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Here’s What You Need to Know About the Growing Field of Functional Medicine

Functional medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on understanding the root cause of illnesses. The area of practice is relatively new and growing in popularity for its unique approach to holistic health. When you work with a functional…

September 3, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

New Medicine Might Be A Reliable Cure For Gastric Cancer

China is on the way to find a cure for gastric cancer. Scientists from two of the most prestigious Chinese Universities discovered the way gastric cell cancer can be found and destroyed. The drug was tested only on mice and…

January 25, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The World of Medicine: Steps to Open Your Own Private Medical Practice

Were you one of the kids in elementary school that said you wanted to be a doctor when you grew up? Maybe you were, maybe you weren’t but at some point in your life you developed a passion to help…

June 13, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Low Nutritional Quality Foods Linked To Cancer

Eating low nutritional quality foods is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, as reported by a study published recently in PLOS Medicine. Also, the research, led by Melanie Deschasaux of the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and…

September 20, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Socially-Intelligent Robot To Help Stressed Nurses in Hospitals

A “socially-intelligent” robot with a friendly behavior has been developed to help stressed nurses in hospitals by performing several tasks. Now, the machine began its testing phase in a few US hospitals. Developed by Texas-based Diligent Robotics, Moxi, as its…

September 19, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

University of Regina, Canada, Conducts First of Its Kind “Institutional Betrayal” Study

Western culture is very reliant on individuals’ trust in institutions, particularly when it comes to hospitals. We are so used to thinking of doctors as infallible, that each time evidence to the contrary is revealed, reactions can get extreme in…

January 7, 2018 · by Mircea Laslo · 0

A new analysis can predict if a person will die in the next years

Using a new program that analyzes patients’ tomographies, physicians were able to predict their death by 70% accuracy. The study’s principal author, Doctor Luke Oakden-Rayner, from the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide, Australia, along with his…

June 13, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0