HRT can relieve scores of midlife symptoms beyond hot flushes, doctors say
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Falling oestrogen is linked to more than 30 symptoms that can mimic other conditions; clinicians urge assessment rather than dismissal
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Electric ‘zaps’ in the toe likely nerve damage, experts say; advice on PPIs, surgery with scleroderma and vaccines
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Doctors urge patients with sudden electric shock sensations, bleeding risks on blood thinners, and autoimmune conditions to seek specialist assessment and tailored treatment
Doctors say HRT can ease scores of midlife symptoms beyond hot flushes
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Clinicians and authors highlight more than 30 menopause-related symptoms — from joint pain to recurrent urinary infections — that may respond to hormone replacement therapy
Experts urge caution over creatine for older adults after reports of kidney and liver harms
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Researchers and clinicians call for longer-term studies after cases and some studies linked the popular supplement to gastrointestinal symptoms and, in rare instances, organ injury.
Physician: Personal Choice on Vaccines Ends Where Community Risk Begins
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In a Fox News opinion column, Dr. Marc Siegel says school exclusions and some mandates are justified to protect immunocompromised people and reduce hospitalizations
Electric ‘zaps’ in the toe are often a sign of nerve damage, doctors say
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Peripheral neuropathy is the most common cause of painful electric-shock sensations in the feet; treatment focuses on identifying and managing underlying causes
Doctors and researchers say alcohol causes widespread damage — but cutting out booze brings rapid recovery
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World Health Organization classifies alcohol as a carcinogen; clinicians say benefits of quitting appear within days to months across sleep, heart, brain and liver health
Nurse warns of six little-known signs of ‘silent’ kidney cancer as cases rise in under-50s
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Kidney Cancer UK nurse urges people to 'trust your instincts' after charity finds most tumours are detected incidentally
Sydney teen diagnosed with stage four uveal melanoma after blurred vision at 14
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Jack Clement, 19, is undergoing experimental treatment after his eye cancer spread to his liver; family and friends have rallied to support him.