Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get COVID-19, according to research published today in ESC Heart Failure, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The small, single centre study highlights the need for patients with heart failure to take extra precautions to avoid catching COVID-19. “Our results support prioritising heart failure […]
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Around 55 per cent people above the age of 60 years suffer from a chronic disease, according to the wave one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) released on Wednesday. According to the report, around 40 per cent have some form of disability and 20 per cent suffer from mental health issues. Also, 27 per cent of this […]
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When we talk about nails it's usually in reference to a favorite polish color or the nail art trend we can't wait to try once salons are a thing again. And unless they're constantly breaking, the health of our nails typically takes a back seat to other concerns. It makes sense: Nail health isn't exactly sexy so it's easy to […]
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Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal inflammatory condition that destroys a premature infant’s intestinal lining, is often connected to the development of severe brain injury in those infants who survive. However, the means by which the diseased intestine “communicates” its devastation to the newborn brain has remained largely unknown. Now, working with mice, researchers at […]
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Our reluctance to think, talk or communicate about death is even more pronounced when we deal with others’ loss compared to our own, new research finds, but either way we tend to frame attitudes and emotions in a sad and negative way. Teaching new more positive ways to address these difficult conversations is the focus of a new paper in […]
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It’s no secret that 2020 did a number on most of us. The year changed so many things, from how a lot of us work to what we eat and even to how we parent our kids. After all, if there’s one lesson we can take from 2020, it’s that it’s really important to take nothing for granted. It seems […]
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Lara Logan is reflecting on the panic attacks she faced after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. The South African journalist, who now hosts Lara Logan Has No Agenda on Fox Nation, opened up in a new interview with SurvivorNet about experiencing her first panic attack shortly after learning of her stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis. "I just wanted […]
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Fiber is a commonly recommended part of a healthy diet. That’s because it’s good for your health in so many ways—from weight management to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer. A new study also finds that it might be linked with a reduced risk of depression, especially in premenopausal women. Study results are published […]
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In his most recent video, YouTuber Joel Wood admits to having something of an “addiction” to diet soda drinks such as Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, sometimes drinking up to 2 liters a day. “I’ve always grown up drinking diet drinks, and I now prefer the taste,” he says. “I’m not drinking diet because I think it’s healthy, […]
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It has been clear for a while that, at least in the U.S., the only way out of the coronavirus pandemic will be through vaccination. The rapid deployment of coronavirus vaccines is underway, but how many people need to be vaccinated in order to control this pandemic? I am a computational biologist who uses data and computer models to answer […]
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