When comedian and mega-podcaster Joe Rogan announced yesterday that he’d contracted Covid over the weekend, he quickly segued into talking about how he’d treated the infection. “We immediately threw the kitchen sink at it—all kinds of meds,” he said. The…
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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage in Hospital Staffing Wars
In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had to turn away patients amid a surge in covid-19 cases. The national covid staffing crunch means CEO Dr. Randy Tobler…
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Insights into how a stroke affects reading could help with rehabilitation
Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have important implications for helping target rehabilitation efforts. The finding…
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If You’re A Pisces, Add This To Your Self-Care Routine
Hazal Ak/Shutterstock By Haley Van Horn/Aug. 27, 2021 10:07 am EDT If your birthday falls between February 18 and March 20, you’re a Pisces, according to Co-Star Astrology. The typical Pisces is a highly sensitive individual. People born under this zodiac…
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Mental imagery technique can aid ultra-marathon completion
A motivational intervention known as functional imagery training (FIT) can help self-professed non-runners to complete an ultra-marathon (50km plus), according to new research. The study, led by the University of Plymouth, started by examining the motivation of 31 non-runners who…
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Why Baking Is A Great Activity For Brain Health
Stress baking has trended on social media over the past decade for good reason — it helps people calm down! Between measuring the ingredients and working with different textures, baking provides various stimuli to the brain resulting in cognitive benefits….
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How Fostering Made a Difference for One Special Needs Kitten
https://www.youtube.com/embed//bFedR53lDhE With his umbilical cord still attached and eyes not yet open, a tiny, orphaned kitten was relinquished by a Good Samaritan to Animal Care Centers (ACC) of New York City’s Manhattan location. Just days old, the neonate was found…
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The key to making it as a health startup: strategize
The past year and a half has been a hotbed for healthcare innovation. Seeing the recent success of many digital health startups, other entrepreneurs are attempting to break into the market for themselves. But in a highly regulated and competitive…
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A Urologist Explains How to Make Yourself Pee
Not being able to pee can be a pretty uncomfortable condition, whether you really feel like you have to, or whether you think it’s about time you should pee. Thankfully, there are solutions. We talked to a urologist about what…
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Immunodeficiency: Definition and examples
Immunodeficiency, immunocompromised and autoimmune disorder are all terms that describe the body’s immune system and its reduced ability or inability to fight off infection or disease. But the terms aren’t always interchangeable. Here’s what each one means. What are immunodeficiency…
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