The first and second episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi are now streaming on Disney+, picking up 10 years after Revenge of the Sith and filling viewers in on what Obi-Wan Kenobi got up to while watching over young Luke Skywalker (and presumably how he aged from Ewan McGregor into Alec Guinness). Given that this new series …
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Ryan Hall might be best known as the Olympic long distance runner who broke records for his time in the marathon and half marathon (and holds onto that half marathon record to this day), but he has undergone a dramatic body transformation since retiring as a pro athlete. He has packed on an impressive amount …
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SAN DIEGO – Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) led to sustained weight loss and a reduction of cardiometabolic syndrome comorbidities at 5 years, according to a new retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Dr Donevan Westerveld Improved cardiometabolic outcomes following bariatric surgery have been well documented, but ESG is relatively new, so its outcomes haven’t been …
SAN DIEGO – Treatments to eradicate Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections do increase the antibiotic resistance of the gut microbiota, but for only a few months, researchers reported at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW). The finding applies similarly to levofloxacin quadruple therapy and bismuth quadruple therapy, both of which are equally efficacious as second-line treatments, said …
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A new study suggests that, at least for certain male patients, the answer to infertility might lie with epigenetics. According to the study, a commercially-available test of epigenetic anomalies — factors that affect how genes express themselves — can grade the likelihood that sperm are viable for conception. “The uniqueness of epigenetics is that some …
Learning that a family member has cancer can be devastating enough. Waiting to find out whether a loved one can afford their treatment takes the concern to another level. That was the case for health policy expert Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD, when her mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. “There is this period where …
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Increasing social services spending by 10% led to improved survival for non-Hispanic Black adults with cancer, according to new research. Five-year overall survival increased among non-Hispanic Black patients by 2.02% in conjunction with a 10% increase in spending. In addition, there was a decrease in racial disparities in survival between non-Hispanic Black patients and White …
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The following story contains very light spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Episode 4. The people behind Stranger Things have never been shy about how much they like paying tribute to two things: the horror genre and the 1980s. The entire show is, essentially, done in the style of a Stephen King story like IT. …
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Top Gun: Maverick is finally here, just 36 short years after Tom Cruise first took viewers to the danger zone in 1986’s Top Gun. With an entire generation or two having come of age between the first movie and this one, Maverick functions both as a sequel and as a soft reboot, meaning several key …
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Marvel appears to have updated the CGI in the recent She-Hulk: Attorney At Law trailer following a backlash from fans. Debuting last week, the clip showcased a first proper look at Tatiana Maslany’s titular superhero, aka Jennifer Walters, as she balances her busy legal career with taking on bad guys. However, the trailer caused a …