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Every day, Joey Belles got his laps in around the nurses’ station. The 13-year-old from Aledo, Texas, was diagnosed with pineoblastomia, a rare brain tumor that required surgery and intensive chemotherapy, in June 2019, and he had been in the hospital for much of the time since then. His doctors and physical therapists at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort […] Running is one of the few types of exercise you can do outside of your home during the coronavirus pandemic, as Insider's Anna Medaris Miller previously reported. Everyone struggles to motivate themselves to go for a run sometimes — even Jessica Frey, the CEO of Virgin Sport who has successfully completed 24 marathons. But Frey told Insider she has three […] Eating more protein at breakfast or lunchtime could help older people maintain muscle mass with advancing age—but most people eat proteins fairly unevenly throughout the day, new research at the University of Birmingham has found. The body’s mechanisms for producing new muscle require regular stimulation to function efficiently—this stimulation happens when we eat protein. The mechanisms are less efficient in […] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for a unified national response to the coronavirus threat, after coming under fire for downplaying the pandemic and allowing states to go their own way. Trump’s call came as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House was presenting a massive economic stimulus plan to Congress and was looking at sending direct payments […] Coronavirus cases are growing daily, and in the UK now unprecedented measures are in place to prevent further spread of the virus. Britons are being advised to undertake social distancing, avoiding social situations, large gatherings and unnecessary travel. Across the UK, there are 1,543 cases of coronavirus – official name COVID-19 – and 55 people have died from the virus. […] We’ve all experienced the strange memory-jogging power of scents. Perhaps the aroma of fresh pine brings you back to your childhood Christmases, or your heart starts to race when you step into a doctor’s office and the sharp odor of disinfectant fills your nose. Now, researchers from Boston University’s Center for Systems Neuroscience reveal just how much power scents have […] We’re not sure where bad pickup lines started, but somehow they’ve become almost an art form. (Or at least the bad ones.) Whether you’re trolling dating apps or sending something cheese-tastic and groan-inducing to your SO (they’re stuck with you!), finding a few lines that strike the balance between “woof” and “LOL” is a great way to break the ice […] (HealthDay)—Few U.S. anesthesiologists report preoperative screening for frailty or dementia or postoperative screening for delirium among older adults, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Perioperative Medicine. Stacie Deiner, M.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues administered a web-based questionnaire to examine adherence by U.S. anesthesiologists to specific practices […] As a Clinical Psychologist with a disaster stress management background I have experience scrambling to respond to the psychological needs of people affected by traumatic events. However, at 3:00 in the morning of March 2, as I joined a line of 60 Texas college students dragging their suitcases down a steep, deserted street in an isolated town in Italy, I […] I am a retired infectious disease epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health and am concerned about the lack of information on what individuals can do to help prevent coronavirus infection. At age 75, I am at high risk for acquiring influenza virus and my partner, also in her 70s, has a chronic lung condition which could threaten her life […]
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