The 1 Thing Gynecologists Would Never Do Before A Pap Smear
Tim Pannell/Fuse via Getty Images There’s no need to worry about grooming before a pap smear, doctors say, but there are other considerations to keep in mind. For most people, a pap smear isn’t an appointment that they enjoy. However, as uncomfortable and awkward as it can be, it’s certainly worth it; pap smears are […]
Why You Need To Be Extra Careful If You’re Sitting In A Window Seat On A Plane
SDI Productions via Getty Images Should you be applying sunscreen before flights? Here’s what experts say. Earlier this year, TikTok user FindingFiona uploaded a travel video that got serious attention, garnering more than 2 million views and 1,000 comments. In the post, she emphasized the importance of wearing sunscreen on flights, citing reports of people […]
This Is The Most Commonly Missed Warning Sign Of Dementia
SDI Productions via Getty Images There are a few subtle symptoms that can develop before the full onset of dementia. When we think about dementia, we often think of a person experiencing memory loss and confusion. While it’s true that these are certainly symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s (the most common form of dementia), missing […]
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Subclinical diastolic dysfunction may be detected among adult survivors of childhood cancer before left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) becomes abnormally low, according to longitudinal echocardiographic data. Among participants in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE) diagnosed with cancer at a median age of 8 years, the proportion of diastolic dysfunction was approximately 15% when […]
Is Getting Test Results Online Right Away a Good Idea? Yes, Patients Say
Patients who receive test results online before their physician has had a chance to review them should have immediate access to resources to help them adjust to bad news, an expert suggested. “We need to do more to wrap patients in support and information tools and technology when that result is scary, when that result […]
Catching the Optimal Amount of Z’s May Be Protective Against Long COVID
Healthy sleep behaviors before and during the pandemic may be protective against long COVID, a prospective cohort study suggested. Of nearly 2,000 women from the Nurses’ Health Study II who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, those with the most healthy prepandemic sleep score had a 30% lower risk of developing long COVID compared with those […]
Molecular basis for alkaline taste: Working with fruit flies, research informs how other species might detect and avoid high-pH or alkaline foods
The sense of taste is among the first to come into contact with food before we ingest it, but whether animals can taste basic or alkaline food and how they do it remained unclear until now. A research group led by Yali Zhang, PhD, Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, recently addressed this […]
My Obsession With My Boyfriend Was Driving Us Apart. Then I Found Out What Was Really Going On.
The author and her partner, Cole, two weeks before they got engaged. Courtesy of Jade Deyoe It started one night about a month after we’d met, when he said something funny and I didn’t react quickly enough. He was staying at my place, a one-bedroom house I was renting in the Mojave Desert. The space […]
8 Easy Ways To Make Your After-Work Routine As Relaxing As Possible
To no one’s delight, the hours after work regularly zoom by. Before you know it, you’re back at your desk and gearing up for another eight-hour workday. In other words, the time between work and bed is short and is often full of responsibilities and to-dos that aren’t very exciting. “It’s a sacred part of […]
Senate Eases Medicare Cuts as Part of $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — As the clock ticked down the hours before the federal government was due to run out of money, the Senate on Thursday afternoon passed — by a 68-29 vote — a $1.7 trillion spending package that included partial relief from pending cuts in Medicare physician payment. The omnibus bill, which the House was […]