It was hard to miss the news about Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 3. Like the vast majority of people currently catching—and dying from—the coronavirus, he was unvaccinated. A few days after his diagnosis, Rodgers took to the airwaves to offer a smorgasbord of pandemic misinformation and conspiracy […]
Sweet pups, Hammond and Rubie, are looking for homes in North Carolina. Read on to find out if either one of these dogs is your match made in heaven! Handsome Hammond We first met five-year-old Hammond after he had been removed from an overcrowded situation with over 90 other dogs—and boy, has he come a long way! Though […]
Dr Michael Mosley on the benefits of exercise We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Staying active as you get older can […]
Loose Women: Dr Hilary discusses how to live longer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Life is a treacherous gamble: you […]
(HealthDay)—As the world struggles with ways to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that international travelers to the United States will soon have to provide a negative result from a coronavirus test taken within 24 hours of departure. That’s a much tighter turnaround: […]
You know about prebiotics and probiotics, but it’s time to learn about the latest gut health products. Building a healthy gut is one of the most important things you can do if you want a strong and resilient body. Not only is it responsible for our digestion, helping everything move properly, but the gut also […]
While the art of conversation in machines is limited, there are improvements with every iteration. As machines are developed to navigate complex conversations, there will be technical and ethical challenges in how they detect and respond to sensitive human issues. Our work involves building chatbots for a range of uses in health care. Our system, […]
In 2010, the newly passed Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—mandated that states expand Medicaid eligibility to cover millions of uninsured Americans. But when the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional for states, close to half opted out. Today, close to a quarter of states still have not increased access to Medicaid, and Medicaid expansion […]
Gayle King and her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, just recreated a touching family photo showing off three generations of love… and it’s guaranteed to be one of the sweetest things you’ll see on social media today. King became a first-time grandmother in September when Bumpus welcomed baby boy Luca with her husband, Virgil Miller, and she’s […]
A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity. The study showed that bacterium Helicobacter hepaticus boosted adaptive immune response and prompted selective activation of Helper T cells […]
