JUST one person remains sick with coronavirus in the Western NSW Local Health District, health authorities confirmed on Wednesday morning. The person lives in the Orange local government area and is receiving medical care, but is not in hospital. Of the 45 people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the region, 43 have now made… Read More: And then there was one: Region down to a single… »
What Are Varicose Veins, and What Causes Them? Blood is meant to travel from your heart throughout your body via your veins. These veins have valves that open to let blood flow past and close off behind it. When these valves aren’t working correctly or become weak, blood is then backed up around the vein… Read More: Is There Treatment for Varicose Veins? »
A judicial ruling this month that will stop questionable stem-cell treatments at a clinic in Florida is widely seen as a warning to a flourishing industry that has attracted huge numbers of patients, who pay thousands of dollars for unproven, risky procedures. But with little regulatory oversight for the hundreds of clinics operating these lucrative… Read More: A Judge Rules Against One Stem-Cell Clinic. There Are Hundreds… »
Is it possible that some day the blind will be able to see. The answer is yes even though we are not quite there. A number of centers around the world are doing basic research on devices that can be surgically implanted into a human eye. This type of device is called a retinal prosthesis.… Read More: Let There Be Light »