About 10% of people infected with Omicron reported having long COVID, a lower percentage than estimated for people infected with earlier strains of the coronavirus, says a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.  The research team looked at data from 8,646 adults infected with COVID-19 at different times of the pandemic and 1,118 who did not have COVID.  “Based on […]

In a recent study published in the Eurosurveillance Journal,  researchers provided interim results on 2022-2023 influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates from six European studies, including primary care facilities, emergency departments, and hospitals across 16 nations. Study: Interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness: six European studies, October 2022 to January 2023. Image Credit: LeighPrather/Shutterstock.com Background Different types (A or B) or subtypes (e.g., A(H3N2), […]

A new study from the University of Bergen reveals that including offspring birthweight information from women's subsequent births, is helpful in identifying a woman's long-term risk of dying from cardiovascular causes. Knowledge of the association between offspring birthweight and long-term maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is often based on first-born infants without considering women's consecutive births. "These possible relations are […]

Dr Ellie on why people should be taking Vitamin D supplements Our bodies need certain vitamins and minerals to function at their best. While most of what we need can be absorbed through a healthy, balanced diet, sometimes it is possible to become deficient. Melissa Snover, registered nutritionist and founder of Nourished, warned that vitamin deficiencies can result in various […]

Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving plant near her home in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and the world around her seemed to go dim. She turned to her co-workers. “And I asked, I said, ‘Why y’all got it so dark in here? They said, ‘Delores, it’s not dark in here.’ I said, […]

‘Yesterday, we did a two-hour training session and then they said, “Oh you’ve just got some running at the end,”‘ says Katie Zelem, the England and Manchester United midfielder. ‘We all had to get on the line and run one pitch, or a pitch and a half, or do shuttle runs,’ she adds. While we’re exhausted just thinking about it, […]

Why I became one of the first women in the UK to have pioneering proton beam therapy to treat my breast cancer Pioneering proton beam therapy is being tested as a treatment, instead of conventional radiotherapy, for breast cancer patients with existing heart problems. Kim Jones, 44, a school caterer and mother-of-two from Ely, Cambridgeshire, was one of the first […]

Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functioning—including thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and is very prevalent in Japan. Currently, the treatment satisfaction for dementia is among the lowest and no drug therapy is available to cure the disease. With a rapidly aging global population, the development of dementia preventive and therapeutic drugs is critical. Cognitive impairment has been linked to […]

You’ve heard of love at first sight, but what about a shared “instantaneous” desire to have a baby together? For Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey, that’s exactly how their daughter Matilda came into being. Related story Rita Wilson Just Set the Record Straight About This Confusing Tom Hanks Cannes Red Carpet Moment Before she met the Ozark actor in 2022, […]

A team of medical researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and the Netherlands has found a connection between the immune system and the brain in mice that could explain why psychological stress can lead to worsening gut inflammation problems in people with gut ailments. In their study, reported in the journal Cell, the group tested stressed lab mice. […]