“I tried to get into Bikram yoga but hated it – and I’m OK with that”

If you’ve ever been into a hot yoga studio, you’ll know how overwhelmingly sweaty and suffocating it can be. But you’ll also remember how much more flexible and powerful you felt holding poses in the heat. That conflict is dividing experts between those who see it as a danger and those who think it’s a […]

Severe COVID-19 patients have significantly higher NK and T cell frequency

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and has become a significant challenge to human health. The virus causes COVID-19 with mild to severe symptoms, with some people experiencing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), organ failure, and risk of death. The SARS-CoV-2 infection causes immune […]

Unvaccinated 16 Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19: Australian Report

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to end up in intensive care units or die from COVID-19, Australia’s New South Wales state said in a report, with officials urging people to get inoculated as Australia begins to live with the coronavirus. The data from New South Wales (NSW) health department out […]

Gabrielle Union Explains Why She Finds The Term Stepparent 'Very Annoying': 'It's Not a Word That I Use'

As part of one of the most famous blended families on the block, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade have been extraordinarily candid about their experience navigating parenting their three-year-old, Kaavia, as well as co-parenting Wade’s children from previous relationships, including 19-year-old Zaire, 14-year-old Zaya, 8-year-old Xavier, and his nephew, 20-year-old Dahveon Morris, whom he serves […]

New brain hub for memory restoration identified

The mammalian brain houses a complex network of structures that support memory, and a small region called the anterior thalamus is a critical part of this system. Damage to the mammillothalamic tract (MTT)—an important connection for this hub—can cause memory loss in patients suffering a stroke, which is currently considered irreversible. In their new study […]

Safer X-rays and radiation therapy a step closer

Researchers at the University of Surrey have identified key design rules for making curved X-ray detectors, bringing clearer and safer X-rays a step closer to reality. Although the use of digital flat panel detectors has enabled radiographers to examine X-rays much more quickly compared with old-fashioned X-ray sensitive photographic films and to make quicker diagnoses, […]

Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy reduces cancer risk in HIV patients

HIV patients have an increased risk of developing skin and mucosal cancers, even though HIV is no longer detectable in their blood due to antiretroviral therapy. A new study by MedUni Vienna’s Department of Dermatology, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (LBI-RUD) and the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the […]

The Incredible Networth Of Your All Time Favorite Celebrities

The former White House intern who shook the entire world after spilling the beans about her secret relationship with ex-President of the US – Bill Clinton, has raked in millions by selling books and fashion designing. The release of her autobiographical book Monica’s Story fetched her a large sum of $500,000. The scandal made her quite a celebrity and she appeared […]

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen to podcasts. President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” social spending bill passed the House last week, but the legislation faces a new and different set of hurdles in the […]