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Along with the great outdoors—whether that’s the backwoods, your back yard, your local park, or your favorite running trail—comes insects. And certain insects like ticks can come with trouble. “Ticks carry organisms that cause illnesses such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, viral encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fevers,” says dermatologist and co-host of the television show The Doctors, […]
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Scientists do not yet know if Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—can be transmitted by blood transfusion. But given the unknowns around this new pathogen, researchers at Colorado State University used existing technologies to show that exposing the coronavirus to riboflavin and ultraviolet light reduces pathogens in human plasma and whole-blood products. The study, […]
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In a society that now has mental health on the tip of its tongue more than ever, women of color are having a parallel but nuanced conversation about access, social and cultural stigmas and other roadblocks that keep making mental health services a difficult terrain to navigate. Marginalized People & mental health According to a report by the Centers for […]
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Misty Copeland is offering advice and support for those struggling with their mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. The professional ballet dancer, 37, addresses mental health struggles as part of the Child Mind Institute's #WeThriveInside campaign, which offers personal videos from celebrities who share how they are coping during the pandemic. In the video, Copeland emphasizes the importance of being […]
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Joint pain can be attributed to a wide range of causes but it’s usually a result of injury or arthritis. In older people, joint pain that gets steadily worse is usually a sign of osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis in the UK. The main symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain and stiffness, and problems moving the joint. READ […]
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Pairing a blood-thinning drug with aspirin daily for patients who have an angioplasty with a stent can contribute to better health outcomes, including lower risk of death, than aspirin alone, according to a recent study by cardiologists at the University of Alberta and Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. Led by Kevin Bainey, a U of A interventional cardiologist and associate professor, […]
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An international team of researchers co-led by Cleveland Clinic have identified why patients without PTEN mutations may still experience the high cancer risk associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS). In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a research team co-led by Charis Eng, MD, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute, and Pier Paolo Pandolfi, […]
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Chrissy Teigen is getting her breast implants removed. She shared the news after fans questioned why she was getting a COVID-19 test. Chrissy said she’s excited to get her implants removed so she can be more comfortable. Chrissy Teigen shared earlier this year that she has breast implants. And now, it seems, she’s over them. In a new Instagram post, […]
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Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, marks the latest in a series of studies in animals and humans suggesting that exposure to […]
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There have been more than 260,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and more than 37,000 people who have lost their lives to the deadly virus, government figures show. Some of these deaths are likely to include people with undiagnosed coronavirus or who died as an indirect result of the pandemic. With grim figures such as these, monitoring symptoms […]
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