Although initially, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections were found to mostly affect the lower and upper airways along with the lungs, several extrapulmonary manifestations involving the kidney, intestine, skin, brain, heart, liver, and placenta have been reported thereafter. Study: SARS-CoV-2 and Skin: New Insights and Perspectives. Image Credit: kitzcorner/Shutterstock Background Regarding skin, various eruption patterns affect both children and adults […]

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland are currently studying the role of dance in the treatment of mild-to moderate depression. This August witnessed the release of an avatar-based dance choreography, illustrating the narratives of six study participants of their desired future. “The underlying idea in future narratives is hope and finding good in everyday life. The participants experienced the […]

With so many diets out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and confused. After all, we see friends and social media influencers espousing the benefits of adopting a “healthy lifestyle” by changing up their eating habits (for better or worse) — but are these diet fads really a good idea? You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers. SheKnows spoke with […]

When it comes to fall flavors, pumpkin spice tends to reign supreme. But we think an unsung hero of the season is apple cider. Its sweet apple taste combined with fall spices and a healthy dose of cinnamon gives it a fresh and fruity taste that pairs perfectly with cooler weather, pumpkin patches, and curling up under a blanket beside […]

Premature ovarian aging (POA) refers to an early decline in ovarian function; it is the main cause of infertility in elder women and is characterized by a markedly reduced ovarian reservoir. An interesting review summarized that women born in famine have a significantly earlier menopausal age, which indicates that the neonatal nutrition condition is important to determine follicular reserve and […]

Sacubitril/valsartan is superior to ramipril in high-risk survivors of acute myocardial infarction, according to a post hoc win ratio analysis of the PARADISE-MI trial presented in a Hot Line session on 29 August at ESC Congress 2022. Study author Dr. Otavio Berwanger of the Academic Research Organization (ARO), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil said, “The win ratio was […]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a mother of two, work full time and am also a breast cancer survivor. I know physical exercise is important, so I try to visit the gym a few times a week for weight training and to walk. A friend recently invited me to a yoga class. I have never thought about adding yoga to […]

In a recent review published in Clinical Immunology, researchers reviewed the epidemiology, clinical character, treatment, and prevention of human monkeypox (MPX). Study: The resurgence of a neglected orthopoxvirus: Immunologic and clinical aspects of monkeypox virus infections over the past six decades. Image Credit: ART-ur/Shutterstock Background and epidemiology The MPX virus (MPXV) was first isolated from a colony of monkeys with […]

Uganda declares Ebola outbreak: 24-year-old man dies as killer virus starts to spread in African country for first time in three years Officials in the African nation are now scrambling to contain the outbreak The victim lived in Mubende,90 miles (145km) west of the capital, Kampala Ebola is thought to kill up to half of people it strikes, according to […]

For patients with Meniere disease (MD), three-dimensional real inversion recovery (3D-real IR) has better image quality than the three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (3D-FLAIR) and may be better for detecting endolymphatic hydrops (EHs), according to a study published in the upcoming November/December issue of the American Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery. Wenting Deng, Ph.D., from Sun Yat-sen University […]