The Real Reason DSW Shoes Are So Cheap
Stores give away items all the time. Or, they might produce their items in a certain way so they can be affordable, like is the case with IKEA. This extends to shoe companies such as DSW, which sells a large…
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What Is Craniosacral Therapy?
If you have ever been to a chiropractor or massage therapist, you may have experienced craniosacral therapy (CST). However, if this sounds alien to you, and you live with chronic migraines, neck pain, neuralgia, or even are suffering with side effects…
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AMA Announces New Effort to Standardize Training in BP Measurement
The American Medical Association (AMA) has launched a new effort aimed at ensuring future physicians and healthcare professionals receive appropriate training on how to consistently take accurate blood pressure (BP) measurements. “We know that inaccurate blood pressure measurements are linked…
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U.S. public health experts call for 'urgent action' to assess Olympics
Public health experts call for athletes to wear proximity sensors at Tokyo Olympics if it is to go ahead alongside list of ‘urgent’ COVID measures Four health experts from the US published a letter this week calling for a revision…
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These Guys Shared What It Really Means to Be Mentally Healthy
If you’re trying to make healthy changes when it come to your body, you can do simple things like eat right, exercise daily, sleep better, and drink water (always hydrate!). Stay committed to these habits and your body will begin…
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Deep disparities persist in who gets exposed to secondhand smoke
Harmful secondhand tobacco smoke remains more widespread than most people think, experts say, and exposure is particularly high for children, Black adults and people living below the poverty line. One of the biggest hurdles is smokers often underestimate the levels…
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Porn Use Spiked During the Pandemic
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Move over, Netflix. You’re not the only video streaming outfit to benefit from the COVID-19 lockdown. In findings likely to surprise no one, new research shows…
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Low on antibodies, blood cancer patients can fight off COVID-19 with T cells
Antibodies aren’t the only immune cells needed to fight off COVID-19—T cells are equally important and can step up to do the job when antibodies are depleted, suggests a new Penn Medicine study of blood cancer patients with COVID-19 published…
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Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion
A study published this month in JMIR Human Factors from Syracuse University researchers found that physicians are in favor of expanding telehealth permanently. However, many docs also voiced concerns with limitations of current telehealth technology offerings, noting that market…
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Semaglutide Boosts Weight Loss Following Endoscopic Gastroplasty
Combining minimally invasive endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) with a weekly injection of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist semaglutide (Ozempic, Novo Nordisk) leads to significantly greater weight loss than ESG alone in patients with diabetes and excess weight who are not…
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