Taking care of your kids, having a successful career, and finding time to yourself is hard. Just ask Cardi B, who appeared on Good Morning America Friday and admitted that juggling her kids and career is “a lot.” “It’s a lot,” the mom of two said. “I just have to divide my time with both, because my daughter, she gets […]

Children with dyslexia are slower to process visual information, according to new research that sheds new light on which brain processes are affected by dyslexia beyond just reading ability. The study, published in JNeurosci and the first to combine new methods to understand visual processing and brain activity in dyslexia, challenged a group of children aged six to 14 to […]

A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation’s more than 250 organ transplant centers. Across the country, growing numbers of transplant programs have chosen to either bar patients who refuse to take the widely available covid vaccines from […]

Jaw joint pain, or clinically known as temporomandibular disorder (TMD), affects the jaw muscles and joints. The known prevalence of TMDs is around 5 percent to 12 percent in the general population globally. TMD patients will experience discomfort or even pain at jaw joint areas when they eat, talk or open their mouths. TMDs are known to be associated with […]

A new study using genetically engineered mice and human cell and tissue samples has added to evidence that higher levels of inflammatory chemicals involved in fat metabolism occur in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neuromuscular disorder, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The study, which focused on genetic pathways involved in how spinal motor cells process fats, found […]

Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage tics? British clinicians are reporting extreme tic disorder affecting young adults A mysterious epidemic is emerging in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — a sudden upsurge of physical and vocal convulsions among teenagers, particularly girls, called ticcing. The NHS describes tics as fast, repetitive muscle movements that result in sudden and […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a wide range of mental health issues worldwide. However, it is still difficult to quantify which general trends exist in populations and which are also transnational. In order to shed more light on such trends, a research team consisting of Valentin Klotzbücher from the Department of Economics and Dr. Stephanie Reich from Faculty of Environment […]

Photo: IEEE Standards Association It's an unfortunate reality that men significantly outnumber women in leadership positions in health IT – which is part of why Healthcare IT News' sister publication Women in HIT profiles the work of women in the industry. Today, Healthcare IT News is featuring an interview with Maria Palombini, director of healthcare and life sciences practice leader […]

US is hit by MONKEYPOX: Maryland patient tests positive for the rare virus after a trip to Nigeria, health officials reveal A Maryland resident traveling back in the United States from Nigeria has been confirmed to be infected with monkeypox The unnamed resident is currently recovering in isolation with mild symptoms and has not been hospitalized Health officials are currently […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The National Institutes of Health has begun a long-term study of the effects of COVID-19 on children and young adults. Researchers will follow 1,000 children and young adults ages 3-21 who have tested positive for the coronavirus. The study will look at the effects on physical […]