Caffeine shampoo may NOT be good for hair growth When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Haircuts resumed for the […]
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Having excess pericardial fat—fat around the heart—increases the risk of developing heart failure, especially in women, according to new Mount Sinai research. Women with high amounts of pericardial fat are twice as likely to develop heart failure, while men are 50 percent more likely, according to the study, published in the May 24 online issue of the Journal of the […]
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The epidemic of broken bones caused by home workouts: Surgeons report a fourfold rise in stress fractures that started in the first lockdown as people took on new virtual ‘challenges’ Jeanette, from Mayfair, London, developed a stress fracture from HIIT workouts Kumar Kunasingam, a NHS surgeon, noticed a ‘significant’ rise in stress fractures Surgeon Ziad Harb from St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey, […]
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Hospital-level care at home—some of it provided over the internet—is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic, and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges remain, from deciding how much to pay for such services […]
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Has your heart ever started to race at the thought of an upcoming deadline for work? Or has the sight of an unknown object in a dark room made you jump? Well, you can probably thank your amygdala for that. The small almond-shaped brain structure is central to how we perceive and process fear. As we start to learn to […]
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As researchers work to learn more about COVID-19 and so-called long-haulers, a new study suggests “brain fog” can persist and even worsen for those who were infected months before. Long-haulers continue to have symptoms long after their COVID diagnosis, and these symptoms can be mental as well as physical. “People have trouble problem-solving, or they get in the car and […]
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Is too much screen time turning kids off of books? New research suggests that’s so: Toddlers who regularly spent time on electronic devices—including tablets, smartphones and TVs—were less likely to read print books with their parents at age 3. That, in turn, translated to even more screen use by age 5. The findings do not prove definitively that early exposure […]
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Liver disease: NHS Doctor talks about link with alcohol When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease […]
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A new paper in the June issue of New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery describes how the University Hospitals (UH) system applied design-based thinking in a re-imagined process for referrals of patients from primary care physicians to psychiatrists in a value-based, high-reliability model. “Referrals from primary care to specialty care represent a critical pathway in the […]
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Adults with cerebral palsy, especially those with intellectual disabilities, are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, compared with the general population, a review of seven datasets shows. The body of literature on psychiatric issues in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is increasing, but population-based studies of psychiatric issues in adults with CP have been limited in […]
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