Global health experts are urging a rename of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). The proposal is intended to better capture the condition’s wider hormonal and metabolic effects, rather than implying that ovarian cysts are the central issue. If adopted, it could reshape awareness, research framing, and patient understanding.
Bruce Willis’ family is reportedly preparing for an emotional farewell as he battles frontotemporal dementia. After his aphasia diagnosis worsened, the “Die Hard” star stepped back from acting. Now, the family has reportedly decided to donate his brain for scientific research, aiming to help researchers better understand and tackle the devastating condition.
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A new BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care study suggests clinicians could estimate whether a patient may die within 24 hours using a quick bedside check. Researchers report that lack of the corneal reflex, the eye’s automatic blink response, is strongly linked to imminent death, with those showing no reflex far more likely to deteriorate within a day.
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