At Goodlettsville Family Dental, Dr Mathews focuses on full-mouth rehabilitation, dental implants, Invisalign, veneers, and cosmetic enhancements. He also provides facial aesthetic treatments, including Botox and dermal fillers, helping patients look and feel their best. His approach is grounded in integrity and precision-every diagnosis and treatment plan is guided by his belief that patients deserve the same standard of care as family.
I refused to accept that I had no options. I read every article I could about fertility treatment. After three years, I heard about a medical breakthrough by gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and physiologist Robert Edwards. It was described as very experimental and new. I wrote to Patrick about my situation. It took almost a year, and my husband and I had to go through a lot of tests, but eventually Patrick told me I was an ideal candidate for their free, pioneering IVF programme.
Michael VanRooyen has spent decades responding to emergencies around the world, with no choice but to stare straight ahead at suffering, destruction, and death. These experiences have taught him how to ease pain amid chaos, forced him to navigate moments of intense fear and danger, and given him the technical and emotional depth to support war-torn communities in their efforts to heal and rebuild.
Most people say they want to live to a ripe old age. But that isn't really true. What people really want is to live to a ripe, old age in good mental and physical health. Some of us actually get to live this dream. These folks are known as super-agers and they make it well into their 80s not just in decent physical shape, but also with minds at least as sharp as people 30 years younger.
Check downtime, side effects, risks, whether you can fly afterward and whether the treatment is right for you - particularly if you're travelling (we've also offered advice on that below.) A good rule of thumb for judging how ethical a practitioner is? Notice how pressured you feel. If you're ever upsold, nudged toward extra tweakments or steered into something you didn't ask for, that's a red flag. Less is more - and the best clinicians will always make you feel informed, not persuaded.
Up until she was 18, she practiced gymnastics 4 to 5 days a week. "I loved the discipline, I loved having a regimented schedule," Jonozzo, 31, told Business Insider. "That instilled how important health and fitness are to your lifestyle." In her 20s, she gravitated toward marathon running. A supply chain analyst, Jonozzo would regularly wake up at 4 or 5 am to lift for two hours and run before going to work.
When you think about osteoporosis, your mind probably jumps to images of frail bones or perhaps an elder's hunched posture. The problem is that our hips are the most at-risk areas for this condition. Not only that, but hip fractures from osteoporosis are among the worst health complications that a person can face in their lives, something that often leads to long-term mobility issues and even life-threatening complications.
Kyle Sieniawski, 14, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, died on 27 November, after being diagnosed less than a year ago with MND. The disease typically affects people aged over 50, and Kyle is believed to be the youngest person to have died with MND in the UK. Former rugby league star Kevin Sinfield, who is currently running seven ultramarathons in seven days for MND awareness, told Kyle's family the "community" will be there for them, and Kyle "will always be remembered".
They are writhing, holding their stomach, complaining of really bad abdominal pain and nausea, said Dr. Sam Wang, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist and toxicologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, who treats adolescents with the condition. They vomit and then just continue to vomit whatever they have in their stomach, which can go on for hours, Wang told CNN in a prior interview.
Medical experts are questioning the White House's explanation for President Donald Trump's MRI tests as preventive. A Monday memo released by presidential physician Sean Barbabella described the results of a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health as normal. This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump's age, Barbabella said. But imaging experts who spoke to Scientific American expressed doubts as to Barbabella's assertion that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening is typical preventive care.
Parents are constantly reminded about food allergies. Whether it's the sign on the day care window saying that the building is a nut-free space, or someone regaling you at a birthday party about all of the foods their child can't eat, you can't go for more than a day or two without thinking about allergic reactions. It's just one more worry to add to the giant pile of things that you have at the back of your mind every day.
She was born November 11, 1937, in Troy, New York to Thomas and Florence (Palso) Connally. As a teen, Carol attended Catholic Central High School in Troy and then went on to St. Peter School of Nursing in Albany, New York where she received a diploma in nursing. Feeling a special call to serve, Carol entered the Maryknoll Convent in Ossining, New York. After taking her vows, she was sent to St. Francis School of Anesthesia in La Crosse, WI, graduating as a nurse anesthetist.
A father-of-six who admits killing but denies murdering his friend when he opened fire on him with a submachine gun in his front garden was suffering from substance-induced psychotic disorder which would have diminished his capacity to control himself, a psychiatrist told his trial today.
A team at the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham has used 3.1m of Ministry of Defence funding to develop a vehicle-based lab that can be taken to field hospitals, firing ranges and rehabilitation centres. It will allow the study of how blast and other trauma affects brain function within minutes of the event, far faster than relying on static equipment, scientists said.
Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction - first to opioids, and then to the very medication meant to help him quit. The man had stumbled on research by Grigson, suggesting that certain anti-obesity medications could help to reduce rats' addiction to drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. He decided to try quitting again, this time while taking semaglutide, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug better known as Ozempic.
