RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains in intensive care in a Sao Paulo hospital but is getting better, doctors said in a statement on Wednesday. The 79-year-old leader underwent an unplanned surgery for a brain bleed in the early hours of Tuesday, after suffering from complications resulting from…
All of our brains inevitably shrink with age — a change that is most accelerated and profound in the nearly 7 million Americans currently living with dementia. While there isn’t a way to reverse this loss in brain volume, we can potentially curb it by prioritizing our mental and physical health. Dr. Arjun Masurkar, a cognitive…
Cancer may seem like an old person’s disease, but studies have shown that certain types have become increasingly prevalent in Americans younger than 50. Recent research found that Gen X and millennial Americans are at higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations. Rates of colon cancer diagnoses, for example, have increased by 15% in adults…
Gastroenterology specialists may possess suboptimal skills and confidence in diagnosing primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in a timely fashion and separately from other hepatic conditions, according to data from a new qualitative study. New research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, PA, this week showed both gastroenterologists and relevant…
When it comes to overall health, it’s well established that booze is bad news, but is all alcohol equally odious? California gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi has taken to TikTok to share his surprising pick for the “healthiest choice” for drinkers. Sethi’s preference? Tequila. Cheers to tequila as a “healthy choice.” AntonioDiaz – stock.adobe.com While he explains that no amount…
Sedentary lifestyles, hypertension and diabetes, and substance abuse are some of the key factors leading to a rising incidence of stroke among young adults, said doctors from Kauvery Hospital at a webinar, part of The Hindu’s Wellness Series, held on Monday, October 28, 2024. Explaining the issue, Sivarajan Thandeswaran, senior consultant, stroke and neurovascular medicine,…
Beijing is moving to boost the country’s talent ranks in the fields of science and technology by creating more doctoral programmes in key areas such as medicine, engineering and emerging fields. The State Council – China’s cabinet – and the Communist Party’s Central Committee issued guidelines on Sunday calling on education authorities and universities to…
Every parent knows that cold and flu season is nothing to sneeze at. Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and mom of four, has the perfect solution to the fall and winter blues — a sick box filled with fever medicine, vomit bags, a digital thermometer, a pulse oximeter, allergy medication, electrolyte powder, throat pops…
After his grandmother died of complications related to dementia, Dr. Jake Goodman vowed to learn everything he could about the debilitating condition. “Dementia sucks,” Goodman, a psychiatry resident physician in Miami, declared in a TikTok last month. “Now that I’m in my final year of psychiatry training, I have treated countless people with dementia —…