Researchers say that as people age, they need to drink more water to compensate for changes in their body temperature regulation. They say dehydration can cause a number of ailments, including muscle pain, fatigue, and heat exhaustion. They urge older adults to drink water even when they aren’t thirsty and to limit beverages such as […]
What is the difference between a doctor of medicine (an M.D.) and a doctor of osteopathic medicine (a D.O.)? It’s a question many Americans may be asking after learning that Dr. Sean Conley, who is managing President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 care, is a D.O. and not an M.D. The first thing to know is that […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 — Leaking bacteria from the intestine triggers “creeping fat” that often occurs in people with Crohn’s disease, according to a new study. Creeping fat is abdominal fat that wraps around the intestines of patients with this type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It was unknown what triggered the fat to do […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder, more casually known as the winter blues, is when people tend to feel depressed or experience an overall low-mood between the months of September and April. It can affect anyone at any age. Express.co.uk chatted to Silentnight’s resident sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan to find out how to cope if you’re struggling from SAD. […]
Given the size of Pittsburgh-based UPMC, it had become increasingly challenging to effectively communicate consistent education messages, particularly around the topic of childbirth, to all patients across the health system. THE PROBLEM By handing patients a large folder of printed materials that were not necessarily targeted to their needs, UPMC ran the risk of driving […]
It’s difficult to drift off when you’re feeling anxious or upset about something, and when you do your quality of sleep probably won’t be great. Dr Ramlakhan explained: “Anxiety dreams tend to be triggered by the way we’re feeling before we go to sleep. “If we feel anxious or on-edge, it can result in us […]
A large team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Japan has identified multiple loci associated with ancestry-specific risk factors for coronary artery disease. In their paper published in the journal Nature Genetics, the group describes their analysis of genetic information from several publicly available databases and its results. Coronary artery disease is […]
COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has killed more than one million people across the world. If you develop any of the key coronavirus symptoms, you should get tested for the infection straight away. The UK has seen a steady rise in the number of coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. Almost 10 million […]
Following a fatal car crash, a registered organ donor could save the lives of many patients awaiting heart, kidney, liver, lung or pancreas transplantation. Once doctors successfully remove vital organs, they are carefully placed in what are essentially beverage coolers in an attempt to synchronize temperature with the ice cubes also packed within. Yet these […]
The CDC recommends you limit your interaction with others if you are pregnant, and that others living with you under the same roof may consider doing it as well. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released last month, has linked preterm births with COVID-19 infections, thereby suggesting something that doctors have been […]
