The 5:2 diet: A good choice for gestational diabetes
Weight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers with a new baby. Now, new research from the University of South Australia suggests that the popular 5:2 or intermittent fasting diet […]
‘Once-in-a generation’ tardigrade fossil discovery reveals new species in 16-million-year-old amber
They’ve famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen for decades in Antarctic moss. But as hard as it is to kill the bizarre microscopic animal, the tardigrade, it’s harder to find one fossilized. In fact, only two have ever been discovered and formally named — until now. In […]
My 20-Year-Old Brother Died By Suicide. Here’s Why I Almost Joined Him.
A few hours after my brother Joe’s funeral, I noticed my father had shrunk. We sat together on my grandparents’ couch — him in his special occasion suit and a rumpled tie, me in black pants and a white sweater. As a kid, I’d seen him as the giant who palmed basketballs and touched our […]
‘Every Guideline We Write Is Out of Date’: What We Heard This Week
“Every guideline we write is out of date a few days after it’s published.” — Milton Packer, MD, of Baylor University Medical Center, on how the European Society of Cardiology guidelines for heart failure treatment will need to be revised with the release of the EMPEROR-Preserved study. “Putting yourself at risk of dying to have […]
One Month of DAPT Reasonable in Patients at High Bleeding Risk
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 1 month after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) lowered bleeding rates and was non-inferior for ischemic events compared with 3-month DAPT in patients at high bleeding risk, according to results of the MASTER DAPT trial. Among the 4,579 patients in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population, major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding occurred […]
Why ‘Before And After’ Photos Are More Problematic Than You Think
Before and after photos are ubiquitous for a reason. They’re what marketers call a “social trigger” — a type of content that prompts those who see it to feel or act a certain way. They make it clear to viewers that one situation (the “after”) is more desirable than another (the “before”). Think of before […]
How Long Is a Person Contagious With Mono?
After exposure to the virus, someone with mono can be contagious for months, even before symptoms start and after symptoms subside Infectious mononucleosis, also called mono, is a contagious disease most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It’s unclear how long someone with mono is contagious, although they are definitely contagious while they have […]
How To Say No To Social Invitations Without Getting FOMO
After the initial portion of the COVID-19 pandemic kept us apart for so long, many people pledged to take advantage of every opportunity to see loved ones again once vaccines were available. Thus, “hot vax summer” was born, with a focus on filling our social calendars with parties, trips, weddings and more. Now, as the […]
Bell’s Palsy After COVID Vaccines Still Very Rare
No significant increased risk of Bell’s palsy was seen after the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, but risk did increase for people who received the CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech) shot, a vaccine that uses an inactivated virus, an analysis in Hong Kong showed. Compared with the background population, the age-standardized difference for Bell’s palsy incidence was 41.5 (95% […]
FDA Authorizes COVID Booster Shots for Certain Populations
After weeks of speculation, the FDA amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for Pfizer and Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccines to include an additional booster dose for certain immunocompromised people, the agency said late Thursday. These populations include solid-organ transplant recipients or others diagnosed with conditions “considered to have a similar level of immunocompromise.” The FDA kept […]