Photorefractive Keratectomy Surgery Overview Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is a type of laser eye surgery used to improve vision by correcting refractive errors in the eye. Examples of refractive errors of the eyes that can be corrected with PRK are nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Nearsightedness (myopia) is a condition in which Read more…
How to Help a Loved One Suffering From Loneliness? You are worried about your mother. Before the pandemic, you would visit her every week with your young children. They loved playing in her garden and eating homemade cookies together. You would take your mother to medical appointments and on small Read more…
Lip Augmentation Surgery – Overview Lip augmentation surgery is a type of cosmetic procedure to increase lip fullness through enlargement using a filler such as hyaluronic acid, fat or implants. Full and plump lips have often been associated with beauty and youth. Over the years, people have introduced various materials Read more…
The problems started when Reese Tempest entered sixth grade. She had always loved running, but now her track team training was triggering severe breathing difficulties. “I gutted it out and cried all the time. One race, I even passed out,” Reese recalls. Justin Tempest, Reese’s father and junior high cross-country Read more…
Thyroidectomy – Overview A goiter, or goitre, is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland. A goiter can be associated with a thyroid that is not functioning properly. Generally, over 90% of goiter cases are due to iodine deficiency. The thyroid gland produces two main hormones Read more…
Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as “groundless” safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug. The vaccine, called “Sputnik V” in homage to the world’s first satellite launched Read more…
Lumpectomy – Overview Lumpectomy is the surgical removal of a lump in the breast to treat a malignant tumor or breast cancer. During the procedure, only the cancerous cells are removed hence it’s more conservative and preferred to more disfiguring option as in mastectomy which involves complete removal of the Read more…
A teenage girl “will never have hair again” after she was attacked by two pit bulls without provocation and they ripped off most of her scalp and one of her ears. Joslyn Stinchcomb, 15, was walking in her neighbourhood of Winder, Atlanta on July 31 when the dogs, who seem to Read more…
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, a type of blood cell that produces antibodies and serves an important immune function. Multiple myeloma is also known as plasma cell myeloma and simple myeloma. As cancer progresses, bone pain, bleeding, frequent infections, and anemia may occur. The cause of Read more…
Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday. A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks to group APT29, also known Read more…
Facelift, also known as a rhytidectomy is a surgical procedure that lifts and tightens the facial tissues. As we get older, skin and tissues naturally lose their elasticity. This leads to sagging and wrinkles. A facelift helps to give a more youthful facial appearance. Other methods that give a youthful Read more…
African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the continent. New cases in Africa were up 24% over the past week, with data from governments and the World Health Organization Read more…
Corneal Ulcer Treatment – Overview A cornea ulcer, also known as keratitis is an inflammation and subsequent open sore of the cornea. The cornea overlies the iris, which is the colored part of the eye and is separated from the iris by the aqueous fluid in the anterior chamber of Read more…
List of Diseases Caused By Smoking Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke is breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Tobacco is the most common substance smoked. Smoking implements include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, hookahs and bongs. Smoking generally has Read more…