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Medical Xpress / Men getting twice as much plastic surgery, new data shows

The amount of plastic surgery performed on men has nearly doubled in less than a decade, new data showed on Thursday.

11 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / AI algorithm to more effectively research maternal-child health

A mother's health during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is the foundation of lifelong well-being, directly influencing a child's development and long-term outcomes, yet most electronic health record (EHR) ...

11 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Worrying rise in self-harm among adolescents, with trans, gender diverse and early school leavers most at risk

New research has found that while rates of poor mental health and suicide attempts among Irish adolescents have largely recovered from the peaks seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated self‐harm is increasing, particularly ...

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Strep throat: What it is, symptoms, causes, and living with it

Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and ...

Medical Xpress / Pharmacists respond differently to patients at risk of suicide depending on gender

Community pharmacists are more likely to show empathy toward women but to take men more seriously when they are perceived to be at risk of suicide, according to new research that echoes wider gender bias across the health ...

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Empowering an AI foundation model to accelerate plant research

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new method that more than doubles computer processing speeds while using 75% less memory to analyze plant imaging data. The advance removes ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies

Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which showed 72% of women pregnant ...

13 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Study establishes new risk model for surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

At the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), ...

4 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Protein buildup in brain blood vessels linked with increased 5-year risk of dementia

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition where protein (called amyloid) builds up in the brain, making blood vessels weak. People with CAA are four times more likely to develop dementia within five years, regardless ...

15 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects lingering lung damage after COVID 19

A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, Imperial College London and University College London, has found changes in the blood after COVID-19 that might pinpoint ...

Medical Xpress / Women with stroke history twice as likely to have another during or soon after pregnancy

Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother's odds of having another stroke during pregnancy and within six weeks of childbirth, according to a preliminary study ...

15 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Data analysis finds multiple antiplatelets linked to worse outcomes after a brain bleed

Analysis of hospital registry data found that people who were hospitalized due to bleeding in the brain and who had taken multiple antiplatelet medications, or medications stronger than aspirin, were more likely to die before ...

15 hours ago in Neuroscience