More than 3,000 donated kidneys are discarded every year in the U.S., even as thousands of people die on kidney transplant waitlists. About a fifth of all donated kidneys—particularly those from people who are older, have metabolic or cardiovascular conditions, or have died—are deemed poor quality. Doctors and patients often refuse such kidneys rather than risk transplanting an organ that […]
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This Morning: Dr Chris reveals health benefits of apples Pain caused by a stomach ulcer can radiate from the middle of the stomach up to the neck, down the belly button and through the back. Deeply unpleasant, is there a way you can prevent this condition from developing? Research conducted by the Department of Pharmacology at Hamdard University, India, looked […]
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When severely or chronically injured, the liver loses its ability to regenerate. A new study led by researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) now describes a safe new potential therapeutic tool for the recovery of liver function in chronic and acute liver diseases. Researchers utilized the lipid […]
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British citizens returning home from roughly 30 countries deemed at “high risk” from new coronavirus variants could soon have to quarantine in hotels, reports said on Wednesday. Beefed-up rules will require the travellers to stay in hotels near airports for 10 days, according to the Times and BBC. Non-UK arrivals from the targeted destinations—which include South America, Portugal, Cape Verde […]
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Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall. Biden, calling the push a “wartime effort,” said the administration was working to buy […]
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We speak to health experts to understand the science behind whole grains, and whether it is for you! Whether it is the “little different” taste or an “option worth considering”, a lot of people have taken to whole grains as a part of their daily diet. Whole grains, considered extremely healthy, are wide and varied. In India, rajgira or amaranth, […]
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To those of us currently doing our jobs while trying to facilitate Zoom kindergarten classes (and keep our preschoolers busy during conference calls, and make sure the baby is asleep by our afternoon meeting, and… you get the drift), it’s hardly news that working with kids at home is hard. But it does pack a punch when you see the […]
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Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched? Health officials say both doses should be of the same kind. The COVID-19 vaccines rolling out in the United States, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world so far require two shots given a few weeks apart. In the U.S. where vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are being distributed, health officials […]
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Miley Cyrus is not one to shy away from talking about her sexuality and often gets very candid about her love and sex life. (Remember that time she said you “don’t have to be gay” and then had to clarify/apologize? Yeah, what she says re: sexuality doesn’t always go down that well…) Speaking on Sirius XM’s Barstool Radio, the singer […]
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Luma Health, a patient-engagement-platform vendor, has debuted a new set of solutions to enable rapid end-to-end vaccine delivery and operations. WHAT HAPPENED The Luma Health COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Solution is designed to enable healthcare organizations to rapidly operationalize and execute COVID-19 vaccine education, deployment and administration strategies into a single, integrated patient journey. WHY IT MATTERS Vaccinating patients against COVID-19 requires […]
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