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The average person will undergo nine surgical procedures in his or her lifetime, and the periods before, during and after surgery are considered high risk regarding mental health, particularly among older adults. Depression and anxiety are especially common in older surgery patients; past research has demonstrated that about 40% of older surgical patients have mental […]
This week, we celebrated the first-ever ASPCA National Animal Foster Appreciation Week—an entire week dedicated to celebrating our incredible foster caregivers. These compassionate people help so many animals along their journeys toward loving homes, and they deserve the biggest THANK YOU! Being a foster caregiver is so rewarding, and we hope that in honor of […]
Advances in cardiac tissue engineering offer hope for an array of useful applications, from heart repair to disease modeling. As part of active, ongoing research related to bioengineering functional human organs, Adam Feinberg and his team are finding inspiration from the developing heart to rebuild human heart muscle. Inside the adult human heart, the myocardium […]
People who have been infected with COVID-19 are nearly 4.5 times more likely to feel side effects from vaccine compared to those who’ve never tested positive, study of healthcare workers finds COVID-19 survivors were more 4.59 times as likely as others to experience severe symptoms to the first shot of the virus People previous infected […]
There’s no question that music can impact our mood. But, it also impacts the way we interact with the world on a deeper level by improving cognitive functioning. Just playing some tunes in the background helps keep your brain sharp and engaged as you age. According to Time, music helps to activate various parts of […]
If you have eczema (atopic dermatitis), there’s no doubt you have to be incredibly careful about what you put on your skin because it’s likely easily irritated (via Mayo Clinic). From perfume to cosmetics to your body and laundry soap, there’s the potential for something to cause your skin to flare. While you know that […]
Social environment is a key factor in the risk of developing prostate cancer. Ph.D. student Charlotte Salmon and Professor Marie-Élise Parent of Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have shown that widowers are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Their research results have been published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. […]
Soon, Apple announced recently, it will enable doctors to monitor health data from their patients’ phones and watches between visits, part of the push into health care that Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, has declared will constitute the company’s greatest contribution to mankind. Since 2014, health systems around the country have partnered with Apple to tap […]
(HealthDay)—Incident cases of mesothelioma and deaths associated with mesothelioma increased worldwide during 1990 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Zhen Zhai, M.D., from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the global mesothelioma burden and described its epidemiologic distribution over time. The study population included individuals […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many significant changes to people’s lives, but one of the most visible signals of this has been the proliferation of masks and other face-coverings in public spaces. In a recent study published in the Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal, authors from the Penn State College of Information Sciences […]