The weather outside may be frightful and bitter cold (thanks, climate change!), but that doesn’t mean you should be slacking with your sunscreen (also, thanks climate change!) It’s just as easy for those harmful ultraviolet rays to damage our skin in the coldest months. But what are these UV rays? And why does it even matter when we barely see […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Events of the past year have taken a huge toll on the happiness, wellness, and lifestyles of many, but especially those in the healthcare field, including cardiologists. The newly released Medscape Cardiologist Burnout & Happiness Report 2021 reveals how cardiologists are coping with burnout and trying […]
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Enduring a lifetime of discrimination may increase the risk of high blood pressure in Black people but not in Hispanic, Chinese or white people, a new study suggests. Previous research has linked lifelong discrimination to the development of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, in Black people. This new study, however, is among the first to look at multiple […]
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A high school in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is taking a decidedly progressive step to ensure LGBTQ+ inclusion and trans and nonbinary visibility within the school. Members of Redcliffe State High School‘s LGBTQ+ group started a trial run of pronoun badges that allow students to display their preferred pronouns, according to reporting by the Daily Mail. The group’s initiative was announced […]
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is likely to greatly reduce virus transmission, two Israeli studies have found, shedding light on one of the biggest questions of the global effort to quash the pandemic. Data analysis in a study by the Israeli Health Ministry and Pfizer Inc found the Pfizer vaccine developed with Germany’s BioNTech reduces infections, including asymptomatic cases, […]
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Surprise! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended a virtual event one week after their pregnancy reveal. How Meghan Markle Hid Her Baby Bump Ahead of 2nd Pregnancy Announcement “We’re using podcasting to drive powerful conversations,” the Suits alum, 39, said while promoting their production company during Spotify’s Monday, February 22, Stream On event. “We created Archewell Audio to make sure […]
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West Virginia University scientists knew it was coming. When health officials confirmed the first three cases of a COVID-19 variant in West Virginia late Friday (Feb. 19), they were not surprised. In fact, WVU researchers had, in recent weeks, already formed a partnership with colleagues at Marshall University and the Department of Health and Human Resources to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants. […]
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As the United States nears the grim milestone of half a million lives lost to COVID-19, it seems almost impossible to believe that an American company would bar its workers from wearing protective masks. But it happened as recently as last March, when a major supermarket chain in Florida prohibited its employees from wearing masks, even as the virus—accompanied by […]
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(Reuters) – The two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States have reassuring safety profiles with no concerning new issues found in data collected from the first month of vaccinations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. After administration of 13.8 million doses of the Pfizer/ BioNTech and Moderna Inc vaccines to 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 more commonly known as […]
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