An analysis recently published in the British Medical Journal argues for increased implementation of “food is medicine” interventions in the health care system. The article was co-authored by Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the UNC…
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How Jenna Dewan Makes Time for Herself as a Mom of 2: It's 'Tough'
Filling her tank! Jenna Dewan opened up about squeezing self-care into her schedule as a mother of two. Jenna Dewan’s Sweetest Moments With Her and Steve Kazee’s Son Callum “It comes down to how can you find and create the…
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India eases virus restrictions as cases near 3.7 million
Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, allowing more businesses and public areas to reopen to reduce economic pain caused by the coronavirus, even as the country’s new daily infections remain the highest in the world and its confirmed…
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Medicine seen as one of worst disability offenders
Doctors treat and heal patients, but they are seldom seen as people who may themselves require care or accommodation. Medics with disabilities are now calling for a paradigm shift in this mindset to make medical education and the profession more…
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Psychiatrists sound alarm as thousands hooked on 'Valium on steroids'
Psychiatrists sound alarm over the thousands hooked on the anxiety drug they call ‘Valium on steroids’ as a top magazine editor reveals her battle to kick pregabalin It’s early evening, and I’m in town to meet a friend. I catch sight…
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Caregivers are still staying in as society reopens from coronavirus shutdowns, fearing they’ll infect their loved ones
As the coronavirus restrictions were lifted this summer, many young people flocked to reopened restaurants and bars, or planned backyard barbecues with friends they hadn’t seen in months. But not Christina Young. The 29-year-old is healthy, but her 20-month-old son,…
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Pandemic acts as dress rehearsal for new medical school curriculum
Dozens of faculty, students and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have committed countless hours over the past three years to planning a new curriculum that will launch in September with the arrival of incoming medical…
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Survey finds Americans social media habits changing as national tensions rise
As national tensions rise, a new national survey of 2,000 people commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds more Americans are adjusting how they use social media platforms. Many participants cited stress from the global COVID-19 pandemic,…
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As COVID-19 spreads, potentially deadly fungus infects LA County health care facility
The shortage of medical equipment, including gowns and gloves, triggered by the coronavirus outbreak may be helping to spread dangerous germs within health care facilities, according to officials who warned of a potentially deadly fungus in a Los Angeles County…
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Retractions and controversies over coronavirus research show that the process of science is working as it should
Several high-profile papers on COVID-19 research have come under fire from people in the scientific community in recent weeks. Two articles addressing the safety of certain drugs when taken by COVID-19 patients were retracted, and researchers are calling for the…
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