COVID-19 has been a major challenge for healthcare workers. Health professionals have been under a lot of stress. This isn't a new thing during pandemics but it has been different this time, because it has been happening for so long. Healthcare workers have been dealing with a lot of stress d
Heart trouble is a big problem people face across the globe. They often come from having too high cholesterol levels. Doctors have been trying various medicines to keep them in check. For decades, a type of medicine called statins had been the go to. However, adverse reactions showed up quite often
The influenza A virus is a persistent threat to public health, causing yearly outbreaks and occasionally, global pandemics. The usual countermeasures, vaccines and antiviral drugs, have limitations. One issue is that new virus strains can resist antivirals and make vaccines less effective. Tradition
By weekend, every parent knows that Dog man movie went ahead of expectations but Toby Pilkey's earlier sustainable weekend movie, Captain Underpants did better. Then again, this weekend is not any regular weekend. movies don't make super amount of money during Super Bowl, around 30% less than
State governments across the nation are facing a steep challenge with Medicaid. Why? Because the people who stayed enrolled in Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be sicker than anyone anticipated. This means the states are seeing a big jump in medical costs to care for these individu
Ever wondered if standard medications might help reduce your chances of dying from heart disease. It seems that some of the most common pills given to people with diabetes or high cholesterol might impact your cardiovascular risk related to a measurement called the TyG index. Let's break it down,
For over fifty years, Monkey Pox (mpox) has been a recurring health issue in West and Central Africa. It's a disease that spreads from animals to humans, known as a zoonotic disease. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been one of the hardest hit by this. To fight this disease, it's cruci
Sleep, that thing we all do every night, might be even more important than we think. It turns out that how much you sleep and how regular your sleep schedule is can have a big impact on your brain health. But why is this a big deal? Dementia is a serious condition that affects millions of people wor
The COVID-19 pandemic has been pretty tough on everyone. Now imagine how it has affected people with loved ones in long-term care (LTC), especially those living with dementia. When a loved one moves to LTC, caregivers suddenly have many responsibilities pulled away from them. This creates a new set
Imagine robots and computers that you can wear as easily as you slip on a pair of shoes. OpenAI just filed a trademark application on January 31 with the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect its rights to do just that. Most notably, this application is filled with more than just a list of softw
