by Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone This September 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a pharmacist preparing to give an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but health officials are concerned that at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen...
By Rebecca Sohn Feb. 22, 2021 Reprints ADOBE In 2017, Karen Porter mentioned something unusual at a routine neurology appointment: Everything she saw appeared to be vibrating. The 57-year-old U.K. resident has chronic migraines, and over the past few years had become increasingly sensitive to light; her house was almost completely blacked out, except for a...
By Ada Wood, CNN Updated 6:28 AM ET, Fri February 26, 2021 Women may have a lower normal healthy range of blood pressure than men, new research has suggested. (CNN)When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen...
“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions” – Pablo Picasso The world is colorful. Thanks to the visual stimulus receptor – the eye filled with light and color receptors – people are able to see the palette of hues. Did you know that some of us see colors differently than others? Not everyone...
by Dr. Yuliya Rackal, Canadian Medical Association Journal Credit: CC0 Public Domain At the best of times, half of all Canadians report that they have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The stress of living through a pandemic is only making matters worse. Yet advice on insomnia seldom mentions a potential non-pharmacological sleep aid that’s free...
by Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone This Dec. 2, 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, that sets the stage for a final decision on...
Heidi Ledford A COVID-19 vaccination centre in Dhaka.Credit: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters/Alamy Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi knows that a vaccine that offers 70% protection against COVID-19 could be a valuable tool against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria — especially if that vaccine is cheap and doesn’t have to be stored at extremely cold temperatures. But what if...
THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (Feb 24, 2021)–The aging population combined with increasing obesity rates has resulted in more women experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Common treatment options include pelvic reconstructive surgery or the use of pessaries to prop up descending organs. A new study evaluated the long-term effectiveness of pessaries, as well...
SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA NEW YORK (February 24, 2021) — Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with inappropriately long treatment durations more common in rural areas, according to a study of private insurance claims data published today...
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease could, if followed, benefit nearly 25 million Americans, according to an analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The new recommendation from Kidney...
