Are these Sennheiser earbuds the best running headphones of all?
Strong Women editor Miranda Larbi puts Sennheiser’s new wireless sport headphones to the run test to see just how good they really are. I’ve been running with the same pair of headphones since 2017. They’re a weightless, over-the-ear number with…
Read MoreLacking Vaccines, North Korea Battles COVID With Antibiotics, Home Remedies
SEOUL (Reuters) – Standing tall in bright red hazmat suits, five North Korean health workers stride towards an ambulance to do battle with a COVID-19 outbreak that – in the presumed absence of vaccines – the country is using antibiotics…
Read MoreWHO: China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron
The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue….
Read MoreAs U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, so does demand for antivirals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill…
Read MoreAlbuterol-Budesonide Combo Offers Better Rescue Therapy for Moderate to Severe Asthma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma, a fixed-dose combination of albuterol and budesonide gives better as-needed relief than albuterol alone, a large international study shows. Over 24 weeks, the combination lowered the risk…
Read MoreExpert Advice for Exercising Outdoors on Hot Days
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. You’re jonesing for your regular run but it’s hot outside — like, heat advisory, bring the kids in to…
Read MoreConcussion symptoms in children may have multiple underlying causes
Different types of brain damage caused by a concussion may lead to similar symptoms in children, according to research led by McGill University. A new way of studying concussions could help develop future treatments. While most children fully recover after…
Read MoreNew US Hospitals Face Fiscal Crisis Over COVID Relief Money
THOMASVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A whole town celebrated in 2020 when, early in the coronavirus pandemic, Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened, offering state-of-the-art medicine that was previously unavailable in a poor, isolated part of Alabama. The timing for the ribbon-cutting…
Read MoreLower threshold for high blood pressure impacts prevention and health care globally
Changing the definition of high blood pressure universally would have a global impact on the prevalence of hypertension—particularly in lower income countries and in younger age groups—according to a study published today in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. The…
Read MoreChange of temperature causes whole body reprogramming
Human beings, like most organisms, are constantly exposed to alternating colder or warmer temperatures. These environmental variations cause striking metabolic effects and require constant adaptations. While some of these adaptations confer certain beneficial effects on health, the impact of cold…
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