‘Mindful stargazing is not about understanding scientific concepts or cosmological theories, reading star maps or using technology,’ says Mark Westmoquette. ‘It’s about developing a first-hand, experiential knowledge of what it is to ‘be’ in this vast universe of ours.’ Mark is an astrophysicist, turned Zen meditation teacher and author of The Mindful Universe: A journey […]
Like every superhero, every great meal needs the perfect side dish (or shall I say kick) to complement its flavors. Finding that isn’t always the easiest, but Martha Stewart has made our potato fantasies a reality with her Creamy Potato Gratin recipe that’s a total twist on the original. Stewart enjoys making things her own, […]
Nonoperative outcomes for acute appendicitis differ by age of the patient, according to a study published online April 5 in JAMA Surgery. Jennie Meier, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, and colleagues compared outcomes for nonoperative versus operative management of acute appendicitis in older adults and younger adults. Analysis included data […]
Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios 40 million more women would lose access to abortion care if a federal court revokes the use of a key drug in medication abortions, data from the abortion rights group NARAL shows. Why it matters: A U.S. District Court in Texas could decide this month to temporarily block the FDA's authorization of […]
For adults with hematologic malignancies receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, quality of life (QoL) deteriorates and physical and psychological symptoms worsen one week after infusion and then improve by six months postinfusion, according to a study published recently in Blood Advances. Patrick Connor Johnson, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues […]
Fresh listeria fears as dozens of artisan cheese varieties are pulled from shelves following Brit death ‘Do not eat’ warning issued by watchdogs over a batch of artisan cheese The recall comes after a Briton died from listeria in an outbreak READ MORE: Dietitian: These are the six warning signs you’re running on stress Dozens […]
A new federal rule seeks to reduce Medicare Advantage insurance plans’ prior authorization burdens on physicians while also ensuring that enrollees have the same access to necessary care that they would receive under traditional fee-for-service Medicare. The prior authorization changes, announced this week, are part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) 2024 […]
To date, the search for effective treatments for dementia has yielded only disappointments. Many recent drug candidates target the tau protein, which aggregates and forms tangles in patients’ brain tissue and is involved in 75% of all dementias. While tau-targeting drugs have looked promising in mouse models, they’ve failed in clinical trials. A recent study […]
It’s highly unlikely, but COVID-19 can be transmitted from mother to baby through the placenta, causing injury to the developing fetus’ brain, a new study finds. Researchers shared two unusual cases among hundreds of pregnant and delivering mothers they saw who were infected with COVID. In both cases, the infants tested negative for COVID at […]
Couples argue about many things, like sex and chores, but money is probably the biggest source of conflict, which can actually impede on other areas in the relationship like sex and chores. In fact, nearly three in four American couples say financial decisions constantly cause stress in their relationship with nearly half admitting it negatively […]
