Cancer in the stomach and esophagus has been tough to beat, but new treatments are changing that. Still, these cancers cause unique nutrition problems. Before, during, and after treatments, patients have special needs. This is where nutrition steps in, becoming a crucial part of their care. Doctors
Cervical cancer screening is essential for women's health, but it's not always easy to get. Researchers had chats with folks from seven European countries to find out how to make the screening process smoother. Each country has its own challenges, like language barriers, and its own strategies to ge
Imagine tiny plastic particles, invisible to the naked eye, lurking in our soil. These micro- and nanoplastics are becoming a significant concern. Scientists are diving deep into understanding their impact on the environment. It's a new frontier in research, filled with knowledge gaps and challenges
In Iran, the family physician program is a big deal. It's meant to make healthcare better, especially in rural areas. But even though it's been around for a while in places like Fars and Mazandaran provinces, it hasn't been smooth sailing. This study wants to figure out what's going wrong and how to
World Bernard Free, now age 71, had a rookie moment that shaped his NBA career. As a young player on the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975, he botched a layup during a two-on-one play with Billy Cunningham, his veteran teammate. Instead of finishing the play with a smooth layup like his mentor suggested, F
NASA astronaut Don Pettit recently snapped a photo from the International Space Station (ISS) that shows something quite fascinating. The Betsiboka River estuary in Madagascar, when seen from 250 miles above Earth, looks a lot like the tiny blood vessels in the back of our eyes, known as the retina.
Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese player elected to the Hall of Fame, wants to share a drink with the one writer who didn't vote for him. He got 393 out of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Suzuki struggled to understand what this achievement means right now. He recalled h
In today’s digital era, health research heavily relies on digital data. This shift calls for teamwork across different fields to tackle the tricky methods and hurdles that come with this data. Typically, health research follows a clear, step-by-step path, while data science takes a more flexible, ex
President Trump’s recent order aims to change the rules on who can automatically become a US citizen. He wants to stop children born to undocumented immigrants from getting citizenship. This goes against the 14th Amendment, which says anyone born in the US is a citizen. Lawyers and judges are now de
In Japan, a unique system relies on volunteers, called "hogoshi, " to supervise parolees. These dedicated individuals, like the 83-year-old Teruko Nakazawa, have spent years helping ex-offenders rehabilitate without any financial compensation. The system, which outnumbers paid probation officers 47
