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And not just the ordinary sort of headaches that we all get, but I have something called cluster headache, which is one of the three primary headache disordersI mean, there are other primary headache disorders, but these are the three main ones: tension-type headache being the most common, migraine being probably the most familiar and most debilitatingand predominantly among women.

Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives of others. Dr Flora Faure is gently fitting him with a small black cap that looks like a swimming cap, or something a rugby forward might wear. It is covered with hexagonal lumps, containing technology that monitors how his brain is working.

A doctor accused of pouring beer down a younger colleague's cleavage before licking it off and touching her breasts has been suspended for a year. Dr Mark Johnson, who was working at West Suffolk Hospital at the time of the incident, also allegedly sent "derogatory and sexually demeaning" messages to another junior colleague. Some of these messages included comments about the size of his colleague's breasts, sex positions and oral sex, a tribunal was told.

The OASIS 4 phase 3 trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, marks a major advance in Novo Nordisk's effort to expand obesity treatment options. Conducted over 64 weeks, the study compared once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg plus lifestyle changes with a placebo in 307 adults who were obese or overweight and had at least one weight-related condition, but did not have diabetes.

"Most hospitals don't see enough kids to reliably measure their performance with kids. When most kids go to a community hospital and can't be discharged, they get transferred to a larger hospital. So in those cases, there's no single hospital that owns the outcome," Michelson said. "We think that regions really need to work together to improve pediatric patient outcomes."

Yet most athletes still overlook the one system that can quietly drain speed, stamina, and sleep recovery: the oral system. Over the last 15 years, studies have linked oral problems to endurance outcomes through multiple pathways: low-grade inflammation that blunts recovery and has been associated with small drops in VO2max, pain that derails fueling, bruxism that shreds deep sleep and overnight HRV, and bite mechanics that ripple into posture and load distribution.

A Riverside County woman who for years administered risky and potentially dangerous silicone butt injections was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life after an actor died following the procedure, prosecutors said. Libby Adame was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the death of Cindyana Santangelo, whose credited television appearances included "Married ... With Children," "ER" and "CSI: Miami." Adame was also convicted of practicing medicine without a certification after prosecutors said she injected silicone into Santangelo's buttocks, resulting in a fatal embolism.

As a participant in multiple affiliate marketing programs, Localish will earn a commission for certain purchases. See full disclaimer below* As the winter months approach and the air turns drier, using a facial moisturizer can help keep your skin healthy and well-hydrated. But with so many brands and options out there, it's not always simple to pick the right moisturizer for your skin type, especially without some expert guidance.

What is Turner syndrome? Dr. Henry Turner first discovered Turner syndrome in 1938 (Turner Syndrome Foundation, 2024). This condition occurs only in females and is identified by a chromosomal constitution of 45, XO. Typical females have two X chromosomes as indicated by a chromosomal constitution of 46, XX. In the case of Turner syndrome, it seems that one X chromosome is lost very early in the reproductive process.

The family of a woman who died from cervical cancer has settled a High Court action over her death after a hospital acknowledged that there was a missed opportunity to diagnose her illness earlier, which ultimately led to her death.

In this episode of Canadian Time Machine, we mark 150 years since Jennie Trout became the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada-a breakthrough that helped open the doors of the profession to women across the country. We hear from historian Heather Stanley about Trout's fight for education and equality, and from Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, a physician and advocate for equity in healthcare, on the legacy of her achievement.

I had a lady referred for a potential miscarriage from a clinic and when I scanned her they'd measured a bleed in the womb and they completely missed a very early pregnancy sac with a baby inside it, said Katie Thompson, a hospital sonographer and president of the SoR. Potentially, if they were at a private clinic that could offer a miscarriage service, then they could have been given some medication to bring on a miscarriage on a pregnancy that was actually not miscarrying, she said.

The GLP-1 drug market has surged dramatically in the past four years, driven by soaring demand for weight-loss treatments that also tackle related conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Valued at over $100 billion today, the sector is projected to exceed $150 billion by 2030 as more patients seek effective therapies. Viking Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:VKTX ) is carving out a strong position with its dual GLP-1/GIP agonist VK2735, which showed up to 15% weight loss in Phase 2 trials.

She's happy, healthy, and everything we could've hoped for. I had a vaginal birth at 36 weeks with just a bit of tearing, nothing too major, thankfully, and recovery has been going pretty well so far," she prefaces in her post on the Mommit subreddit. She notes that she's missing "intimacy" with her husband, noting the last time they had sex was when she was 32 weeks pregnant.

Dr. Aaron Hartman will never forget the first time he saw Anna. She was 12 months old, sitting in a Bumbo chair on a Winnie the Pooh blanket, her tiny body unable to support itself. An eye patch covered her "strong" eye-not because it was injured, but because her brain had suffered such severe birth trauma that it affected her eye function. Her hands were curled tightly to her chest, classic signs of the brain damage she'd endured before birth.

If more than half a century ago, science looked expectantly at the potential of chemotherapy to combat cancer; or 15 years ago, oncologists did the same with immunotherapy, which energized the immune system's own defenses to attack tumor cells; now the spotlight has turned to an innovative treatment that is reaping promising results: antibodydrug conjugates (ADCs), treatments that function like a Trojan horse, delivering chemotherapy to the interior of tumor cells to destroy them.

Packing for an international trip often means triple-checking that you have your passport, wallet, and phone before you leave the house. But one essential item travelers often overlook-or mismanage-is their medication. Forgetting a travel pill case, packing it in checked luggage, or not following TSA rules can quickly turn a dream vacation into a stressful scramble. Even over-the-counter basics, like children's Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.

The groundbreaking clinical trial, described on 31 October in the American Journal of Human Genetics, will deploy an offshoot of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique called base editing, which allows scientists to make precise, single-letter changes to DNA sequences. The study is expected to begin next year, after its organizers spent months negotiating with US regulators over ways to simplify the convoluted path a gene-editing therapy normally has to take before it can enter trials.

High street drugstore chain DM expects to launch an online pharmacy in the coming weeks, according to a report by business publication Handelsblatt. Rossmann and supermarket giant Lidl are reportedly preparing to follow suit, with plans to offer non-prescription (over-the-counter, OTC) medicines via their websites. To comply with German law, which restricts pharmacy operations to licensed pharmacists, the companies plan to ship medicines from neighbouring countries DM from the Czech Republic and Rossmann from the Netherlands.

Somewhere in the US a woman on her period pulled out her dripping, saturated tampon. But instead of wrapping it in toilet paper and tossing it into a bin, she put the tampon in a special plastic sample container, screwed the lid on tight and mailed it to an address in Oakland, California. The address was that of NextGen Jane (NGJ), a Bay Area-based startup founded in 2014.

I'm bald, and that bothered me for a long time. It bothered me that I was bothered. But just one swipe down my Instagram feed reveals I'm not the only man who is self-conscious about his hair. I'm greeted with videos and posts offering me hair transplants, regrowth tablets, thickening sprays, powders that fill gaps, and hair systems (once known as wigs or toupees). These products promise to restore my "lost confidence" and stop my lack of hair from "holding back" my life.

Toronto lawyer Salima Fakirani was 31 when she decided to freeze her eggs. She had been considering it for a couple of years, and had even gone for a consult at a fertility clinic. But when her employer introduced egg-freezing benefits, she decided to go for it. She did two rounds of egg freezing and got a "good number" of her eggs into storage.