Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are debilitating conditions with similar symptoms. Neither condition has diagnostic tests or treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and each cost the United States billions of dollars each year in direct medical expenses and lost productivity. Doctors and researchers have wondered what are the underlying […]
(Reuters) – Wildfires are increasingly causing destruction and illness around the world, but the smoke drifting southward from eastern Canada this week is a new experience for the tens of millions who live in the U.S. Northeast. Many in those states are wondering what they need to know about a first-time wildfire smoke event. Are […]
A wireless device called the UroMonitor enables accurate, noninvasive monitoring of bladder pressure in patients with overactive bladder, reports a pilot study in the July issue of The Journal of Urology, an official journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). “The UroMonitor is the first device to enable catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in […]
A virus previously found only in bats was detected in the antibodies of people screened for exposure to sarbecoviruses between 2017 and 2020 in rural Myanmar in Southeast Asia, according to a study from the University of California, Davis and collaborators in Myanmar and Singapore. The work is published in the International Journal of Infectious […]
Dryness and Itching Delicate skin AcneFlushing Facial hair Melasma Facial changesReferences Further reading Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. It is a transitionary period when her periods stop, caused by a gradual loss in ovarian follicular function alongside a decline in estrogen levels. For many women, menopause is accompanied by a number of symptoms of ranging severity that […]
Jamilah “Milah” Mapp and Erica Dickerson are the bold and brilliant best friends behind the Good Moms Bad Choices podcast. They say their show is basically the love child of Oprah and Howard Stern, and honestly, we couldn’t say it better ourselves. Since 2018, the moms have been doing more than just recording a podcast […]
I’m a nutritionist – these are the foods that work just like miracle weight loss jab Ozempic Semaglutide, sold under brand names including Wegovy, suppresses appetite Foods high in GLP-1 stimulating nutrients like avocados can have the same effect When it comes to avocados, millennials may have actually got it right. For the bright green […]
Showing people how their behavior compares to their peers is a commonly used method to improve behavior. But in the wake of a global pandemic that exacerbated health care providers' job dissatisfaction and burnout, questions remain about the potentially negative effects of peer comparison on the well-being of clinicians. A new study from the USC […]
Inflammasomes make up an intricate system of molecular sensors that our bodies use to sound an alarm when an infection occurs. However, the mechanisms behind these sensors, which initiate responses to threats such as invading pathogens, and how they operate has been an area of intrigue for immunologists. In a new study, University of California […]
An eye-opening experience: Women who mistook SUPERGLUE for eye drops share their agonizing recoveries Two women shared on TikTok that they accidentally put superglue in their eyes One woman said she felt ‘intense burning, really bad burning. It felt hot.’ READ MORE: The deadly social media challenges putting our children at risk Two women who […]
