Author: Hippocratic Post

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have shown that a prostate cancer urine test can identify men at ‘intermediate risk’ who can safely avoid immediate treatment and benefit from ‘active surveillance’ instead. A new pilot study published today reveals how urine biomarkers can show the amount of significant cancer in a prostate, highlighting with […]

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Alexithymia levels decrease when entering young adulthood – consistency is associated with depression and dissociation:  Alexithymia refers to difficulty describing feelings. Alexithymia levels are not stable by adolescence, but decrease when entering young adulthood, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Alexithymia levels were also found to be associated […]

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Living with SVT – supraventricular tachycardia: Leading clinicians from Harvard Medical School, Duke University Medical Center and University of Utah Medical School recognized as Pioneers in their field, join forces with international charity to deliver virtual meeting to raise awareness and understanding of little-known heart rhythm condition. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School heart rhythm specialist, Dr […]

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IDF : Diabetes is “a pandemic of unprecedented magnitude” now affecting one in 10 adults worldwide: London, UK, November 2, The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new figures showing that 537 million adults are now living with diabetes worldwide — a rise of 16% (74 million) since the previous IDF estimates in 2019. Released […]

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Coventry University research finds no evidence that conversion therapy works and it may be damaging to people’s mental health Academics from Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences have found no robust evidence that conversion therapy can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. They have, however, found evidence that it is associated […]

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