On July 13, 2022, a volunteer in New Zealand became the first patient in the world to undergo gene editing to lower "bad" cholesterol. According to an article in MIT Technology Review, this important...

A novel chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been developed at Ludwig Cancer Research and may achieve turning on and off as needed. The study, led by Melita Irving of the Ludwig...

A stress fracture of the navicular bone in the foot is not a common stress fracture but can be quite disabling to an athlete when it occurs. A stress fracture is an overuse injury that occurs to bone...

Cimetidine is a commonly used drug to treat gastrointestinal conditions. The affect of this medicine is to stop the production of stomach acid. One of these conditions is called gastroesophageal...

Pain in the big toe that hurts when walking is mostly common due to osteoarthritis and is often given the term more commonly known as hallux rigidus if the joint is really rigid or hallux limitus if...

Metatarsus adductus is a foot deformity that is present at birth and can give the parents some concern. It is a deformity where the forefoot is angled inward on the rearfoot. The deformity only...

Metatarsalgia is a commonly used term for pain in the forefoot, however the term is pretty useless. Metatarsalgia literally means pain around the metatarsals in the forefoot and as a diagnosis it...

Stress fractures are a reasonably common overuse injury in athletes, especially where these is lot of repetitive motions such as running. In runners almost any bone can get a stress fracture. A stress...

There is so much that can go wrong with the toenails on the foot. They are subjected to so much trauma with things dropping on them and kicking objects. They also get put into the inhospitable...

The arch of the foot is an important structure thats integrity is needed for good biomechanics of the foot. Like any engineering structure such as an arch, the element that is at the top of the arch...

Foot orthotics are used by health professionals to help treat a lot of different types of foot disorders. They get used to support the foot and also to get pressure from different areas of the foot...

The government has set red lines on test strip boxes to prevent people from selling expired, opened, or used strips. But with the growing popularity of the strips, many businesses have emerged. Last...

Those who have diabetes are at an increased risk of problems with their feet. This risk includes the potential for a foot ulcer, infection and an amputation of a toe, foot or leg if things get really...

The thyroid gland in our necks is responsible for secreting the thyroid hormone which regulates a number of processes in the body. For any number of reasons that gland may be overactive or underactive...

Foot orthotics are widely used by podiatrists and other health professionals to treat a wide range of problems that go wrong with the feet. They could be used to support the foot, to protect the foot...