More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women get screened. Lung cancer is the nation’s top cancer killer, causing more than 135,000 deaths each year. Smoking is the chief cause and quitting the best protection. Usually, lung cancer is diagnosed too late for a […]
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer for high-risk adults aged 50 to 80 years. This recommendation forms the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the March 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Daniel E. Jonas, M.D., M.P.H., from The Ohio State University in […]
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Durante casi un año, los hogares de adultos mayores y los centros de vida asistida han estado cerrados a los visitantes. Ahora es el momento de que reabran y alivien a los residentes del abrumador y brutal aislamiento, según dicen un grupo cada vez más grande de expertos en atención de largo plazo, cuidadores, consumidores y médicos. Están pidiendo a […]
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Una fiesta de pijamas para celebrar el cumpleaños número 15 de Delaney DePue, el verano pasado, marcó un nuevo capítulo en la vida de la joven, definido por la enfermedad y la incertidumbre. La adolescente de Fort Walton Beach, Florida, dio positivo para covid-19 una semana después, según contó su madre, Sara, dejándola postrada en cama con síntomas similares a […]
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The American Telemedicine Association and the American Board of Telehealth announced Tuesday that they were partnering to expand access to training and education for virtual care. The partnership comes on the heels of the ABT’s recently launched CORE Concepts in Telehealth Certificate, which consists of seven telemedicine-focused training models. “We share a common goal with ATA. That is to weave […]
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I was a psychologist practicing in Los Angeles, specializing in reproductive and maternal mental health, grounded by the knowledge that I had brought to fruition a passion of mine — aiding any of the one in four women who will experience a miscarriage, pregnancy or infant loss. I had a private practice, a husband, a toddler and a second child […]
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While the world is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and emergency management experts are already preparing for the next one. After all, biologists are certain another dangerous new pathogen will emerge sooner or later. We are public health researchers engaged in both leading public health disaster response and evaluating emergency management. Here are five strategies that will […]
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If there’s one thing that most CrossFit athletes can agree on after a tough workout, it’s that burpees are the worst. Rare is it to find anyone who enjoys doing the notoriously grueling exercise, which combines a pushup, a squat, and a jump all into a single fluid and challenging movement. Nick Anapolsky just might be the exception to that […]
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Participants with obesity and food insecurity lost less weight than food secure participants with obesity over 24 months when following an intensive, lifestyle-based intervention for weight loss. These findings suggest that weight loss approaches that address both obesity and food insecurity are needed. Findings from a post hoc analysis of the PROPEL (Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in […]
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Kate Hudson has found healthy co-parenting relationships. The Music actress, 41, shares three children with three different dads: son Ryder, 17, with ex-husband Chris Robinson, son Bingham, 9, with ex-fiancé Matt Bellamy, and daughter Rani Rose, 2, with boyfriend Danny Fujikawa. Hudson tells Women's Health for the magazine's April 2021 issue that co-parenting has strengthened her relationship with Bellamy, 42, singer for Muse, and […]
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