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What are your plans for this long holiday weekend? Are you hitting up Target or Wayfair or Nordstrom to shop their massive Memorial Day sales? Are you inviting the family over for an afternoon of pool and barbecuing fun? Or, if you’re anything like us, you might be planning on spending the weekend in the kitchen trying out a few […]
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Plants are perfect for all-year pops of color inside your home, and they’re even good for your health. Most of them, especially house plants, are perfectly suitable for people who are just beginning to harness their green thumbs, and some, such as succulents, prednisone generic are super low maintenance. However, you may want to pay extra attention to where you’re […]
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A new injectable radioactive diagnostic agent for positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging for men with prostate cancer has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agent, piflufolastat F 18 (PYLARIFY), is a fluorinated small-molecule imaging agent indicated for PET scanning of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–positive lesions in patients with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive […]
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Experts say that your skin may burn more easily in sunlight if you’ve spent a lot of time indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. They note that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. They recommend using sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 before heading outdoors. After a long time stuck inside during […]
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Coronavirus patients spent a WEEK less in ICU if they had breathing tubes inserted quickly A procedure to add breathing tubes can reduce COVID patients’ stay in the ICU by a week when it’s done earlier in their stay, a new study found The study also shows this procedure doesn’t endanger healthcare workers of getting COVID themselves, as some had […]
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Public health experts call for athletes to wear proximity sensors at Tokyo Olympics if it is to go ahead alongside list of ‘urgent’ COVID measures Four health experts from the US published a letter this week calling for a revision of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics pandemic playbook The call the current plans ‘inadequate’ and ‘not informed by best scientific evidence’ […]
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The pandemic led to an explosion in the use of remote models of care, from telehealth to remote patient monitoring and more. Many providers have adopted these modalities for the first time as a result of COVID-19. But those at UVA Children’s Hospital were ahead of the trend and have utilized remote patient monitoring for about seven years under the […]
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Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Neuroscientists from Synapsy—the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research into Mental Illness—based at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Lausanne University (UNIL) have recently demonstrated that lactate, a molecule produced by the body during exercise, has an antidepressant effect in mice. Lactate is best known for the pivotal role it plays in […]
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In a world where plant-based proteins are getting more popular by the day, nuts are certainly having their day in the sun. From almonds to pistachios, many health enthusiasts tout their body, brain and mood-enhancing benefits. But, panadol vodka when it comes to endocrine health, one nut stands above the rest. According to Mindbodygreen, Brazil nuts offer a unique combination […]
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These are the global coronavirus stories you need to know about this week. In France, a new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in the Bacalan neighbourhood of the city of Bordeaux with at least 46 new cases reported. Additional vaccine doses are being sent to the region to help contain the cluster. Quarantine for travellers from the UK […]
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