The 2021 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas will require masks for all attendees, exhibitors and HIMSS staff on the HIMSS21 campus and in all public spaces. On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance recommending that vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in counties with substantial or […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Australia’s vaccine rollout has been “a colossal failure” because the government failed to buy enough vaccines so its borders are therefore likely to remain closed until at least early 2022, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the BBC. Under fire for a slow vaccine rollout, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said more vaccine supply was not going […]
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A pilot study from North Carolina State University has found that a gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and pain hypersensitivity may actually decrease itch response. Atopic dermatitis and pain hypersensitivity are both conditions associated with some types of ASD. The gene in question, contactin associated protein 2 (CNTNAP2), is thought to be linked to a mutation associated with […]
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In April 2012, U. S. Army staff sergeant Travis Mills survived a roadside explosion in Afghanistan but lost all four limbs. After his condition stabilized, he returned stateside to continue rehab. He knew recovery would be arduous, but then he discovered a different way to serve. I’M FROM A very small town in Michigan. After high school, I played football […]
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When we think of Italian food, we think for two different things. First, there’s the hearty, gooey, cheesy comfort food, with dishes like lasagna, chicken parmesan, and eggplant parm. Then, there’s the lighter fare, that focuses on seasonal produce and freshness. But what if you can’t decide between the two? Martha Stewart is here for you! She just shared a […]
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The economic burden of providing special education and training for a child diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is estimated to cost the average American family five times as much as a child without ADHD. Such cost considerations force many families to focus on the remission of the condition through prescribed medications. A study in the Journal of the American Academy […]
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While only one in five practicing surgeons in the U.S. is female, women are entering the surgical field in increasing numbers. Women comprised 38 percent of surgical residents in 2018, but they nonetheless continue to face well-known challenges related to childbearing, with national surveys documenting pregnancy-related stigma, unmodified work schedules, brief maternity leave options, and little support for childcare and […]
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The drops, loop-the-loops, and freefalls of a virtual roller-coaster ride are shedding new light on the migraine brain and may explain the mechanisms underlying common symptoms and increased activity in certain brain regions in migraine patients. In a new study, the prevalence of dizziness was 65% among migraine patients who underwent a virtual roller-coaster ride, vs 30% among those without […]
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For every youth who dies with injury from a firearm, at least four survive. These survivors led researchers at MUSC Health to look at new mental health diagnoses that may stem from nonfatal gunshot wounds in adolescents. Betsy Oddo, M.D., a pediatric hospital medicine fellow at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, says firearm injury is the leading cause of death […]
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<img class="aligncenter" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2021/ap-norc-poll-inequity.jpg" alt="AP-NORC poll: Inequity in community support for older adults" title="In this May 17, 2021 file photo, designer Gere Kavanaugh, left, wears a face mask of her design, as she exercises with Silver Age Home Health licensed vocational nurse Daisy Cabaluna during a weekly outdoors session at her home in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Many […]
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