Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. If COVID-19 has caused millions of deaths, it may also have prevented or at least led to a postponement of many births. In an assessment of the pandemic’s early effects, Arnstein Aassve, PhD, and colleagues found a significant COVID-19-related decline in crude birth rates (CBRs) in […]
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New research measured an Alzheimer’s disease-associated peptide (Aβ42) in companion dog brains and found that higher abundance is associated with increased cognitive decline. The data support that cognitive dysfunction in dogs models several key aspects of human dementia, underscoring the suitability and usefulness of companion dogs as an animal model for aging studies. Dementia is an umbrella term for loss […]
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A lawsuit filed by a Virginia oncologist against a health system that fired him has been allowed to go forward. Dwight Oldham, MD, an oncologist who was fired after being employed by the same organization for 40 years, alleges that he lost his job when he raised concerns about its breast imaging protocols and about possible fraud with regard to […]
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More than a year after the pandemic resulted in many employees shifting to remote work, virtual meetings have become a familiar part of daily life. Along with that may come “Zoom fatigue”—a feeling of being drained and lacking energy following a day of virtual meetings. New research conducted by Allison Gabriel, McClelland Professor of Management and Organizations and University Distinguished […]
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A new UO study, which was recently shared with the U.S. secretary of labor, shows that COVID-19 has caused long-term economic, social, physical and mental health challenges for farmworkers in Oregon. Professor Lynn Stephen, a Philip H. Knight Chair in anthropology and Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, helped lead the study and, specifically, the examination of farmworkers’ mental health. […]
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Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines threatens to impair the steady progress being made towards achieving widespread immunity, with a sufficient non-vaccinated population to allow SARS-CoV-2 to persist fiercely in some locations. Factors related to safety concerns and distrust of pharmaceutical companies and governments around the world have been amplified by the miss-reporting of facts and outright lies, and the study of […]
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A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation finds that recreational marijuana legalization may increase the risk of alcohol and marijuana co-use among adolescents. The study examined the association between recreational marijuana legalization in California in November 2016 and alcohol and marijuana co-use among underage youth. The study is based on data […]
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Athlean-X founder Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S. is back with another video from his recent popular series where he ranks exercises for specific body parts from worst to best. He’s previously ranked butt exercises, chest exercises, calf exercises and ab exercises. Next up: triceps. He breaks down the 16 exercises from least effective to most effective, categorizing them as Worst, Better, Better […]
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In a recent study, a multidisciplinary team of Texas A&M University researchers identified reasons why men seek health information online. The study specifically looked at middle-aged and older African American and Hispanic men living with one or more chronic conditions. While previous research has identified disparities in seeking web-based health information, few studies have explored the correlation between web-based health […]
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High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer but poor rates of blood pressure control remain common. A new strategy where patients are started on a pill containing four medicines, each at a quarter of their usual doses, has been shown to be much more effective in getting blood pressure under control, compared to the common practice of monotherapy, where […]
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