Chris Monaghan woke up one morning and tried to get out of bed. She couldn’t. Her husband, Dan, heard her whimpering, turned on the light and realized almost instantly she was having a stroke. It was something he long feared because of her family history. “She was trying to speak, but she couldn’t speak. Her right side was pretty much […]
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(HealthDay)—Health care in rural America has become ever more scarce during the coronavirus pandemic, with folks finding it increasingly difficult to find a doctor or get to a hospital. For a decade, rural areas have been losing hospitals to financial problems, forcing residents to either drive long distances or shrug their shoulders and forgo needed care. Add to that a […]
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Denise Santos remembers exactly how she felt when the first pandemic lockdown was ordered last year, knowing she’d no longer have to interact with the public, her co-workers or anybody outside the sanctuary of her home. “The relief was immediate and almost overwhelming, like I’d slid into a warm bath,” said Santos, who is one of 15 million Americans living […]
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Hypnotherapy may be an effective way to reduce opioid use in postsurgical settings, new research shows. In a study of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), those undergoing hypnosis before surgery used fewer opioids postoperatively than their counterparts who did not undergo psychosis, even though pain, length of hospital stay, and complications were similar between the two patient groups. Results […]
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(HealthDay)—For patients with acute dyspnea with diagnostic uncertainty, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be a helpful addition to the standard diagnostic pathway, according to a new clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians and published online April 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Gerald Gartlehner, M.D., M.P.H., from Danube University Krems in Austria, and colleagues conducted a systematic […]
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Tiny 3D models that mimic vital aspects of the human nervous system have been developed in a step that could accelerate drug research for neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The millimetre-wide models—created using stem cells from human skin samples—will be used to study myelin, an insulating substance that helps nerve cells communicate with each other. Researchers say the […]
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Grease and grime build up on your filthy oven racks, often causing fumes throughout your house when you cook. You likely find yourself putting the kitchen exhaust fan on way too often, but simple scrubbing with a sponge and typical cleaning products just won’t do the trick. Dirty oven racks also pose a danger inside the home. Any number of […]
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Impaired bone health is among the most significant long-term consequences of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a common therapy for patients with malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases. To address this serious problem, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) expert Working Group on Cancer and Bone Disease has published a new Executive Summary of its authoritative state-of-the-art review. The review outlined the […]
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If not before, then certainly since the first messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to combat the SARS-CoV2 virus were approved in Germany, mRNA has become a recognized term even outside scientific circles. What is less well known is that mRNA can be used to produce much more than just vaccines. Around 50 different procedures for the treatment of diseases including cancer […]
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Never again! Leah Messer regrets introducing her most recent boyfriend to her three daughters. ‘Teen Mom 2’ Tots: My, How They’ve Grown! “The last guy I dated, we dated for at least four months before I even allowed him to come around my kids,” the Teen Mom 2 star, 29, recently told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting season 11 of […]
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