by University of South Australia A simple coffee and a quick catnap could be the cure for staying alert on the nightshift as new research from the University of South Australia shows that this unlikely combination can improve attention and reduce sleep inertia. In Australia, more than 1.4 million people are employed in shift work, with more...
WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE IMAGE: IMPORTANCE OF LOWERING DRUG COSTS TO CANDIDATE SUPPORT IN 2020 (% SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OR AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES) SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, DC — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put lives and livelihoods at risk, 1 in 2 Americans say they fear a major health event could lead them...
Rosacea is a long-term facial skin disorder, but a variety of treatments, cleansers, and moisturizers can help ease the symptoms. Rosacea causes inflammatory lesions and thickening of the underlying connective tissue of the face. In lighter skin, it causes redness, which may appear as lines or patterns. In darker skin, it can also cause discoloration. Patches of...
IRAN — Iranian Shi’ite Muslims keep social distancing as they attend a mourning ritual to commemorate martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram, at the shrine of Saleh in Tehran, Practitioner of Iranian traditional Islamic medicine “Eating salt frequently protects from corona infection better than wearing a mask.” FALSE...
by Public Library of Science Word cloud of the language used to conceptualise and measure ST and GT in the included studies (ST = 114 studies; GT = 58 studies; Both = 14 studies). Credit: Oswald TK, et al (2020); PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0 Less screen time and more green time are associated with better...
Lethargy is a general state of fatigue that involves a lack of energy and motivation for physical and mental tasks. Some simple causes, such as overexertion or not getting enough sleep, can leave a person feeling lethargic. In other cases, an underlying health condition may cause long-term lethargy and fatigue. It may be necessary to...
Mandy Armitage, MD, is a board-certified physician, medical writer, and consultant with special interest in healthcare technology and education. People in the U.S. and around the globe are intently following news reports and other data about the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us are eager to know when there might be an end in sight, but...
by Children’s National Hospital With many questions remaining around how children spread COVID-19, Children’s National Hospital researchers set out to improve the understanding of how long it takes pediatric patients with the virus to clear it from their systems, and at what point they start to make antibodies that work against the coronavirus. The study, published Sept. 3...
By Chloe Bennett, B.Sc. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Osteoporosis is a significant public health concern that can adversely impair health-related quality of life. Approximately 10 million adults in America have the condition, with at least two million reported causes of new osteoporotic-related fractures occurring per year. What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a progressive skeletal...
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Rates of thyrotoxicosis are significantly higher among patients who are critically ill with COVID-19 than among patients who are critically ill but who do not not have COVID-19, suggesting an atypical form of thyroiditis related to the novel coronavirus infection, according...
