Barbiturate use among migraine patients significantly decreased after initiating treatment with rimegepant, a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist used for migraine treatment and prevention, results of a large claims analysis indicate. Investigators noted a 27% drop in the amount of butalbital dispensed and a 32% decrease in the total number of prescriptions filled following rimegepant initiation. In addition, 50% of […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson put his acting skills to the test last weekend during playtime with his daughter Tia, 5, and the resulting video is so funny. Related story Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Shares an Unforgettable Father-Daughter Moment With His Daughter Jazzy in Hawaii “How do you play doctor, could you explain it?” Johnson asks his daughter in the video […]

‘I fast for 14 hours a day.  Upon waking up, I go to the gym. Three to four times a week I’ll use the sauna after, as it activates the FOXO3 gene, which is nicknamed the longevity gene. I’ll have a low carb/sugar breakfast, and during the day I’ll drink six to eight cups of green tea and eat around […]

Prostate cancer: Dr Hilary outlines signs and symptoms Jacob Dunn, 34, from London, had very limited contact with his dad throughout his life. However, he felt an impulse to get in touch with him on Father’s Day 2020 only to find out that his father had been diagnosed with cancer. Jacob’s dad, Dennis Forbes, was suffering from advanced prostate cancer […]

The electric tattoo is even better than an Apple watch for spotting heart trouble early The patch has two wired sensors which measure two functions of the heart Scientists in the U.S. have developed an electronic stick-on patch that can monitor the heart and detect signs of illness, such as irregular rhythm, before they cause serious problems. The ultra-thin patch — called […]

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Warning of a coming “panic” over decreasing drug supplies, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday outlined steps to strengthen the supply chain. The U.S. has shortages of about 300 drugs for everything from cancer to asthma, he said, citing the Food and Drug Administration—and the situation is poised to get worse. “There’s a dire drug shortage hitting New York […]

A new statement from The Endocrine Society on hormones and aging highlights the differences between normal aging and disease, and when treatment is and isn’t appropriate. The idea of the statement “is to be complete, but also to clarify some misunderstandings…We tried to be very clear in the language about what we know, where we can go, where we shouldn’t […]

Dads are amazing. They always come through with sage advice, the best hugs, and a warm joke that can make any stoic kid crack a smile. This weekend, dads who do the most were celebrated by their families — and we were blessed with some of the cutest dad-and-me pictures from our favorite celebrity dads! New dads, seasoned dads, stepdads, […]

Recently, my middle schoolers brought home some homework that was puzzling. I looked at one of the papers and frowned. Why did Eli Whitney, who we grownups were taught was a Black man who invented the cotton gin, appear to be white? My children informed me that Eli Whitney was, in fact, white. Turns out, they were right. My mind […]