As new variants of the COVID-19 virus emerge throughout the U.S., a renewed push is being made to get more Americans vaccinated. As of July 27, about 67% of Americans have been fully vaccinated for … [+4289 chars]
Smoking tobacco while pregnant can lead to ones child experiencing lower brain volumes and suboptimal cortical traits, according to a study by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). … [+2456 chars]
Traditional Chinese Medicine has one of the longest histories of any herbal system known to man. And it has a thick sheaf of modern research behind it. Much TCM research muddled from Western point … [+1939 chars]
Implantable devices that release insulin into the body hold promise as an alternative way to treat diabetes without insulin injections or cannula insertions. However, one obstacle that has prevented … [+6612 chars]
Susan Mangini, now 67, was one of the first children ever to undergo open-heart surgery to fix a pair of congenital heart defects. (Photo courtesy of Susan Mangini) At Susan Mangini's checkup at age… [+5679 chars]
High levels of stress and pressure can leave you feeling awful. Fortunately, science offers a few unusual ways to provide some relief. Many people experience extremely high levels of stress and anxi… [+5663 chars]
Dear Care and Feeding, I caught my 17-year-old son having sex in his room with his 17-year-old girlfriend with the door cracked open and music loud. His younger sister (11) and brother (13) were ju… [+4221 chars]
BA.4.6: What we know about the latest subvariant of omicron The subvariant is spreading in the Mid-West and has been seen in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. (NCD)The Centers for Disease Control a… [+1732 chars]
New York state health officials issued a urgent call on Thursday (local time) for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible "community spread" … [+2783 chars]
During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes be reversed with immunotherapy drugs, but once T cel… [+4756 chars]
Screening individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) using wearable devices is more cost-effective than screening using traditional methods such as electrocardiograms (ECGs) and pulse palpation, accord… [+3720 chars]
<li>Cui, S., Chen, S., Li, X., Liu, S. & Wang, F. Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia. J. Thromb. Haemost.18, 14211424 (2020). CAS PubMed … [+36808 chars]
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