Rapper Desiigner Seeking Mental Health Care After Allegedly Exposing Himself On Plane
Desiigner says he is checking into a facility for mental health care after allegedly exposing himself to a flight attendant. On Thursday, TMZ reported that the incident occurred as the “Panda” rapper returned to the U.S. over the weekend on an international flight, with Desiigner writing on Instagram that he is putting his career on […]
A Man Was Left In Jail Naked, Alone And Suffering From Psychosis — He Died Weeks Later
Joshua McLemore died after 20 days in solitary confinement in the Jackson County jail, during which time he barely ate or drank. Courtesy Budge & Heipt When 29-year-old Joshua McLemore stopped answering his mother’s calls and texts, she started to worry. McLemore had been diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young adult, and he had struggled […]
Surgery No Help for the Kidneys in Older Folks With Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroidectomy within the first year after a primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) diagnosis wasn’t much help for preserving kidney function in older adults, an observational study suggested. Looking at over 43,000 patients with PHPT, there was no difference in the risk for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline between patients managed surgically with early parathyroidectomy compared with […]
Leading Causes of Death Hit Childhood Cancer Survivors Earlier
Survivors of childhood cancer had a fourfold higher risk of mortality decades after their diagnosis, typically from the same leading causes of death afflicting the general U.S. population, a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) showed. The 40-year all-cause mortality rate was 23.3% among the more than 34,000 pediatric cancer patients who had […]
Dieting: Brain amplifies signal of hunger synapses: Possible target for drugs to combat the yo-yo effect
Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling […]
New Video Shows Virginia Deputies Piling On Handcuffed Black Man Who Later Died
Irvo Otieno, 28, died after an encounter with law enforcement at a state hospital in Petersburg, Virginia. Ben Crump Law/Handout via REUTERS New surveillance footage from a Virginia state hospital shows at least 10 sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers piling on top of Irvo Otieno, a handcuffed Black man who died of asphyxia soon after. […]
Long-Term Exposure to Extreme Temps Tied to Newborn Lung Function
Long-term exposure to heat and cold from the second trimester to 4 weeks after birth was associated with lung function among female newborns, according to a French population-based cohort study. Specifically, long-term heat and cold exposure were associated with decreased functional residual capacity (FRC) and increased respiratory rate, while only long-term cold exposure was linked […]
Should You Replace Your Toothbrush After Being Sick? Here’s The Truth.
After you’ve been sick, it’s always a safe bet to clean your home. You can strip your bedsheets, wash your clothes and wipe down surfaces. Doing this may not only provide you with peace of mind, but also get rid of lingering germs. Does that mean replacing your toothbrush, too? After all, it’s possibly the […]
Bruce Willis’ Frontotemporal Dementia
Last year, actor Bruce Willis retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. A recent update from his family revealed that Willis’ condition has progressed and he’s now been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). “FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone,” the statement noted. “For […]
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID
Two years after hospitalization for severe COVID-19 illness, more than a third of patients from the pandemic’s early days had lingering pulmonary abnormalities on chest CT scans, according to a prospective study from Wuhan, China. The incidence of persistent interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) fell over follow-up after hospital discharge from Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, dropping from […]