If you have it, you probably don’t need the statistics to tell you that chronic pain is common, affecting at least 50 million U.S. adults, and so you have plenty of company. What you might need are facts – and better ways – to help you cope and to talk more productively with your doctor
Month: September 2021
Have you ever gone to the gym and found people plunging into icy cold water? It’s called a cold plunge, a form of cold water therapy. A cold plunge is a pool set around 55 degrees for someone to dunk themselves in for up to 20 seconds. Here’s why you might want to get in
For years, Millicent McKinnon of Dallas went without health insurance. She was one of roughly 1 million Texans who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid in the state but too little to buy their own insurance. That is, until she died in 2019. She was 64 and had been unable to find consistent care
Kris Primacio, CEO of ITSO, shares how surfing changed her life, the wonders of surf therapy and the incredible upcoming International Surf Therapy Organisation Conference taking place in Cornwall and online from 6-8 October Kris Primacio exudes a deep passion for surfing, the ocean and the healing powers of nature and the water. So, as
Much like with an actual vaccine, people need to be “inoculated” against healthcare misinformation and disinformation prior to exposure, according to an expert panel. While fact-checking and debunking misinformation can help lessen the damage after the fact, the most effective treatment is prevention, as in “pre-bunking,” said Sander van der Linden, PhD, of the University
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A monoclonal antibody combination of casirivimab and imdevimab (REGEN-COV) significantly reduced the risk of COVID-19–related hospitalizations and death from any cause in the phase 3 portion of an adaptive trial of outpatients. Researchers, led by David Weinreich, MD, MBA, executive vice
A Pregnant woman getting an ultrasound Kemal Yildirim | E+ | Getty Images Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday that Covid-19 deaths among pregnant women reached a record high of 21 in August, urging expectant mothers to get vaccinated against the virus. Just 31% of pregnant women nationwide are
A new community-based approach to helping children manage their asthma symptoms will launch in up to 40 public, charter, and parochial schools across the Bronx, and enroll 416 students aged 4-12 years old. The five-year study, titled Evaluation of the Asthma Management Program to Promote Activity for Students in Schools (Asthma-PASS), is supported by a
There may soon be a vaccine available that blocks the addictive euphoric and harmful effects of opioid use. The vaccine is entering a phase I clinical trial, the first human-tested clinical trial of this type of vaccine.1 Developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, the vaccine may help alleviate the opioid overdose crisis; in
The presence of greenspaces near homes and schools is strongly associated with improved physical activity and mental health outcomes in kids, according to a massive review of data from nearly 300 studies. Published online Sept. 29 in the journal Pediatrics, the review conducted by Washington State University and University of Washington scientists highlights the important
Dropping your kid off at college is an emotional time. It’s the end of an era, as they’re often moving out for the first time and starting life on their own. For Martin Dorey and his 18-year-old daughter, Maggie, it was especially emotional but they had no idea how emotional it would really be. When
I vividly remember the first time I got a migraine. It was eighth grade, and I was sitting in math class. I had felt a dull pain in my head develop earlier that day, but I figured it was just a typical headache. Pretty soon, that pain turned into pounding on the right side of
People who had higher pre-pandemic levels of depression or anxiety have been more severely affected by disruption to jobs and healthcare during the pandemic, according to a new study co-led by UCL researchers. The study, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry and funded by UKRI, looked at data from 59,482 people who are surveyed
A mother brings her daughter to the emergency department (ED) and says, “We need help. [My daughter] wants to kill herself.” Before the visit, the mother sought a therapist for her child but wound up on a waitlist. The scenario plays out every single day in U.S. EDs, according to Kathleen Kiley, RN, senior staff
Third-year medical student Liz Groesbeck was like other excited Las Vegas Raiders fans last month headed to the first full-capacity game in the new Allegiant Stadium since the team moved to “Sin City.” She was in an Uber on a first date just blocks from the game that would pit her Raiders against the Seattle
LONDON — The co-founder and chief medical officer of BioNTech, the German firm which developed a Covid-19 vaccine alongside Pfizer, told CNBC that the world “should not live in fear” of the virus. “Covid will become manageable. It already has started to become manageable” Dr. Ozlem Tureci said in the latest episode of “The CNBC
A new systemic review found that all studies reported benefits when using virtual reality (VR) to manage psychological distress in adolescents. These benefits occurred across a range of treatment scenarios, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Adolescents face unique life challenges relating to puberty, schooling, self-identity, intimate
Our weather has been more than a little unpredictable, but autumn is coming. Soon the weather will be cooler more often!! The world will literally look different as the trees shed their leaves and provide a new cover for the earth. I read a marvelous description of this change the other day by Sarah Addison
In today’s world, there are endless options for the same or similar services – even when it comes to healthcare. We understand that it can be difficult to decide which allergy skin test option is best for you, or to know who or what to trust when it comes to diagnosing your allergies. Dr. Mary
College campuses have officially reopened, and if the pressure surrounding this new phase of adulthood wasn’t enough, students are now having to navigate the challenges of attending school in the midst of a pandemic — often after months and months of remote learning. Needless to say, if you’re dealing with overwhelming anxiety and persistent worry
The HIV pandemic hit the LGBTQI+ community particularly early: people who were already stigmatized. This stigmatization prevented the lessons of the HIV pandemic from being adopted by broader parts of society—with consequences for dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic, argue researchers from the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University. In the journal Science, they
A mutation in the WLS gene causes Zaki syndrome, a newly identified disorder characterized by multiorgan birth defects such as microcephaly, foot syndactyly, and heart defects — suggesting a potential target for treatment. Homozygous mutations in WLS were observed in 10 children who shared similar structural birth defects with no previously identified genetic or environmental
Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) can be classified as either luminal or basal and, as in primary tumors, the distinction has important prognostic and therapeutic implications, concludes a new report in JAMA Oncology. Furthermore, the classification is “an important step toward better personalizing therapy for men with mCRPC,” write investigators led by Rahul Aggarwal,
Dr. Christiana Bardon, MPM Capital Portfolio Manager CNBC The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has made biotech companies the hot new technology sector as investor demand drives record IPOs, a panel of top investors told CNBC on Wednesday. The biotech sector has drawn a lot of attention over the last two years during the pandemic, primarily because
36% of 9-year-olds and 51% of 13-year-olds say they are willing to have a COVID-19 vaccination compared to 78% of 17-year-olds, finds a major study co-led by UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The study, published today in EClinicalMedicine, is the only large-scale study to ask children and adolescents about their
5 years ago Im sure the general population probably had no idea what the sunflower lanyard was and what the sunflower symbol stood for. You probably never saw anyone wearing a sunflower. Pre covid travel. I would wear a mask on the plane as always get off the plane with some sort of bug along
Many people find it hard to make it through the day without a cup of coffee or two. Older women can be a little less concerned about the impacts of this habit, according to a new study. Researchers at the University at Buffalo studied caffeine consumption from coffee and tea in older women to see
“Would it be possible for you to go with me when I get it? Or meet me there, rather? It will be at 5:30, but I’m going to the pharmacy right after I get off work at 5. I understand if it’s not possible for you. I’m feeling like I could use some moral support
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