Dementia is a growing problem worldwide and the numbers are overwhelming. Alzheimer’s Disease International estimates the global number with dementia reached 46.8 million in 2015 and is predicted to grow to 75 million by 2030, and 131.5 million by 2050. In the U.S. there are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer’s, one form of… Read More »
The dreaded dentist is feared by many of us worldwide, but a basic examination of your teeth could save your life if you have underlying health problems. Dr Reena Wadia is the founder of RW Perio, a specialist periodontal clinic treating patients with gum disease in London. She explains why going to see your dentist… Read More »
The flight was cruising over the Atlantic, bound for Tel Aviv, when Dr. Mikhail Varshavski heard the question over the intercom: “Is there a medical professional on board?” A young man seated a few rows behind the doctor was suffering a life-threatening allergic reaction. Dr. Varshavski located a vial of epinephrine in the plane’s emergency… Read More »
The teeth of people living in care homes in England are being left to rot, dentists say. The warning comes after the Care Quality Commission found that residents did not always have access to dentists and were not getting the support they needed to look after their teeth. Its inspectors visited 100 homes caring for… Read More »
December 19, 2018 Posted By Categories Joy Victory has been deputy managing editor of HealthNewsReview.org since 2016. She tweets as @thejoyvictory. In 2015, a few months before I started working at HealthNewsReview.org, Cosmopolitan magazine published my article, “Why are so many American women dying in childbirth?” Tired of women getting blamed for the problem, I… Read More »