harm that could be attributable to the surgeon.

The doctor treated hundreds of children from 2017 to 2022 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in London, with independent experts saying in a new review that his surgery fell well below the level expected in several areas. Many patients came to harm or were left in pain, with some going on to need further surgery. Proper consent was also not obtained in some cases, while Mr Jabbar also had an "unjustified preference for certain surgical techniques including unconventional or unrecognised procedures".

At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diagnosis hit all of us hard, but Dan never lost his enthusiasm or his spirit. Some of us have worked with Dan for nearly a decade, and all of us have come to know him not just as a coworker, but as a great friend.

When surgeons removed a 33-year-old woman's right lung as part of her cancer treatment in 1995, they expected a dramatic and permanent reduction in her breathing power. But that's not what happened. Instead, her remaining lung pulled off a trick that scientists had long thought impossible in humans: it grew new tissue, and lots of it. Over the next 15 years, her left lung compensated for the loss of its partner by nearly doubling in volume and growing millions of new air sacs, called alveoli.

I woke up and had a panic attack that morning because the next 365 days can be crucial because of what he has got,

He is full of personality, confidence and loves to use his nose, which are all attributes we look for in a Bio Detection Dog. He needs to be assertive enough to tell us when he has found his target odour and when it is not present and he will be rewarded for both decisions. He loves life at our training centre, where he gets dropped off for training in the morning and collected at the end of the day.

"I can't tell you how many times I've had patients who have had so much trouble losing weight complain to me that their friends can eat whatever they want and never put weight on," Perlman, an integrative and functional medicine doctor and former chief medical officer for Mayo Clinic's integrative medicine program, told Business Insider. It's also one of the biggest misconceptions he hears about metabolic health.

Prices for blood tests in London depend on a few things. These include the type of test, whether it's from a vein or finger, and the lab's quality. How quickly you need the results also affects the price. Getting a doctor's review can add to the cost but can also help clarify the results. Details like fasting requirements and the time it takes for the blood test matter too. You might get a small bruise or feel faint, but serious problems are rare.

As a long-time social worker, Merrill started the Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation in 1992. In working with cancer patients for the past 33 years, Merrill saw a great need to create a strong community for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. "So 'CancerBuddy' is a platform where patients can upload their own information and swipe and to meet whoever they want to meet with based on their diagnosis, their age, their cancer center, their geographical location," says Merrill.

You should do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Seeing as your childhood best friend's husband couldn't be bothered to hide his meds from his relatively new roommate - that would be you - we can safely assume he isn't hiding them from his husband. So, you can rest assured your childhood best friend knows what's up and you don't have a duty to warn him.

Obesity shaped Anna Olson's earliest notions of herself, when she saw a photo and thought, "Oh, I look different than the other kids." Olson's obesity began in toddlerhood, ran in her family, and left her with a chronic hunger hard to satiate. Dozens of diet, drug and exercise regimens didn't work, and advice from doctors was always the same: Eat less.

Lisa Watson suffers the devastating effects of incontinence daily, and believes mid-urethral surgery, otherwise known as vaginal mesh surgery, could change everything. The surgery was paused in Ireland in 2018, and she is calling for the pause to be lifted By anyone's standards, Lisa Watson is a busy woman. During the week, the Wicklow-based mum of two is a credit union risk manager and at weekends she puts on her make-up artist hat.

In the quiet vineyards and hills of Northern California, few names resonate with the same sense of purpose and dedication as Robert White Napa. Known for his decades-long commitment to trauma and general surgery, community health, and regional leadership, he represents a bridge between clinical excellence and civic engagement. His career and personal journey tell a story of faith, resilience, and a steady devotion to the well-being of others.

Recently, I decided to go for a jog after not running at all for more than [redacted] years. I did a half-marathon a couple of presidential administrations ago, so surely it would be fine? It was! Until the next morning, when I rolled out of bed, put my feet on the floor and felt a sharp pain in my heel.

"At a mushroom hot pot restaurant there, the server set a timer for 15 minutes and warned us, 'Don't eat it until the timer goes off or you might see little people,'" University of Utah doctoral candidate in biology Colin Domnauer told the broadcaster.

There are also clear downsides to the diet. Ketones are acidic, and if they build up too much in the blood, they can be toxic, causing ketoacidosis. This is a particular concern for people with type 1 diabetes and for people with chronic alcohol abuse. For everyone else, there's a list of common side effects, including nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, bad breath, headache, fatigue, and dizziness. Ketogenic diets are also linked to high cholesterol and kidney stones.

When it comes to first aid on the road, many travelers have been there: a small nick or cut in a new place, followed by a quick reach for hydrogen peroxide in hopes of preventing infection. The fizzing bubbles can feel reassuring, as if germs are being wiped out on contact. But medical guidance has shifted in recent years-and according to research from personal injury claims support site Claims.co.uk, that long-held belief may actually be doing more harm than good.

The wrist is such a complex little area, Evans says, as they have evolved to allow an extraordinary range of movement while also supporting a high level of fine motor control the wrists mean we have the capacity to do both handstands and neurosurgery. It's got eight little carpal bones they're the axis of the wrist and then you've got your radius and your ulna, which are your two forearm bones, and then that joins in with your hand bones, your metacarpals, Evans says.