Nichelle Nichols talks about THAT famous Star Trek kiss We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Posted on Nichelle’s social media pages, the statement read: “I regret […]

Older adults who have spent time in the intensive care unit (ICU) have double the risk of developing dementia in later years compared with older adults who have never stayed in the ICU, new research suggests. “ICU hospitalization may be an under-recognized risk factor for dementia in older adults,” Bryan D. James, PhD, epidemiologist with Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Chicago, […]

When I stepped off the train that day, I already knew I wasn’t going to make it. As I ran to the nearest toilet and frantically tugged at the handle, a station guard approached me.  ‘This toilet is for disabled people only,’ he noted, examining my apparent ableness.  By this point I was dancing in circles, my stomach clenching. ‘I […]

Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship fundraising event, Memory Walk, will be in […]

Gabrielle Union’s 3-year-old daughter Kaavia has the coolest friends. In May, she played pool with Queen Latifah, and earlier this month she got a package of Moana clothes from her friends at Janie and Jack. Yesterday, another star sent her a present in the mail, and Kaavia’s reaction upon opening it is so sweet. “Best day EVER!!!!!” the video was […]

Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. Critics fear a repeat of the catastrophic inequity problems seen during the coronavirus pandemic. […]

KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the impact of the Supreme Court decision on abortion on SiriusXM’s “The Briefing With Steve Scully” on July 28. Click here to hear Rovner on “The Briefing With Steve Scully” Read Rovner’s “Three Things About the Abortion Debate That Many People Get Wrong” KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed monkeypox on Newsy’s “Evening Brief” […]

Cuando el presidente Joe Biden dio positivo para covid-19 el 21 de julio, su médico le recomendó que tomara el medicamento antiviral Paxlovid, que reduce significativamente la probabilidad de hospitalización o muerte de alguien con alto riesgo de desarrollar covid grave. Biden comenzó el curso de cinco días inmediatamente y, según informó la Casa Blanca, dentro de los seis días […]

Dr. Yuanjie Mao has led a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence (the number of new cases) among patients with type 1 diabetes, finding that higher insulin dose is positively associated with cancer incidence and that the association is stronger among those with […]

Cells in the gut send secret messages to the immune system. Thanks to new research from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), scientists finally got a look at what they’re saying. A new study in Science Immunology reveals how the barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to the patrolling T cells that reside there. These cells communicate […]