NHS is planning genetically testing all newborns sounds wise – until they create patients who are not infirmed

NHS is planning genetically testing all newborns sounds wise – until they create patients who are not infirmed

Until 2030, every child born in England can have their own The whole genome seven as part of the up-to-date NHS initiative “Predict and prevent the disease”. It would dramatically expand the current heel test, which checks nine uncommon genetic conditions, to a much more extensive screen of hundreds of potential threats. At first glance, […]

Two great ideas and six basic skills that can lend a hand in a deeper joining with others

Two great ideas and six basic skills that can lend a hand in a deeper joining with others

Although we live in a constantly connected world, more people feel alone than ever before. According to a public electoral company GallupAlmost a quarter of the world population reports that they feel lonely. At the same time, we are overwhelmed by entertainment: 80% of desk -based employees Admit it to the loss of concentration during […]

1 on 3 Florida, the third graders have untreated niches – how parents can protect their children’s teeth

1 on 3 Florida, the third graders have untreated niches – how parents can protect their children’s teeth

“He hides his smile in every school photo,” Mother Jayden told me, raising a photo of her 6-year-old son. For the first time I met Jayden – not his real name – as a patient in the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Jayden had observable niches on the front teeth – obscure spots, which […]

We have HIV management drugs. So why do we spend millions looking for medicine?

We have HIV management drugs. So why do we spend millions looking for medicine?

Over the past three decades, there has been amazing progress in the treatment and prevention of HIV. This is now possible to master the infection. A person with HIV who consistently takes HIV drugs before the immune system falls, may expect that he almost lives As long as someone without HIV. The same medications prevent […]

The growing type of type 2 diabetes in newborn Novel Zealanders becomes a health crisis

The growing type of type 2 diabetes in newborn Novel Zealanders becomes a health crisis

Not only a middle -aged state, type 2 diabetes is more and more affected by children, teenagers and newborn adults in Novel Zealand. And our healthcare system is not ready to manage this growth. Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body stops properly with insulin, a hormone that helps to control glucose […]