How to keep mosquitoes away this summer Hot and humid weather brings out those pesky mosquitoes. Here are a few simple tips to live a mosquito-free summer. Just days after reporting the state’s second human case of the potentially fatal mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, Massachusetts health officials on Wednesday announced another human case, marking the third time this […]
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Preterm and early term delivery are independent risk factors for premature death in women up to 40 years later, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. These findings were not explained by shared genetic or early life environmental factors in families, suggesting that women who deliver prematurely “need long term clinical follow-up for detection and treatment of […]
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Young gay men who are uncomfortable discussing sexual issues with their primary care providers and experience health care discrimination are less likely to seek coordinated care, leading to missed opportunities for early diagnosis of chronic and mental health issues, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, examined the types of health […]
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Dementia describes clusters of symptoms associated with brain decline but the most common is Alzheimer’s disease. The symptoms develop gradually over many years and eventually become more severe. Memory loss is often the first visible sign and as the condition progresses, this may be accompanied by more severe symptoms such as personality changes and hallucinations. Unfortunately, there is currently no […]
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(HealthDay)—As the school year begins across America under the shadow of COVID-19, a new survey shows most parents are feeling overwhelmed and abandoned. Just 1 in 7 parents said their children would be returning to school full time this fall, and most children need help with remote schooling, The New York Times survey released Wednesday found. Yet, 4 in 5 […]
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COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, trying to adapt to this new normal. THE PROBLEM The health system faced patient, staff education, infrastructure and reimbursement challenges. Staff also had to decide how […]
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Tripping over clutter or missing a stair-step can be much more than an annoyance. For older adults, especially, the consequences of stumbling and falling can be costly on every dimension. Indeed, the direct medical costs of falls have been estimated as high as $50 billion per year. One promising solution is an AI-based robotics system to predict and prevent falls. […]
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Rates of sexually transmitted infections in Canada have increased dramatically over the past decade, despite earlier public health and sexuality education interventions that reduced the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Between 2008 and 2017, the rates of chlamydia increased 39 percent, gonorrhea 109 percent and infectious syphilis 167 percent, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A variety […]
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A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston uncovered new information on why the Ebola virus can live within bats without causing them harm, while the same virus wreaks deadly havoc to people. This study is now available in Cell Reports. The Ebola virus causes a devastating, often fatal, infectious disease in people. Within […]
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New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has shed light on the influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s developing gut microbiome. The study, published in the journal Gut Microbes, found that vitamin D supplementation is associated with compositional changes in a baby’s microbiome—notably a lower abundance of the bacteria Megamonas—at three months of age. “Vitamin D plays an […]
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