The 17-year-old, who worked as a pharmacy assistant, believed she was simply under the weather, until she woke up on October 29 with a swollen, bulging left eye. Sophie's mum, Carol Wright, believed her daughter had been rubbing her eye so much due to the persistent headaches that it had caused an infection. But after taking antibiotics, Sophie's eye worsened, leaving her in excruciating pain and unable to see.
In September 2024, I lost my job as a software developer. After nearly two years with the company, I was let go due to "reduction of workforce." My husband still worked full time, but losing half of our household income hit hard, especially with eight kids ranging from 4 to 19 years old. I told myself we'd be OK. I thought it would be easy to find another job. We'd tighten our belts. Then I got sick.
If you're a modern neurologist, you'll recognize this as a type of aphasia, a common symptom of stroke. You'll also know that aphasia is a language problem, not an intelligence problem; the patient may be able to think quite clearly but just can't translate those thoughts into coherent words and sentences. But it took many decades and a great deal of scientific effort to arrive at this modern understanding.
The spending increase will stay in place for at least the next three years. The United States has announced a new trade deal with the United Kingdom that includes zero tariffs on pharmaceutical and medical products in exchange for the UK spending more on medicines, the first significant spending increase in more than 20 years, and overhauling how it values drugs.
Flipcare emerges as a transformative solution to this longstanding medical challenge. Designed with both patients and caregivers in mind, Flipcare integrates smart engineering, ergonomic support, and automation into a single, seamless care system. At its core, the device is built around a network of adjustable airbags strategically positioned to minimize prolonged pressure on any one part of the body. These airbags expand and deflate in timed intervals, gently shifting the user's weight and redistributing pressure without causing discomfort or disturbing rest.
There may be more deals on the way. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have already reduced prices for the leading GLP-1s in their recent agreement with President Trump in exchange for expanded access to millions of people on Medicare. Medical researchers also continue to find promising new medical uses for GLP-1s, including treatment of addiction, COPD and dementia - though not every application has proven successful.
“The unimaginable has happened,” “My beautiful husband has been taken from us. The light of my life. I was the luckiest to be loved and adored by you Jamie. I love you endlessly, not just now, but eternally.”
A whole slew of next-generation obesity drugs are on the horizon, some already advanced enough in clinical trials to be looking as good as-if not better than-those already on the market. The novel medications continue to push the upward limits of weight loss, now to almost 25 percent of body weight on average, but they also differ in their modes of action. They target different cells and different parts of cells in the brain and body.
Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19804 Published online 7 September 2016 In the version of the article initially published, in the Day 11 row of Extended Data Fig. 3c, the Chloroquine image was a duplicate of the BRD7929, 25 image from the same row. The correct Chloroquine image has now been added to Extended Data Fig. 3c, as seen in Fig. 1, below.
Caffeinated beverages cause an acceleration of heart rate, they cause acceleration of blood pressure. That's why if you're having your blood pressure checked, don't drink caffeinated beverages. As there is an association with heart rhythm disorders and caffeinated beverages.
In the early hours of 28 May 2005, Isabelle Dinoire woke up in a pool of blood. After fighting with her family the night before, she turned to alcohol and sleeping tablets to forget, she later said. Reaching for a cigarette out of habit, she realized she couldn't hold it between her lips. She understood something was wrong. Isabelle crawled to the bedroom mirror. In shock, she stared at her reflection:
Dr Ariel N. Rad is a leading Board certified plastic surgeon known for his precise, evidence-based approach to facelift and aesthetic medicine. He built his career on disciplined training, scientific rigor, and a belief that natural results come from deep understanding rather than trends. After completing his residency at Johns Hopkins, he co-founded SHERBER+RAD in Washington, D.C. with his wife, dermatologist Dr Noëlle Sherber. Together, they created one of the first fully integrated practices combining dermatology, facial aesthetic surgery, and curated skincare under one roof.
Researchers at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, figured out how to precisely control a knot's geometry and friction so that they could 'program' it to open when tugged on with a given force. This allows a surgeon - or a robot - stitching up a wound to pull a suture closed with just the right amount of force, simply by tugging the free end of the knotted thread and stopping when the knot unfurls.
Essesi Design Studio designs Nimble, a concept have lost. It uses a modular 3D printed prosthetic fin that can help athletic amputees swim again. An attachable technology, the assistive object replaces the foot and lower leg that userscarbon fiber for the shell, and inside this main body sits a lattice structure made of rubber material. This part bends during movement, so in this case, when the swimmer kicks, the lattice structure flexes, creating thrust that moves them forward through water.
Person A said she was subjected to xenophobic behaviour from colleagues, including Miss Njoku, while working in a respiratory ward at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in 2021. Person A said the senior nurse called her a Polish cow, Polish idiot, swine nose, stupid old cow and an old woman and complained to managers but no investigation took place. Person A said the encounter left them feeling very nervous whenever Miss Njoku was on duty
