Health Insider WATCH: What SPF makes a difference in protecting your skin abc15.com staff
PHOENIX — Arizona summer is around the corner, and it’s that time of year to start taking skin health seriously every day! On sunny days now through the rest of the summer, the sun’s rays could be strong enough to burn your skin in 15 minutes or less during the middle of the day! ABC15 […]
Craving snacks after a meal? It might be food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite
People who find themselves rummaging around in the refrigerator for a snack not long after they’ve eaten a filling meal might have overactive food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite. UCLA psychologists have discovered a circuit in the brain of mice that makes them crave food and seek it out, even when they are not hungry. […]
New software for designing sustainable cities
New technology could help cities around the world improve people’s lives while saving billions of dollars. The free, open-source software developed by the Stanford Natural Capital Project creates maps to visualize the links between nature and human wellbeing. City planners and developers can use the software to visualize where investments in nature, such as parks […]
Medics Stand Ready to Aid Groundhog Day Crowds
When 30,000 visitors swarm Gobbler’s Knob around 4 a.m. today to watch a groundhog’s fleeting appearance, about 20 health providers from five responding organizations will be standing by in case something goes medically wrong. Something usually does. Typically it’s a minor issue, but sometimes it isn’t. Leo Pernesky, paramedic preceptor for Jefferson County Emergency Medical […]
Today Is Officially ‘Quitters Day.’ Here’s Why You Should Consider Quitting Too.
Pakin Songmor via Getty Images It’s Quitters Day — the second Friday in January, when around 80% of Americans who made New Year’s resolutions have reportedly abandoned them. If you’re one of the 20% or so who haven’t yet ditched their goals, maybe it’s time to join the quitters. I have. Here’s why. Experience better […]
Opinion | ‘They Don’t Play by Our Rules’: What We Heard This Week
“Hospitals are eating up practices all around us … and guess what? They don’t play by our rules.” — Mohammad Ibrahim, DO, of the Michigan State Medical Society, calling for the American Medical Association to adopt a policy to reform the Stark law. “After 3 years, we still don’t understand why some people experience symptoms […]
Most Unaware of Having Prediabetes; Mid-Stage Growth Hormone Win; Fake Wegovy Woes
More than one in three adults have prediabetes, representing around 98 million Americans, but 81% of them don’t know it, the CDC said as part of a national PSA to raise awareness. The federal government’s dietary guidelines may soon warn against ultra-processed foods. (Washington Post) Two phase II trials found the investigative oral drug LUM-201 […]
Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgery
AMSTERDAM — Anti-inflammatory colchicine (Lodoco) given perioperatively around major non-cardiac thoracic surgery did not cut atrial fibrillation (Afib) or myocardial injury complications, the COP-AF trial showed, although with some positive post hoc endpoints. Clinically important Afib occurred in 6.4% of colchicine-treated patients and 7.5% of placebo recipients (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.65-1.10, P=0.22), David Conen, […]
Opinion | To Fight the Gun Epidemic, Think Like a Parent
Prince is a pediatric surgeon. Each year, around Father’s Day, I find myself moved by two powerful memories, one involving my father, the other my sons, and both involving guns. The first memory is of my dad looking over me as I fired a .22 caliber rifle as a teenager for the first time. It […]
Kombucha to kimchi: Which fermented foods are best for your brain?
Many countries around the world have their own staple fermented foods which are ingrained into culture and diet. It can’t be a coincidence that this has happened again and again. It seems logical that fermented foods offer more than a method of preservation.? Diet can hugely impact your mental health and previous research has shown […]