Teens Increasingly Worried About Their Weight
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 — More adolescents than ever are worried about their weight and are dieting, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Pediatrics. Francesca Solmi, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues assessed changes in…
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Rosie Jones health: ‘I knew I was different’ Comedian explains her cerebral palsy
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Rosie Jones is a stand-up comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Film Festive Fringe, incorporating her…
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Antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as pandemic: WHO
The World Health Organization warned Friday that growing antimicrobial resistance was every bit as dangerous as the coronavirus pandemic—and threatened to reverse a century of medical progress. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the issue “one of the greatest health…
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Nurses Feeling the Strain of the COVID Pandemic Say the Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’
For Christina Nester, the pandemic lull in Massachusetts lasted about three months — through summer into early fall. In late June, St. Vincent Hospital had resumed elective surgeries, and the unit the 48-year-old nurse works on switched back from taking…
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Why Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft, Husband Tye Have Ruled Out Baby No. 4
The magic number! Melissa Rycroft and her husband, Tye Strickland, are all set with their three kids. These ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Babies Will Melt Your Heart “The problem is, we’re so far out of the newborn stage now,” the Bachelor…
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Point of care imaging can help patients receive sight saving treatments faster
Simple, non-invasive imaging at the point of care can aid the diagnosis of corneal infections, reducing the risk of sight loss and helping patients’ vision return to pre-infection levels. Bacterial keratitis is one of the most common corneal infections in…
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Changes in vaping, other substance use, another side effect of COVID-19
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, information about the dangers of vaping was emerging. To investigate the potentially serious health and respiratory implications of vaping, Mayo Clinic researchers wanted to better understand the factors influencing vaping in the community. They were ready…
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Can sitting boost your vocabulary?
There might finally be some good news for couch potatoes. New research points to a correlation between being sedentary and increased vocabulary and cognitive function, in people over 60. A study by researchers at Colorado State University, published in the…
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Getting it just right: The Goldilocks model of cancer
Sometimes, too much of a good thing can turn out to be bad. This is certainly the case for the excessive cell growth found in cancer. But when cancers try to grow too fast, this excessive speed can cause a…
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Coronavirus treatments: some progress, no panacea
The current pandemic has seen unprecedented global efforts to discover a safe and effective treatment, either by developing new medicines to target the novel coronavirus or repurposing existing drugs. But very few of the drugs tested and administered so far…
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