Where you live could affect how you sleep at night. New research from Innerbody revealed that some areas of the country are more sleep-deprived than others. The study used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other benchmarks from the 100 most populous cities in the …
Read More »Biden’s ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer could be responsive to hormone therapy
Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis of “aggressive” prostate cancer has sparked concerns about how far the disease has advanced. The former president’s prostate cancer has been characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (grade group 5) with “metastasis to the bone.” The score of 9 indicates “high-grade” prostate cancer with very …
Read More »Slipped discs from yoga pose caused life-changing spinal condition
Doctors told a U.K. woman she’s at risk of developing a rare spinal condition due to a yoga pose she did years ago, according to news agency SWNS. Terrilyn Griffiths, 44, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, exhibited early signs of cauda equina syndrome (CES, a dangerous form of spinal nerve damage) in …
Read More »Mini-strokes can cause fatigue lasting up to a year, new study reveals
Prolonged fatigue could indicate poor sleep habits — but it could also be a lingering effect of mini-strokes. That’s according to a new study from Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark, which was published this week in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). A mini-stroke — …
Read More »What Biden’s Gleason score of 9 means for ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer case
Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer. Biden’s team shared a statement on Sunday that the former president was experiencing “increasing urinary symptoms” ahead of his diagnosis, which was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (grade group 5) with “metastasis to the bone.” “While …
Read More »Study reveals additional health perk of weight-loss medications
Weight-loss medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, which have gained popularity for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, have been shown to have the surprising secondary benefit of reducing alcohol intake. A team of international researchers from Ireland and Saudi Arabia followed 262 adult patients with obesity who started …
Read More »Biden’s prostate cancer is ‘pretty far advanced,’ medical expert says
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has a five-year survival rate of between 30% and 40%. The former president’s prostate cancer is characterized by a Gleason score of 9 and Grade Group 5 with bone metastasis, indicating that it is “pretty far …
Read More »Biden’s prostate cancer labeled ‘aggressive’ — what that means for prognosis and treatment
Prostate cancer cases have been on the rise in recent years, increasing 3% annually since 2014 – and now former President Joe Biden is one of the more than 300,000 men to be diagnosed this year. Biden’s office released the announcement on Sunday, days after news that a “small nodule” …
Read More »Airline banned family from flight over bug bites despite medical assurances
Former commercial pilot Mike Coffield joins ‘America Reports’ to break down the recent incident at Newark Liberty International Airport, where air traffic controllers temporarily lost contact with a flight. A family was banned from boarding their flight after British Airways staff became suspicious of insect bites on their baby’s leg, …
Read More »Brown line on fingernail helped catch cancer early, thanks to TikTok video
A TikTok video played a key role in one mother’s cancer diagnosis after it prompted her to see a doctor regarding a strange marking on her fingernail, SWNS reported. Lauren Koltcz, 45, from North Royalton, Ohio, noticed a brown line on her left thumbnail, but thought it was caused by …
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