WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 — People working from home during the pandemic overall report decreased physical and mental well-being, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Yijing Xiao, from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues surveyed 988 people working from home during […]
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 — The first non-prescription COVID-19 test that enables people to collect samples and get results at home has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “This is a great step forward,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in Baltimore. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated America’s nursing homes, but the reasons aren’t as simple as people might think. To understand how nursing homes became the source of over one-third of U.S. COVID-19 deaths, you have to look beyond just the vulnerability of the residents and examine how nursing homes pay and manage their employees. The […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 — U.S. nephrology trainees report moderate and low confidence for peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD), respectively, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Nupur Gupta, M.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study […]
The squat has to be one of our favourite moves in the gym. There are so many variations, so many ways to make it your own. And the fact that you can do it weighted, or just using your own body weight means it’s a really accessible exercise. Squatting can build power and strength in […]
After spending more time in your home, you may have noticed how your surroundings and their colors impact your mood. According to VeryWellMind, ancient cultures such as the Egyptians and the Chinese actually practiced chromotherapy by using different colors to heal various ailments. Since each color correlates with a certain frequency and thus an emotion, […]
A new study led by UMass Medical School researchers has found that parents of premature infants on home oxygen therapy can safely and effectively report babies’ oxygen levels in between clinic visits. Reporting oxygen levels from home every few days was associated with shorter use of home oxygen therapy and fewer adverse outcomes, compared with […]
Canada ranks worst among 16 OECD countries for its high number of coronavirus-related deaths in elderly care homes, according to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report released Thursday. Eighty-one percent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada were recorded in long-term care homes, according to an analysis by the government agency. This is significantly higher than […]
In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to safely reopening society amid the COVID-19 pandemic is providing sufficient testing so that new cases of the disease do not overwhelm the public healthcare system. University of Pittsburgh professors are reimagining testing using a device that nearly every American owns—a smartphone. Using the existing […]
With gyms closed and fitness classes off limits, people are working out at home – online yoga and interval sessions are keeping the country active from their living rooms. While it’s great that we’re working out so frequently, new research suggests that we’re not being quite so diligent with our hygiene routines. Loads of us […]
