WHO announces expansion of prequalification programme for medical devices
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced a major expansion of its prequalification programme to include a wider…
Remembering Terry Lemerond
Born in 1938, Lemerond served in the United States Marine Corps, serving at Camp Pendleton and spending 2…
Beetroot juice may make swimming feel easier without making swimmers faster
Researchers pooled evidence across sprint and middle-distance events to test whether a popular nitrate-rich supplement can translate its…
CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
For some of the most aggressive blood cancers, a stem cell transplant may be the only treatment with…
61 Historical Medical Treatments That Did More Harm Than Good
Re-orienting dementia patients. Don’t do it. Edit to add:I quickly saw how devastating it was for patients to…
AB InBev to tackle beer affordability with broader format offerings
Speaking to investors at the company’s ‘capital markets day’ in the US this week, the group’s CMO, Marcel…
Former Navy SEAL, DJ Shipley, uses this 4-move ab workout to build core strength and stability at 41
Ever wondered how a Navy SEAL stays in shape? We’ve got you. Below, former Navy SEAL DJ Shipley…
NRG-GU005: SBRT vs Moderately Hypofractionated IMRT in Localized Prostate Cancer
Radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer has increasingly moved toward shorter treatment schedules, making the balance between treatment convenience,…
Here’s what the drug prednisone does to your body
Almost since it hit the market in 1955, prednisone has been recognized as a double-edged sword, delivering both…
Vaccination rates are falling in Africa, but a new strategy aims to turn things around. Five things it needs to get right
Africa has reached an important moment in its immunisation journey. Coverage is not rising fast enough to keep…
Social media rife with misleading supplement marketing, researchers find
Coordinated by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC), the Infoodmation project analyzed more than 540,000 social media posts,…
I’ve not completed cycling’s hardest fitness test in six years – have cyclists ‘broken up’ with FTP, and how do we train without it?
I realised, toggling the ‘training bias’ on my last indoor training session down to a 92% effort because…