April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it’s estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor […]

Pfizer announced today that a third shot of its COVID-19 vaccine boosts immune protection in children ages 5 years to 11 years. Compared to two previous Pfizer vaccine doses, a third dose produced 36 times higher protection against the Omicron strain. The new data from the phase II-III study of the vaccine also shows an increase in neutralizing antibodies against […]

For Michael Hunn, the path from priesthood to health care was seamless. Hunn, a native of St. Louis, counseled hospitalized patients as a Catholic priest in the 1980s before leaving the clergy and shifting to health care administration. Over the next three decades, he was CEO of nine different hospitals — in California, Texas, and Missouri — among other senior […]

Individuals experiencing food insecurity—a household’s lack of consistent access to adequate food resources—in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic were more than twice as likely to forego or delay medical care due to cost concerns compared to food-secure households, according to a survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Conducted in […]

All along, Julia Maeda knew she wanted to have her baby naturally. For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain relief. This was her first pregnancy. And although she is a nurse, she was working with cancer patients at the time, not with laboring mothers or babies. "I really didn't know what I was getting […]

In an unselected population of patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), the pentaspline pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter achieved pulmonary vein isolation with 99.9% success and good procedure times. Presenting the results of the Multi-national Survey on Methods, Efficacy and Safety on the Post-approval Clinical Use of Pulsed Field Ablation (MANIFEST-PF), Vivek Reddy, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, New […]

For patients with ruptured Achilles tendons, outcomes at 12 months were similar with surgical or nonsurgical treatment, a new study of nearly 500 individuals shows. In previous studies, results were comparable after nonoperative and surgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. But “these studies have been limited in terms of size and differences in complications, such as reruptures,” said lead […]

Sarcopenic obesity is a condition that involves age-related muscle loss accompanied by obesity. Sarcopenic obesity can decrease the quality of life and increase an individual’s risk of hospitalization and death. There is also a lack of treatments for this condition. A new study in mice has shown that a drug called BAM15 can prevent the loss of skeletal muscle mass […]

In a recent study published in Cells, researchers assessed the anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) efficacy of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Study: Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge as a Potential Natural Compound against COVID-19. Image Credit: Bankoo/Shutterstock Background No pharmaceutical agent has demonstrated significant efficacy in COVID-19 treatment in the acute phase, especially in immunocompromised individuals in whom vaccination is weakly efficient. Herbs used in […]

Selena Gomez’s new mental health newsletter is an honest and accessible source of information, writes Stylist’s Lauren Geall. Selena Gomez isn’t one to shy away from conversations about mental health. Whether she’s sharing her tried-and-tested tips for anxiety or speaking out about her bipolar disorder diagnosis, Gomez is passionate about normalising discussion and making space for others to share their […]