People living with one of the most common types of alopecia could soon have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. The drug – called Ritlecitinib – will go before the Scottish Medicines Consortium this week after it was approved for NHS use in England last month. Although the daily … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer due to globalisation, growing economy, ageing population and changing lifestyle, warns a leading oncologist, making it imperative for the country to embrace technology-driven medical techniques to prevent health catastrophes in an effective and affordable manner. Cancer vaccines for prevention and treatment, expansion of … Read more
Sept. 7, 2022 – Child development experts expressed dismay that a Missouri school district is reviving paddling as punishment despite overwhelming scientific evidence against it. “So much research has been done over the years that demonstrates that corporal punishment is harmful to children,” says Allison Jackson, MD, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics … Read more
Sandwell is reversing the trend of having the least active residents – and it’s hugely paying off. Source link
Lanson Jones, Houston. Howard Huang, MD, pulmonologist, Houston Methodist Hospital. Amesh Adalja, MD, emerging infectious diseases specialist, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. Terry Scoggin, CEO, Titus Regional Medical Center, Mount Pleasant, TX. Frederick Thurmond, MD, hospitalist, Titus Regional Medical Center. Seth Thurman, Mount Pleasant, TX. Whitehouse.gov: “Remarks by President Biden … Read more
One way to measure the passage of time during the pandemic: our hair. It never stops growing. And people can’t seem to resist playing with it. Source link