Q and A: rare diseases

What is the rare diseases？A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is a medical condition that affects a small percentage of the population. In most countries, a disease is considered ra

Updated on: February 28,2024

Q and A: rare diseases

What is the rare diseases？A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is a medical condition that affects a small percentage of the population. In most countries, a disease is considered ra

Updated on:February 28,2024

Q&A: Health experts cover winter's myriad health challenges

by Courtney Perrett,University of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe know you're thinking about it: Turning the corner from winter into spring. Although warmer days are on the horiz

Updated on: March 21,2024

Q&A: Health experts cover winter's myriad health challenges

by Courtney Perrett,University of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe know you're thinking about it: Turning the corner from winter into spring. Although warmer days are on the horiz

Updated on:March 21,2024

Q&A: Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes or without it ha

Updated on: May 07,2024

Q&A: Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes or without it ha

Updated on:May 07,2024

Q&A: Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Harvard GazetteA recent trial of a novel gene-editing technique that lowered dangerously high cholesterol by up to 55% has generated talk of a new front opening

Updated on: February 19,2024

Q&A: Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteCredit: Harvard GazetteA recent trial of a novel gene-editing technique that lowered dangerously high cholesterol by up to 55% has generated talk of a new front opening

Updated on:February 19,2024

Q&A: What's the connection between HPV and cervical cancer?

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet more than 14,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease this year,

Updated on: January 10,2024

Q&A: What's the connection between HPV and cervical cancer?

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet more than 14,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease this year,

Updated on:January 10,2024

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on: March 19,2024

Q&A: Should we go back to year-round standard time?

by Bernard Rizk,University of OttawaTimes zones plus solar time in North America. Regions in red are outside of their solar time zone as a function of color saturation. This figure is extracted

Updated on:March 19,2024

Q&A: Enhancing physicians' colonoscopy training for early cancer prevention

by Tessa M. Pick,Pennsylvania State UniversityFrom left are Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design and industrial engineering and director of the Center for Research in Design and Inno

Updated on: December 01,2023

Q&A: Enhancing physicians' colonoscopy training for early cancer prevention

by Tessa M. Pick,Pennsylvania State UniversityFrom left are Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design and industrial engineering and director of the Center for Research in Design and Inno

Updated on:December 01,2023

Q&A: A deep dive into autistic traits and self-conscious emotions in early childhood

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch shows that given the difficulties in navigating social relationships, children with more autistic traits migh

Updated on: June 08,2024

Q&A: A deep dive into autistic traits and self-conscious emotions in early childhood

by Society for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch shows that given the difficulties in navigating social relationships, children with more autistic traits migh

Updated on:June 08,2024

Q&A: Patterns and prognostications in immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYevgeniy Semenov, MD, MA, a physician-investigator in the Mass General Department of Dermatology and an Assistant Pro

Updated on: July 17,2024

Q&A: Patterns and prognostications in immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYevgeniy Semenov, MD, MA, a physician-investigator in the Mass General Department of Dermatology and an Assistant Pro

Updated on:July 17,2024

Q&A: Impact of disasters on children should be emphasized to improve responses, care

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterScenes of Hurricane Helene's devastation across the Southeast underscore the need to formalize response, research and care efforts. Credit: Tennessee Na

Updated on: October 09,2024

Q&A: Impact of disasters on children should be emphasized to improve responses, care

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterScenes of Hurricane Helene's devastation across the Southeast underscore the need to formalize response, research and care efforts. Credit: Tennessee Na

Updated on:October 09,2024

Q&A: What is cholangiocarcinoma and how is it treated?

by Rory SmootCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My mother has been experiencing unusual and persistent fatigue, abdominal pain, and jaundice. After undergoing a CT scan, her doctor diagnosed h

Updated on: January 04,2024

Q&A: What is cholangiocarcinoma and how is it treated?

by Rory SmootCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuestion: My mother has been experiencing unusual and persistent fatigue, abdominal pain, and jaundice. After undergoing a CT scan, her doctor diagnosed h

Updated on:January 04,2024

Q and A: Biggest benefits of exercise for teens

by Cynthia WeissCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: When my daughter was young, she spent hours playing outside and running around. That happens a lot less now that she is a teen. I&#39

Updated on: June 04,2024

Q and A: Biggest benefits of exercise for teens

by Cynthia WeissCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: When my daughter was young, she spent hours playing outside and running around. That happens a lot less now that she is a teen. I&#39

Updated on:June 04,2024