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The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in a study published in The International Journal of Obesity.

If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients spend in these departments.

Bystanders are less likely to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to women than men, particularly if the emergency takes place in a public area, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. The study also shows that in private locations older people, especially older men, are less likely to receive CPR.

A novel study has shown that Senolytics, a new class of drugs, have the potential to prevent the transfer of senescence, a key mechanism of aging, and the associated physical and cognitive impairments in recipients of older donor organs.

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon just weeks before her due date. But following the abrupt closure in August of the only maternity ward within 40 miles, she decided to stay at her brother’s house near Boise, Idaho—a two-hour drive through a mountain pass—to be closer to a hospital.

The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of COVID-19.

The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new study published Thursday.

Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them.

POLICE are looking for a 30-year-old man identified as Joe Sakayoya of Makungu compound, Chilanga District for the offence of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving. Police deputy spokesperson Danny  Mwale said Sikayoya was driving a Mitsubishi Canter bearing registration number BAL 1590 which was involved in a road traffic accident along Kafue road near Dongfeng […]

WITH his brace giving Simba an edge, midfielder Clatous Chama has said Power Dynamos will be punished when the two teams meet in Tanzania at the month-end. Chama turned the heat on Power in the first leg of the second round Champions League group stage qualifier at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. The midfielder pounced twice to […]