As the world’s attention turns to the climate summit in Glasgow, where governments are negotiating the future of international action on climate change, many will be feeling the acute stress and dread that comes with living in a world where it seems environmental catastrophe is around every corner. Beyond the well-acknowledged threats of climate change […]
Officer-involved pet shootings are estimated to account for the death or injury of thousands of dogs in the U.S. each year. Research reveals these violent encounters disproportionately happen to pets whose guardians live in communities of color. There is no uniform requirement for law enforcement agencies to collect, maintain or report data regarding police use […]
A severe course of COVID-19 disease is not caused by the direct destruction of the lung due to the multiplication of the virus. As researchers from Berlin report in the journal Nature Communications, inflammatory processes and the endothelium of the lung are involved. Researchers from around the globe have spent the past 18 months trying […]
The COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for a slew of conversations about health equity and access. “I read a book, probably a lot of you have read it, Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. It starts by saying, ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,’” Abner Mason, founder and CEO […]
In the most recent video on his YouTube channel, CrossFitter and fitness influencer Craig Richey agrees to a challenge set by six-time CrossFit Games athlete Khan Porter: perform 1,000 pushups in a row, and see who can do them in the fastest time. Richey breaks his pushups down into sets of 5 reps, and proceeds […]
We all love a good scrambled egg for breakfast, but Luke Evans is taking it to the next level. While on vacation in Bogotá, Colombia, Evans found his “perfect post-workout breakfast” where you might not think to look—a food cart. “Arepa de huevo,” writes the actor in the caption of his Instagram video showing the […]
Most people take their health for granted because they think they’re still too young to get infected with deadly diseases. They think they still have many years to live before their body gets frail and weak. So they tend to postpone any advanced planning for their healthcare. But according to health experts, a working adult […]
Scientists from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, working with collaborators from across the globe, uncovered the mechanism of action of a novel anti-tuberculosis drug that they have helped develop. The new findings show how the enzyme inhibitor triaza-coumarin, or TA-C, is metabolized by the TB germs, which makes it effective in inhibiting […]
Menstrual cramps are uncomfortable but, in general, a harmless side effect of menstruation. Some people suffer from bad stomach and back pain, headaches and diarrhea while others don’t even notice their period, except the bleeding. If you are not one of those lucky women for whom menses don’t constitute more than emptying the cup, you […]
