BU professor to examine the role of postpartum hypertension on recurrent HDP risk
Samantha Parker Kelleher, along with researchers at BU School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center, will examine…
Experts propose unified framework to advance the future of high-altitude medicine
As increasing numbers of people live, work, and travel at high altitudes, experts are calling for a major…
New low-cost artificial mitral valve mimics human tissue to study disease
Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed an artificial model of the mitral heart…
NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children
Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, recently received…
The Liver Doc on his fight against pseudoscience, wellness myths and powerful interests
A 14-year-old girl walks into his ward with severe liver damage. The culprit? Traditional herbal medicine sold freely…
New antibiotic from soil bacteria targets drug-resistant superbugs
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight…
Father’s alcohol use before conception impacts offspring development
A growing body of research suggests that a father’s health before conception may play a larger role in…
Indigenous siblings pursue careers in medicine, following in the footsteps of their mother
Since she was young, Ieesha Nasser knew she wanted to be a doctor. She grew up learning clinical…
Getting an IUD can be very painful. There’s a solution.
When Tove Danovich recalls the first time she got an IUD, one thing stands out: the sheer pain…
How Turkey Hacked the Hair-Transplant Industry
The astounding growth of the hair-transplant industry in Turkey is not just a medical tourism success story; it’s…
Life-changing medicine or beauty hack? How Ozempic came to be seen as both, and why that’s risky
Dr Kimberly Chew, principal clinical psychologist at AO Psychology, which offers counselling and psychotherapy services, said that the…
Strength training and cardio combo work best together
Following more than 147,000 adults for up to three decades, researchers found that moderate resistance training was linked…