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A doctor used the Apple Watch to help an elderly woman who needed emergency medical care during a flight. This was reported by the BBC. The incident occurred on a Ryanair flight from Birmingham to Verona on January 9, when a woman in her 70s began to choke. Rashid Riaz, a 43-year-old British doctor, approached […]
Zika virus may have the potential to treat certain types of cancer. Scientists have already confirmed their data during experiments and they showed impressive results. This is reported by Live Science. The results of the study were published in the medical journal Cancer Research Communications earlier this month. The scientists involved mice implanted with human […]
The surgeons at the National Children’s Specialized Hospital “Okhmatdyt” performed surgery on the chest of a child with asphyxial thoracic dystrophy. This was the first time such an intervention was performed in Ukraine, the hospital’s press service said. It is noted that a boy with a rare syndrome that occurs in one in 130,000 newborns […]
The term “Disease X,” which emerged several years ago, is used by scientists to encourage the development of countermeasures, including vaccines and tests, that can be used in the event of a future outbreak. The World Economic Forum in Davos, which will be held from January 15 to 19, will discuss the possible outbreak of […]
For the first time in Lviv, three Ukrainian children with limb mobility disorders underwent stem cell transplants, the First Medical Association of Lviv reports. “Stem cell transplantation is one of the world’s leading regenerative medicine techniques. And recently it was applied for the first time in our hospital.” The first medical association in Lviv According […]
The world’s first partial heart transplant, performed almost two years ago, has led to positive results. The patient now has functioning valves and arteries that grow in parallel with the transplant. Pro tse pishe Interesting Engineering. The operation was performed by Duke Health specialists. In the spring of 2022, they performed the procedure on a […]
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus stated the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 and called for the return of quarantine measures. “Respiratory illnesses caused by COVID-19, influenza and other pathogens have been on the rise in many countries for several weeks, and are expected to continue after the recent holidays. […]
In autumn and winter, the body suffers from a lack of vitamins, which is why nails become brittle and even often flake. Here’s how to avoid it. Oranges It turns out that orange juice not only tones up the body in general, but also strengthens the nail plate in particular. The fact is that oranges, […]
ChatGPT versions 3.5 and 4 have been shown to be as good at determining the calorie and nutrient content of food products as professional nutritionists. Although algorithms cannot replace doctors, scientists believe that the technology will be useful as an auxiliary tool for people who monitor the amount of energy and nutrients they consume. The […]
Medicine has not yet found a universal method of treating depressive disorders, which have become a real problem for humanity. Millions of people suffer from this disease, and doctors use various methods that do not always have a positive effect on the patient. German researcher Moritz Bergmann and his colleagues have made an unexpected discovery. […]