May 16, 2023 – TikTok can be entertaining, controversial, educational, or all three at once – depending on your point of view about the social media platform. For some of Generation Z, it also serves as search engine and a major source of news and health information. Fun, sure, but factual? How does TikTok stack … Read more
May 16, 2023 — Patients with long COVID had lower levels of vitamin D than patients who had recovered from COVID-19, a new study shows, suggesting taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent or ease the debilitating condition. The lower levels of vitamin D in patients with long COVID — where effects of the initial … Read more
May 16, 2023 – TikTok can be entertaining, controversial, educational, or all three at once – depending on your point of view about the social media platform. For some of Generation Z, it also serves as search engine and a major source of news and health information. Fun, sure, but factual? How does TikTok stack … Read more
May 11, 2023 – They’re both popular ways to lose weight. Anti-obesity medications like semaglutide (Wegovy) and liraglutide (Saxenda) are in such high demand that drugmakers sometimes report shortages. And gastric sleeve surgery – a procedure that shrinks stomach size by up to 80% – remains the most common intervention for weight loss. Research shows … Read more
May 12, 2023 — Student entrepreneurs at Northwestern University outside Chicago invented a pen set that allows Parkinson’s disease patients to write again despite the tremors of the disease. SteadyScrib, a pen designed with these symptoms in mind, seeks to counteract the unsteady tremors of Parkinson’s with pens that have a magnetic core and a pliable … Read more
Alcohol often goes hand in hand with socializing. There’s the tailgate before the big game. Holiday parties. A champagne toast at a wedding. A mimosa at brunch with friends. But there are lots of reasons why you might not drink — at least, not this time. Or maybe ever. Perhaps you’re pregnant or need to avoid alcohol for … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found. Disabled people on Medicare are not likely to be prescribed either buprenorphine – the best medication for treating … Read more
May 11, 2023 — Back in 2017, Shangwen Kennedy was an experienced, Harvard-trained architect and urban designer who wanted to try something new: Creating spaces that would improve the health and wellbeing of people who use them. She and her husband bought a small inn in Encinitas, CA, near San Diego, and conducted an extensive … Read more
SOURCES: World Health Organization: “Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.” Big Cities Health Coalition: Media briefing, May 2, 2023. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE),” “HHS Office for Civil Rights Announces the Expiration of COVID-19 Public … Read more
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a rare inherited disorder that can lead to serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While there’s no cure, treatments and lifestyle changes can help you manage your symptoms and protect your lungs from further damage. COPD is a group of lung conditions that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The most … Read more