Most parents have dealt with having to hurry a sleepy child out the door on a school morning, but experts say taking the time to establish good sleep routines for your kids is worth the effort. Amid the pandemic, there can be a great deal of uncertainty around school, but a set sleep regimen can… read on > read on >
That gas stove in your kitchen fires up quickly and cooks evenly. What’s not to love? A lot, as it turns out. The emissions from gas stoves are considered major contributors to climate change and damaging to human health. Now, new research suggests they’re troublesome even when they’re turned off. The problem is sizable: Over… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Having been a flight engineer during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Jeffrey Morse knew resilience. He knew headaches and migraines from his past. But in the summer of 2012, it felt like someone was ripping the skin open on the back side of his neck… read on > read on >
When delivering a liver cancer diagnosis, Dr. Thomas Marron pulls no punches: “Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers,” he tells patients. Jeffrey Foster heard a similar message loud and clear when he was first diagnosed by another doctor with hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of liver cancer — back in 2020.… read on > read on >
With a major winter storm bearing down on most of the U.S. Northeast, making a plan to keep your family warm and safe if power is knocked out is crucial. That’s true for any kind of big weather event, one expert said. “Preparing in advance is especially important as climate change causes more extreme weather,”… read on > read on >
Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint. But in the long run, physical therapy is at least as cost-effective as steroid injections and is more likely to provide longer-term relief, a new study concludes. “Even… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is falling down on the job when it comes to dealing with numerous public health crises, a nonpartisan government watchdog said Thursday. This includes its communications to the public and healthcare providers, coordinating with federal and state agencies, and managing… read on > read on >
COVID-19 vaccines activate long-lasting immune system T-cells that target coronavirus variants of concern, including Delta and Omicron, new research shows. The research team at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California studied adults who were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Novavax vaccines, but had not received boosters. “The vast… read on > read on >
Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson’s disease, new research shows. Some previous studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk of Parkinson’s, and it was suggested that a class of rheumatoid arthritis drugs called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may play a role in that reduced… read on > read on >
A robot performed challenging keyhole surgery on pigs without any human help in what could be a major step toward fully automated surgery on people. “Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intricate and delicate tasks in surgery: the reconnection of two ends of an intestine,” said senior study author Axel… read on > read on >
