April 18, 2023 – A new federal research project aims to answer lingering questions about long COVID using mobile monitoring devices to help track the condition. The federally funded RECOVER Initiative expects to give out 10,000 sensors to people with long COVID to collect data in real time. The hope is that researchers will be … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks? That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. Purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages dropped nearly 27% between … Read more
April 18, 2023 – Time can feel like a roll of toilet paper – it unrolls faster and faster the closer you get to the end. Psychologists and social scientists know this — that time goes faster as we age — but why is that so? It’s not just an academic inquiry. Our time perception … Read more
By Kathryn Dao, MD as told to Kara Mayer Robinson In recent decades, major advancements have been made in our understanding of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We now know how to diagnose it and how to manage it better. Better Diagnosis We can now diagnose AS earlier because of improved technologies. Sixty years ago, we … Read more
By Stella Bard, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson I’ve been treating people who have ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for over 15 years in my private, community-based practice. I’ve gained many insights along the way about how to manage the challenges of this condition. It can take a toll on your quality of life. AS … Read more
By Patrick Doherty, MD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition that has a big impact on your spine. It literally means stiffening of the spine. You may have pain associated with the stiffness, often in your sacro-iliac joints, which are the joints between your spine and your pelvis bone. … Read more
April 19, 2023 – More than 183,000 people in the United States died in 2019 largely because of poverty. That’s as many lives as claimed by Alzheimer’s disease, accidents, strokes, and diabetes, and 10 times the number of homicides that year. That figure comes from a new analysis of data from the Panel Study of Income … Read more
April 19, 2023 – New research is shedding light on how an infection with COVID-19 may reactivate, or even cause, psoriasis. The skin condition affects about 7.5 million adults in the United States, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation. Psoriasis has several well-established triggers, including stress, skin injury, cold or warm air, and allergies. Illnesses like … Read more
HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy) has changed the face of HIV/AIDS. Successful treatment now allows millions of infected people to keep the virus in check – even undetectable – and lead healthy lives. But as with all medications, it can come with side effects. In some people, weight gain is one of them. Recent studies show … Read more
The CDC has endorsed a plan to allow people over age 65 and those who are immunocompromised to get a second dose of the COVID-19 bivalent booster. This backs the FDA’s authorization Tuesday of the additional shot. “Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for … Read more