The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus in 2021. Initially, I didn’t recognize the symptoms we all shared. It was mentioned by friends that they were having difficulty concentrating. Colleagues reported that despite vaccines on the horizon, they weren’t excited about 2021. A family member stayed up late to … Read more
Hundreds of sperm banks across the country are recruiting men to give them sperm to help them meet the growing demand from women wanting to start their own families. In our society, it’s a big business. One vial of sperm can cost almost $1,000. Men don’t get to have all the fun. So for women … Read more
Biologists hold that a fetus needs a live mother to develop. Maybe not anymore. The mice embryos looked perfectly normal. All their organs were developing, along with their limbs and circulatory and nervous systems. They tiny hearts were beating at a normal 170 beats per minute. In a mother mouse, the embryos develop in the … Read more
Health ads are designed to sell a product or service by appealing to our health concerns. But do they actually work? A new study suggests that health ads may not be as effective as we think. The study found that people who saw a health ad were no more likely to change their behavior than … Read more
In the healthcare industry, patients have a lot of choices when it comes to providers. So, how do you make sure they choose your practice? One way is through branding. Branding is important for healthcare practices because it helps create name recognition, which can encourage potential patients to choose your practice over others. A strong … Read more
The new recommendations put the onus on individuals to protect themselves. Here are the top tips for navigating them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have relaxed many of their Covid-19 guidelines, shifting sharply away from several of the precautions that have long defined the pandemic. The White House said in a news … Read more
More than 500,000 people have signed up for Dr. B, a service that promises to match them with practices struggling to get more supplies of lifesaving medication in the hands of patients who need it. If you have an appointment with a doctor for an unexpected vaccine, the leftover doses are often the source of … Read more
She’s the first person to fight for a more compassionate health care system, bringing an extensive knowledge of policy and a lot more experience as a patient. A lawyer and a disability rights activist who fought for medical privacy, lower drug prices and a more compassionate health care system as she confronted a cascade of … Read more
Older adults may be most vulnerable to a coronavirus infection, but it can look different in them, and healthcare providers should be alert. Rosemary became so exhausted one day in March of 2020 that she could hardly walk. As a result of drinking too much alcohol, he developed nausea and diarrhea, along with a slight … Read more
In the past few years, people 65 and over have fared better than people in the previous two waves. However, they’re still dying at lower rates. When we have less immunity, death rates rise again. People over 65 were killed by the variant at vastly higher rates than they were killed by it in previous … Read more