Health
WASHINGTON STATE — Washington state is experiencing a spike in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported cases so far this year, that’s up from 51 cases reported this time … Read More
Americans started drinking more as the Covid-19 pandemic got underway. They were stressed, isolated, uncertain — the world as they had known it had changed overnight. Two years into the … Read More
Summary: Prolonged mental fatigue can lead to increased aggression and uncooperative behavior due to changes in the brain’s frontal cortex. This area, crucial for decision-making, starts to show “local sleep” … Read More
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a surprising role for astrocytes—cells surrounding neurons—in deciding which memories are kept or forgotten. By manipulating astrocytes in mice using optogenetics, scientists found that acidifying these … Read More
Get ready for some potty talk. UK surgeon, author and TikTok favorite Dr. Karan Rangarajan, also known as Dr. Karan Raj, has taken to the platform to distinguish between a common hemorrhoid symptom … Read More
Forget elaborate and expensive diagnostic tests to determine your health. According to experts, a simple at-home workout move could reveal how fit your body is for your age. Sit ups … Read More
When Beata Halassy discovered that her stage 3 breast cancer had returned despite having undergone a mastectomy, she couldn’t bring herself to go through another brutal round of chemo. The … Read More
Editor’s note: Dr. Jill Grimes is author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything From Hangovers to Homesickness.” Grimes has more than 30 years of experience … Read More
Eight out of 115 dairy workers, or 7%, who worked with H5N1-infected cows in Michigan and Colorado have antibodies to bird flu, according to a new study from the US … Read More
Like so many people who have chosen to terminate a pregnancy out of love and compassion for their babies, I felt violated by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe … Read More
