They say beauty is pain. However, squeezing into those perfect pair of shoes that don’t quite fit right is potentially a lot more damaging than you might expect. According to Healthline, finding the right pair of shoes for your feet is an important way of maintaining your overall health and well-being. Wearing shoes that are […]
Is It Bad To Keep Plants In Your Bedroom?
If you have a green thumb, you probably have several indoor plants, and perhaps just as many outside, if you have space. You likely have several gorgeous green plants throughout your house, helping improve the air quality (via Casper), and providing additional health benefits. However, if you’ve done much reading about plants in your bedroom […]
Three ways RNA is being used in the next generation of medical treatment
You might have heard the term “RNA” recently thanks to the development of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines, which protect against COVID-19. But the potential medical uses of RNA molecules go much further than vaccines. RNAs, or ribonucleic acids, are some of the most important molecules for life on this planet. RNA is found […]
This Is When Dr. Fauci Thinks We Could See A Movie Without Masks
The country isn’t back to normal yet, but we’re slowly getting there. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently relaxed guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated, saying it’s okay for them to do certain activities maskless, provided they are around other fully vaccinated people. Wearing a face mask in public is still […]
Deprivation is ‘driving’ COVID-19 ethnic disparities, claims new analysis
Deprivation among society at large is ‘driving’ COVID-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups—predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations—and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitalisation and deaths experienced by these populations, according to new analysis from the University of Leicester. The study, supported by the National Institute for […]
Maren Morris Is ‘Proud’ of Post-Baby Body Despite ‘Pressure’ to ‘Snap Back’
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective against the virus in children ages 12 to 15, the companies announced in a press release Wednesday. In a placebo-controlled trial of 2,260 adolescents, none of the participants who received the real vaccine developed COVID-19, the companies said. Eighteen adolescents who received placebo, or fake, doses became […]
Adherence to UK’s test, trace, and isolate system is low
Levels of adherence to the UK’s test, trace, and isolate system and understanding of the main symptoms of COVID-19 are low, particularly among men, younger age groups, people with a dependent child in the home, key workers, and those experiencing greater financial hardship, finds an analysis of online survey data published by The BMJ today. […]
How New Zealand’s healthcare system is failing people with osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting almost 650 million people over the age of 40 worldwide. In New Zealand, around one in eight adults have osteoarthritis, but it is a rapidly worsening problem. An aging population and increasing rates of obesity and joint injury are contributing to the lowering of the age […]
Physical inactivity is responsible for up to 8% of non-communicable diseases and deaths worldwide
The health implications of physical inactivity are truly a global issue with physical inactivity responsible for up to 8% of non-communicable diseases and deaths across the world, finds research published online in British Journal of Sports Medicine. It is in high-income countries that physical inactivity has the greater relative impact on non-communicable disease and death […]