As we enter yet another month the team at WorldCare would like to take this opportunity to raise awareness about Scleroderma, a chronic skin disease linked to an autoimmune condition. So what exactly is Scleroderma? Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that results in your body over...
Ketamine was first developed five decades ago as a safer alternative to the anesthetic phencyclidine, otherwise known as PCP. The problem that arises with ketamine is that since the 1980s and ’90s, it has been notorious as a party drug causing out-of-body and hallucinogenic properties...
The list of cancers can be quite alarming, ranging from severe cases to more easily curable cases. Cancer is versatile and can ultimately target any demographics regardless of age, sex or ethnicity. The cancer squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer typically caused by sun exposure...
Researchers from WorldCare Consortium® medical second opinion provider, Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder Center have developed groundbreaking gene therapy treatment to cure sickle cell disease. This groundbreaking treatment comes after 70 years of research into finding a way to silence the gene BCL11A. ...
A new month means new monthly medical awareness topic! This month is national American Stroke month and the team here at WorldCare would like to help inform you on the issue of strokes and what you can do at home to decrease your chances of...
Are you more than not a winter person? Well, you’re not alone, WorldCare Consortium ® medical second opinion provider, Mayo Clinic claims seasonal depression is a real thing and is referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a diagnosable form of depression that...
Sexually transmitted viruses are no joking matter; most of us have had the fear of contracting such diseases instilled into us since our high school sex education classes. The goliath of all sexual viruses, H.I.V has loomed over the world taking countless lives and changing...
Researchers and doctors alike recognize the importance of preventing or reversing cancer before patients are in the position of having to treat more advanced cases. Michael Goldberg, Ph.D., of Dana-Farber has contributed to a collaborative group effort into research that demonstrates how particular cancer cases...
As we enter April, we would like to educate our WorldCare members on this month’s medical awareness topic, Parkinson’s. What is it like to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s and how do you handle a diagnosis like this? Below is some helpful information about the disease...
Statistics show that female brains age slower than men’s. To be precise women’s brains appear to be 3.8 years younger than the brains of men. Researchers have the ability to assess the metabolism of the brain to determine how fast it metabolizes and converts glucose...