Ansonia Lyons carries her son, Adrien Lyons, as she takes him for a diaper change in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. After two miscarriages, Ansonia became pregnant in…
Category: Health & Medicine
Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death
BMI, which was first proposed a Belgian mathematician in the 19th century, is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height. People classified as overweight though…
New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
The combination of two brain waves, called sleep spindles and slow waves, predict an increase in the body’s sensitivity to the hormone called insulin, which consequentially and beneficially lowers blood…
Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find
Scientists grew human gastric organoids from stomach cells in a laboratory for two years, tracing patterns of genetic changes associated with pre-cancer. Credit: Wing Wong Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series…
Bilateral total knee arthroplasty linked to increased complication rates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports…
Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020
by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute found that rates of diagnostic imaging interpretation by…
Who is affected and how do they cope?
Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in…
CT with CTA versus MRI in patients with dizziness
Flow of patient selection for analysis. Credit: AJR According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA…
When this therapist recommends self-care, it’s not self-indulgence
As a psychotherapist and wellness consultant with clients from New York to New Zealand, Aishia Grevenberg is happy to recommend self-care. But don’t expect it to end in a day…
Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six…
