More than four million people have now died of COVID-19 infections, the WHO said on Wednesday, as many richer nations prepared to loosen restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections. Indonesia has become a global hotspot, with hospitals having to turn away patients, authorities forced to import oxygen supplies and a record 1,040 deaths reported on Wednesday. “The […]
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Dr Zoe Williams discusses visceral fat on This Morning When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Visceral fat is body […]
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The school holidays are here, and parents struggling to get their children to bed will no doubt be thinking: what is wrong with you? I would do anything to get more sleep! Children seem to do everything possible to avoid sleep, yet many adults can’t seem to get enough of it. It may seem kids’ resistance to sleep, and adults’ […]
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The vast majority of adolescents will think back to the COVID-19 pandemic and remember having to wear “those annoying masks,” attend “Zoom school” and miss out on extracurricular activities. But for the 20% of adolescents who were already at risk of developing mental health problems —including anxiety, depression and psychosis—they will remember COVID as a time when things really started […]
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Dr. Murthy: Delta variant is ‘far more transmissible’ than other COVID variants US Surgeon General discusses the dangers of the new coronavirus variant on ‘Special Report.’ At Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming, health workers didn’t need genomic sequencing to tell them the highly contagious Delta variant had arrived. Younger patients started coming in about two months ago with symptoms […]
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We all know how important a good night’s sleep is for adults – but it’s crucial for healthy growth and development in children, too. As a parent, it can be difficult to get a child to drift off and to actually know whether they are getting good quality slumber when they do. However, a new study shows how a simple […]
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"He (Dilip Kumar) used to be brought to P D Hinduja for blood transfusion or tapping of breathlessness and dialysis. He used to have pleural fluid in the chest and it was removed by tapping," the official statement from Hinduja hospital read Actor Dilip Kumar, who breathed his last this morning, was administered pleural tap or thoracentesis, a procedure carried […]
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“Running grateful” might sound like a bit of a naff concept but there are major benefits to running with gratitude, writes PT and runner Mollie Millington. Here’s how to transform your run into a mindful experience. Most runners, whatever their experience, would argue that running is as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one. Few of us, […]
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Dysmenorrhea, that is, frequent severe and painful cramps during menstruation from abnormal contractions of the uterus, is the most common of all gynecological disorders. It affects between 16-91% of girls and women of reproductive age, of whom 2%-29% have symptoms severe enough to restrict their daily activity. Now, for the first time, researchers from China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan […]
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No matter how your baby comes into this world, your body requires a recovery period. But keep in mind that vaginal delivery and cesarean procedures are two very different experiences in which C-section recovery is typically longer and more intense. This is because during a cesarean, either a horizontal or vertical incision is made in the abdominal wall, and a […]
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