Health

Scientists have discovered a “new organ” that has been hiding in plain sight inside the human body — just don’t ask them to tell you what purpose it serves. Known as the mesentery, it was previously thought to be just a few fragmented structures. But scientists have now realized it is in fact one, continuous organ. Although its function is still unclear, the discovery opens up “a whole new area of science,” according to J Calvin Coffey, a researcher at the University Hospital Limerick, who first discovered it.

Highlighting what may well be his legislative priority when he takes office in 17 days, Trump tweeted out a pair of one-liners this morning taking aim at Obamacare.  In what appears to be an attempt to set the stage for a repeal, Trump said that "Obamacare just doesn't work, and it is not affordable." 

People must remember that ObamaCare just doesn't work, and it is not affordable - 116% increases (Arizona). Bill Clinton called it "CRAZY"

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017

It is not a secret and it is not new that public hospitals in Greece collapsed. As Keep TalkingGreece.com notes, the first budget cuts imposed with the first bailout agreement affected the public health. Seven years later, the situation goes from bad to worse in fast speed. The austerity freezing of hiring (1:7) ended up in severe shortages in medical and paramedical personnel. The sharp expenditure cuts deprive hospitals of spare parts and essential material.

Cannabidiol (CBD) one of the main ingredients in cannabis is about to be classed as a medicine by the UK medicines regulator. The decision made by the government’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) came about following claims that the drug successfully treats serious diseases. RT reports: The new classification means products containing CBD can now be legally distributed across the UK.

A 13-year-old boy who was left severely disabled following a routine vaccination has been awarded compensation by a United States Court.  The young man was left paralysed after being administered the hepatitis A and varicella vaccinations in 2009. Vactruth.com reports: After five long years of litigation, Health and Human Services (HHS), the Respondent in all vaccine injury cases, conceded that the varicella vaccination did in fact cause RD’s vaccine injury, transverse myelitis, which has left him a tetraplegic.