New promising drug could save diabetics from heart failure after a heart attack
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These physical therapists have a new approach for strengthening the core, and the NFL is taking notice
Anyone who has been near a gym in the last decade has heard the buzz about strengthening “the core”—muscles in the trunk and abdomen that can be targeted with crunches, planks, and other gut-busting exertions. Yet for all the attention…
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NAFLD May Be Independent Risk Factor for CV Morbidity and Mortality
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The association between non-fatty alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) and increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is further increased with higher fibrosis stage, suggesting that NAFLD may be an independent risk factor for CVD morbidity and mortality,…
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What's the Safest Way to Celebrate Halloween This Year?
Halloween is almost here and despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, experts agree that this year will be better than the last. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have switched course from last year’s recommendation of staying home, and…
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Most US adults missed one or more routine vaccines in 2018: CDC
Colorado hospital denies kidney transplant to woman because she does not have the COVID vaccine Leilani Lutali and her kidney donor Jaimee Fougner tell their story of why Leilani was told she wouldn’t receive transplant. A majority of adults in…
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Air pollution exposure while pregnant linked to higher gestational diabetes risk
Pregnant women who live in Southern California areas with poor air quality have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus, according to a recent study led by the University of California, Irvine. The findings were published in the September…
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Canada’s Overworked Healthcare Sector Braces for Staff Shortages as Vaccine Mandates Loom
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada’s health and long-term care industries are bracing for staff shortages and layoffs, as deadlines for vaccine mandates loom across the country, with unions pushing federal and provincial governments to soften hard-line stances. For hospitals and nursing…
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New cancer treatment may reawaken the immune system
Immunotherapy is a promising strategy to treat cancer by stimulating the body’s own immune system to destroy tumor cells, but it only works for a handful of cancers. MIT researchers have now discovered a new way to jump-start the immune…
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Beloved Psychiatrist Dies at 102
Respected psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Irwin Marcus, MD, died on October 3. He was 102. Dedicated to his profession, Marcus was seeing patients until earlier this year. His long and illustrious career included creating and founding programs and organizations wherever he…
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Are You Prepared For a Turkey Shortage This Thanksgiving?
Every year at Thanksgiving, we wonder why we don’t eat turkey more often. That’s right, you turkey hating naysayers – around these parts we don’t swap our Thanksgiving turkey for ham or lasagna, we unabashedly love it. When cooked properly,…
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