In a time when COVID-19 vaccinations had been front and center, one area that has been fallen behind in the public health space is routine childhood immunizations. The World Health Organization (WHO… [+3328 chars]
In the short history of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was the year of the new variants. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta each had a couple of months in the Sun. But this was the year of Omicron, which sw… [+7920 chars]
<ul><li>Research has found a link between Alzheimers disease and a type of bacteria known to cause gum disease.</li><li>Alzheimers disease is a type of dementia that leads to the loss of the ability … [+5822 chars]
Although Omicron has caused another global epidemic,1 its origin remains unclear. Understanding its origin will provide crucial clues for effectively controlling it and avoiding other dangerous varia… [+23589 chars]
Most clinicians particularly pediatricians and public health officials recognize that routine vaccinations for children have significantly controlled many serious illnesses that, until a few decades … [+7335 chars]
BOSTON – Caused by a buildup of plaque inside arteries, peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a progressive narrowing of the arteries that reduces blood flow to organs and limbs. About 6.5 million Ameri… [+6052 chars]
A team of experts encouraged ongoing investigation of the benefits of exercise training for individuals with multiple sclerosis, citing shortcomings of available studies. They outlined their outlook … [+2474 chars]
News A peer-reviewed article looking at the co-administration of COVID booster and flu vaccines in the US reports that most reactions tend to be mild. Official advice allows the co-administering of… [+4027 chars]
Over 10,000 men are annually diagnosed with prostate cancer in Sweden. Out of those, 2,300 of these lives cannot be saved, whereas many others can be cured or actually carry harmless tumours. The med… [+4695 chars]
Lyss Stern, 48, long COVID advocate, New York City. Daniel Sterman, MD, director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York City. Brittany Baloun, certif… [+803 chars]
There are a lot of untruths, scientific and cultural, about health and fitness, that we have come to embrace. Chief among them is that of the body mass index (BMI), a value calculated using people’s … [+5572 chars]
Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus. For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID … [+5506 chars]
