Health

Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has been diagnosed with dementia, the family announced this week. At 95 years old, Carter is part of a cohort known as the “oldest old” — one in which rates of dementia are starkly higher than other age groups. Among adults …

Patients who don’t feel heard by a health care professional are finding a voice on social media — with the hashtag #medicalgaslighting now garnering more than 226 million views on TikTok. “Medical gaslighting” is a term used to describe the situation in which patients — often young individuals, women and minorities …

“Heart failure” is a catch-all term used to describe any condition in which the organ doesn’t work as it’s supposed to — but one person’s experience with the disease can be very different from someone else’s. Researchers from the University College London (UCL) recently used machine learning — a type …

Ozempic and Wegovy share the common side effects of nausea and appetite loss, but there is one lesser-known risk factor that isn’t mentioned nearly as often. The two semaglutide-containing medications — Ozempic for type 2 diabetes control and Wegovy for weight loss — could also pose a serious risk to …

A recent study found that regular exercise is an effective way to reduce or prevent chronic pain without the use of medication. Click the article below to learn more. (iStock) MOVEMENT AS MEDICINE – Regular exercise raises pain tolerance, study finds. Here’s what to know. Continue reading… ‘MEDICAL GASLIGHTING’ – …

U.S. cannabis use overtakes cigarettes More Americans now smoke cannabis than cigarettes 01:33 Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes. The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. …

Meet Ezra, the full-body cancer screener that just might save your life. Combining MRI imaging technology with artificial intelligence, Ezra scans for possible cancer in the human body in up to 13 organs. It also monitors for hundreds of other conditions, such as brain aneurysms or fatty liver disease. The …

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. “Why didn’t anyone tell me about this virus?” is a frequent response I hear from parents upon learning their newborn is infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Although more than half of the U.S. population will be …

Health officials reported that cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) spiked this spring as COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases fell.  National data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows circulating strains of coronavirus on a downward trend as temperatures have warmed.  In addition, both detections and percent positive …

Following Tina Turner’s death on May 24 at age 83, it was reported that the legendary singer had died of natural causes.  The “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” had struggled with several health issues, however, including long-term kidney disease. As recently as March 9, on World Kidney Day, Turner announced …