The Latest Breaking News from Medicine

Hay fever: Why chemists across the UK are facing shortage of medicine

Boots said four of its 90 hay fever relief products had been impacted by the shortage of a key ingredient used in the medicine

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

More cannabis oil medicines included in gold card scheme

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has added three traditional cannabis-based medicines to Universal Healthcare Coverage, known as the gold card scheme.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

New cancer and weight loss drugs among six medicines approved for use in Scotland

Venetoclax has been given the go-ahead for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) by the Scottish Medicines Consortium - and will mean those diagnosed with the condition will not have to undergo chemotherapy.

Glasgow Live · May 10, 2022

Long Covid gut symptoms as virus lingers seven months after mild illness, new study finds

People shedding the virus months later often suffer Long Covid gut-related symptoms.

Daily Record · May 9, 2022

ADHD in adults is challenging but highly treatable – a clinical psychologist explains

When I was a child in the 1980s, the people I knew with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were hyperactive boys who went to the school nurse at lunchtime to get their medicine. Many people assumed that these boys would “grow out of” their symptoms as teenagers or adults.

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Antibiotic use in Uganda is high: action is needed

Even before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many of the most powerful treatments in modern medicine ineffective.

The Conversation · May 8, 2022

Golf fitness with Averee: Medicine ball toss (on one foot)

Balance is an underrated yet incredibly important component of your golf game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 7, 2022

Sir John Bell: ‘Most people who have had the Covid vaccine are completely safe’

The renowned immunologist remains as upbeat about jabs – and UK life science – as he was in the depths of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022

Research suggests minerals might be key to healing damaged tissue

A collaboration between researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University identifies the crucial role of minerals in regulating gene expression, thus controlling the number of proteins that a cell should make, thereby encouraging tissue regeneration and redefining cellular identity.

Dynamite News · May 7, 2022

Ukraine latest: Volodymyr Zelenskyy invites German Chancellor to Kyiv amid Victory Day warnings

As the holiday commemorating the Soviet Union's World War II victory over Nazi Germany approaches, cities across Ukraine are preparing for an expected increase in Russian attacks.

ABC News · May 6, 2022