Doctors have long known that breast cancer is a major health concern for women, especially those between 40 and 75. That’s the age group where this disease becomes the top killer. For many years, they’ve used mammograms as the standard check-up tool. But there’s another method that’s been around for
Smith+Neb‑row, a leader in medical technology, is gearing up to unveil two innovative wound care products at the upcoming European Wound Management Association conference in Bremen. The event, scheduled for May 6‑8, will showcase the company’s latest efforts to tackle chronic wounds—a condition af
New research digs into how long someone has epilepsy and whether it affects their brain’s waste removal system. Using a special brain scan called DTI-ALPS, scientists measured how efficiently fluid moves through the brain’s tiny cleaning tunnels. They found that the longer epilepsy lasts, the more t
Researchers often turn to large health databases to study surgical outcomes. One popular option is TriNetX, a platform that collects real-world medical data. But can it really help answer key questions about surgeries? The short answer is yes—but only if used carefully. TriNetX pulls patient record
Back in 2003, a simple checklist was made to help doctors spot neck pain that shoots down the arm. The checklist looks for four clues: pain that moves when you lift your arm, a specific spot of numbness in one finger, a weak muscle in your arm, and a certain test that makes the pain travel when your
When someone in the ICU has a breathing tube, their voice box often gets damaged. This can cause big problems like food or liquid going down the wrong way or weak coughs. Normally, doctors check these issues with stethoscopes or guesswork, which isn’t always reliable. But new tools like tiny scopes
Few diseases reshape lives as drastically as ALS. It doesn’t just weaken muscles—it forces people to adapt daily tasks in ways most of us never consider. Some, like a famous physicist diagnosed in the 1960s, defied expectations by living decades longer than predicted. His sharp mind stayed intact, t
Canada has quietly become a leader in organ transplantation, with its medical teams solving tough problems that help patients worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic forced doctors to pause and ask tough questions about what works and what still needs fixing in transplant medicine. While the world was dist
Researchers have spent years chasing a cure for Alzheimer’s, focusing on how proteins called amyloid clump together in the brain. Back in the 1990s, scientists, including one leading expert, realized that these clumps might harm brain cells and trigger inflammation. At first, they thought fixing thi
A 17-year-old girl walked into a hospital for a routine check-up, only to find out she had a rare liver tumor. The discovery shocked her family at first, but doctors quickly got to work. They found a single, well-defined growth in the right side of her liver. Inside this growth were some dead cells
