The toll that COVID-19 has taken on Australian women’s health and fitness is laid bare in the 2022 Jean Hailes National Women’s Health SurveyNearly one in five women reported loss of fitness, weight gain, and muscle and joint pain. The survey, which was conducted in March-May and attracted more than 14,000 respondents, revealed that 30% […]
Many diseases have at their origin a protein that does not function properly. Now, a multidisciplinary research team with Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M University has found a way to deliver a protein quickly, effectively and briefly to the brain, with therapeutic and scientific implications. Potential uses for the method in the future could […]
Hepatitis A outbreaks frequently occur in drug users and in people reporting homelessness, according to research published in the Sept. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that hepatitis A outbreaks have been reported in 37 states since 2016, Monique A. Foster, M.D., from the […]
Intake of salt is a biological necessity, inextricably woven into physiologic systems. However, excessive salt intake is associated with high blood pressure. Hypertension is linked to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it is estimated that excessive salt intake causes approximately 5 million deaths per year worldwide. Reducing salt intake lowers blood pressure, but processed […]
The number of Americans newly diagnosed with monkeypox has decreased by about 50% since early August, White House and other federal health officials announced Thursday. Although the overall picture is improving, there are still some areas in the United States seeing increasing infection numbers. For this and other reasons, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass COVID-19 testing kicked off in much of the city of 18 million people. The lockdown, and the suspension of bus and subway services, came into effect two days after city authorities said rumours […]
An anesthesiologist is under arrest, facing criminal charges related to alleged tampering with patient IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare, a North Dallas, Texas, surgical center. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr, MD, 59, is accused of injecting nerve-blocking and bronchodilating drugs into patient IV bags, resulting in at least one death and multiple cardiac […]
Transplantation of hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with similar short-term clinical outcomes as hearts donated after brain death (DBD), except for transient posttransplant right heart dysfunction, a single-center analysis suggests. The right-heart dysfunction resolved by 3 weeks post transplant, and recipient mortality was similar for those receiving DCD and DBD, which is […]
San Francisco-based Osmind announced today that its electronic health record system for mental health clinicians has integrated Zoom virtual visits within its technology platform as part of the company’s regulatory-compliant ISV Partner Program. WHY IT MATTERS Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring […]
Aug. 26, 2022 — Listen up, everybody: If you’ve ever thought your favorite song made your whole body feel better, new science suggests that wasn’t just your imagination. In fact, it’s not only music that has an analgesic, or pain-reducing, effect. Many types of sounds or noises can help, researchers have found — if they’re […]
