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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). We’ve all experienced the irritability that comes with a lack of shuteye — but an extended period of poor sleep health could lead to far more serious effects than that. Some experts warn …

Kate Middleton’s Friday video announcement of her cancer diagnosis may have shed some light on why she’s been out of the public eye lately — and there’s been an outpouring of support for her and the royal family ever since she spoke to the world via video. In her video message on Friday, Middleton revealed that after her recent abdominal …

A new drug regimen for certain types of pancreatic cancer recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — the first new medication in nearly a decade. Onivyde (irinotecan liposome), an injectable medication made by Ipsen, has been approved for use along with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil and leucovorin as a regimen for patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). …

Many thousands of prostate cancer cases were missed during the disruption of the COVID pandemic. Those are the findings of a new study published in BJU International last month. Researchers from the University of Oxford and other U.K. universities analyzed a dataset of 285,160 participants from OpenSAFELY-TPP, a large, nationally representative dataset of routine health care records. HAIR LOSS AND …

Allergy season is here — and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The level of misery people will face depends on where they live and what they’re allergic to, but there are things you …

Princess Kate Middleton announced on Friday that she’s been diagnosed with cancer following major abdominal surgery in January. The Princess of Wales has just begun a treatment regimen of “preventative chemotherapy,” she said in a video message. After Middleton underwent “major abdominal surgery” in January, it was initially thought that her condition was “non-cancerous,” she said in the video message. …

Fertility rates in nearly all countries will be too low to sustain population levels by the end of the century, and most of the world’s live births will be occurring in poorer countries, according to a study published on Wednesday. The trend will lead to a “baby boom” and “baby bust” divide across the world, with the boom concentrated in …

Could artificial intelligence predict when your aging loved one will need long-term care? Approximately 70% of adults aged 65 years and older will require long-term care at some point in their lifetime, statistics show — and the time leading up to that can be fraught with uncertainty. One California company is looking to change that with its new AI platform …

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a human patient, the hospital announced on Thursday. The 62-year-old patient, Richard Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, had end-stage kidney disease, according to a press release from the hospital. After receiving his first kidney transplant from a human donor in 2017, Slayman’s organ began failing again in May …

FIGHTING CANCER – Six high-school students were finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search for their strides in cancer research. Continue reading… DRUGS AND DRIVING – If you’re taking any of these medications, you should consult a doctor before getting behind the wheel, according to the FDA. Continue reading… LIFE-SAVING SCAN – An Arizona woman was shocked when a …