Health Articles

The Post-COVID Future of Telehealth and Telepsychiatry

How have digital medicine, medical monitoring and telemedicine provided solutions during COVID and what this landscape will look like after the pandemic?

Nutrition for Trying to Get Pregnant

Some studies have shown that dietary pattern and nutrition have a significant effect on fertility and trying to get pregnant.

The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on Health

Endocrine disruptors are natural or artificial chemicals that interfere with the body’s endocrine system. Read more here.

Recent Developments in Health Technology

Healthcare technology has leaped to the fore to help healthcare providers manage their patients better by reducing the dangers inherent in personal contact, waiting in crowded waiting rooms or laboratories, and hospitalizations.

What is Adenomyosis?

This article explores adenomyosis, a condition that affects the uterus and is histologically characterized by ectopic endometrial glands and stroma located in the myometrial, which are surrounded by hypertrophic and hyperplastic myometrial changes.

What is Ocular Melanoma?

Ocular melanoma is the most prevalent type of cancer affecting the eye and the second most common type of melanoma. This article explores ocular melanoma in more detail.

Insights into Oncofertility

Oncofertility is a new term describing an area of medicine that helps cancer survivors have their own children after chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery that could leave them infertile.

Population Sequencing for Personalized Medicine

Population sequencing has emerged as an eminently valuable tool in developing personalized medicine.

Text Messaging in Healthcare

Text messages refer to the messages sent via cell phones or computers, comprising up to 140 or 160 characters, over wireless messages, to other mobile devices. Trillions of text messages are sent in the USA alone each year.

What is Self-Perceived Health?

Self-perceived health is defined as the perception of an individual's health in general. It is a subjective perception of how healthy an individual feels. This article explores self-perceived health in depth.

Food Insecurity and Depression

Food insecurity is said to be present due to the lack of consistent access to enough food for the household to live an active and healthy life.

Is Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Possible?

This article looks at vertical transmission of HIV and SARS-CoV-2, the process in which mothers directly pass viruses on to their children.

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma is the result of experiencing severe stress or violence committed against a person. In this article, News Medical looks at trauma-informed care for post-traumatic experiences.

Precision vs. Personalized Medicine

Precision medicine is the new term for personalized medicine. Sounds simple, but is it? The latter term began to slide out of favor once President Obama introduced the Precision Medicine Initiative in 2015.

What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?

Somatic symptom disorder is defined as mental health disorders that are characterized by prominent perceived somatic symptoms which result in distress and impairment to the individual. This article explores Somatic symptom disorder in more detail.

What is Havana Syndrome?

International Day of Yoga 2022: growing a self care practice with the branches of yoga

To celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2022, we are showcasing the different branches of yoga and their impact on our health.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Contraceptive Pill

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are considered first-line therapy for concurrent menstrual irregularity treatment, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Can Just Breathing Help Your Body and Mind?

Deep breathing controls heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system.

What is Chordoma?

Chordoma is a rare, low-grade, malignant neoplasm originating from remnants of embryonic notochord along the spine. This article explains chordoma in more detail.