In a paper published in the Journal on Active Aging, University of Illinois Chicago longevity researcher S. Jay Olshansky and his colleagues conclude that both 2020 presidential candidates—former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, and President Donald Trump, 74—are likely to…
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Long-term effects of COVID-19 and support to cope
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the public health messaging concerned flattening the curve, helping to prevent disease and lighten the load on hospitals caring for the sickest patients. But what happens next, after the acute…
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Researchers develop system for using everyday glucose monitors to detect COVID-19 antibodies
A trio of Johns Hopkins scientists—a pharmacologist, a biomedical engineer, and a biophysicist—are pooling their knowledge to design a device that can detect whether a person has antibodies linked to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Antibodies are tiny proteins…
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Using "pain sketches" to optimize migraine surgery outcomes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “Can you draw me a picture of your headache?” may sound like an unusual question—but drawings of headache pain provide plastic surgeons with valuable information on which patients are more or less likely to benefit from…
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The easiest way to kick your caffeine habit
If a day without coffee seems like your worst nightmare, it may be time to ease up. Especially if you have withdrawal symptoms when you don’t get your fix, your body is likely begging you for a break. Officially classified…
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CDC: Women more likely to experience anxiety, depression
(HealthDay)—Women are more likely to experience anxiety and depression, and women and older children are more likely to receive mental health treatment, according to new statistics from four data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Perrigo Asthma Inhalers Recalled Due to Clog Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 — Perrigo inhalers have been recalled because they could clog and not provide patients with any or enough medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The retail recall is for all unexpired albuterol sulfate inhalation…
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UK shuts pubs early to fight worrying coronavirus rise
The UK government on Tuesday tightened restrictions to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, ordering pubs in England to shut early and abandoning calls for people to return to the workplace to help kickstart the battered economy. Britain is…
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‘Best’ hospitals should be required to deliver tobacco treatment
A UCLA-led report published today in the JAMA Internal Medicine exposes what the authors call a weakness in the high-profile “Best Hospitals Honor Roll” published annually by U.S. News and World Report. The data used to compile the rankings are…
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Study explores using wearable technologies to develop precision rehab interventions in brain injury survivors
A group based out of the Spaulding Motion Analysis Lab at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital published “Enabling Precision Rehabilitation Interventions Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning to Track Motor Recovery” in the newest issue of Nature Digital Medicine. The aim of…
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