This Morning: Dr Chris discusses heart disease 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 The warning signs of heart disease are often […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to stop paying superintendents and school board members who reject his executive order banning mask mandates and instead require masks in schools this fall, according The Washington Post . As students returned to classrooms in many […]
LAS VEGAS – The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have always recommended against paying up when cybercriminals demand exorbitant bitcoin deposits to decrypt files seized by ransomware. But in a healthcare setting, where continuity is critical, and often a matter of life and death, that advice is not so cut-and-dried. During a HIMSS21 keynote […]
Exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke is more strongly associated with viral respiratory infections in children, compared with children who were exposed to tobacco smoke and those with no smoke exposure, new research shows. “The findings of this study are interesting and pleasantly raise further questions,” said Kristen Miller, MD, attending physician in the division of […]
There’s something about Halloween that makes you feel like a little kid again. No matter how old I get, October will always be synonymous with cool costumes, cute, but spooky Halloween decor, and the best part—candy. But if you’re trying to reach a health goal, candy can feel like it’s off limits—urgh. Halloween sweets can […]
Occupational settings can involve exposure to loud noise, a known and preventable contributor to hearing loss. Hearing conservation programs and policies aim to protect workers from noise-induced hearing loss, but it remains unclear whether stress reactions caused by noise exposure might also lead to other negative health outcomes—possibly at sound levels below those associated with […]
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC reveals that Black recipients of liver transplants have lower post-transplant survival rates than white or Hispanic patients. When examining data from the last two decades of all liver transplant recipients in the United States, Brian P. Lee, MD, MAS, a hepatologist and liver transplant specialist with Keck […]
New research from Monash University scientists has uncovered why certain essential oils can benefit mood. The findings are published today in the journal Neurochemistry International. Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of volatile compounds extracted from plants. They are used in aromatherapy because they can be released into the air and inhaled at room temperature. Inhaled […]
It’s something that many of us reckon with: the sense that we’re not quite as sharp as we once were. I recently turned 42. Having lost my grandfather to Alzheimer’s, and with my mom suffering from a similar neurodegenerative disease, I’m very aware of what pathologies might lurk beneath my cranium. In the absence of […]
Teenagers who took longer to fall asleep before the COVID-19 pandemic could be more likely to report higher levels of pandemic-related worry now, a study from USC Australia’s Thompson Institute has found. Ph.D. candidate Daniel Jamieson, in research supervised by Professor Daniel Hermens and published in the Journal of Adolescence, tracked sleep and worry patterns […]
