I Had A Terrifying Postpartum Complication — And I Want To Prevent Anyone Else From Experiencing It
A few days after coming home from the hospital, I knew something was seriously wrong. I’d just given birth, and my baby was fine, but I had a blinding headache, which was soon compounded by chest pain. Five days later, I found myself gasping for breath during simple actions like walking around the house. By […]
Fatty food before surgery may impair memory in old, young adults
Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults — and, new research in animals suggests, even in young adults. The study, building upon previous research from the same lab at The Ohio State […]
Study: Let’s Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement
SAN FRANCISCO — Routinely giving antibiotic prophylaxis for 10 days in arthroplasty patients apparently did nothing beyond what was achieved with shorter protocols to prevent prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) at one major medical center. PJI rates at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville were no lower after a policy was implemented in 2020 to provide […]
Shorter Antibiotic Course Noninferior for UTI Recurrence in Kids
Five days of oral antibiotic treatment for febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kids was noninferior to the standard 10-day course, the randomized controlled STOP trial showed. The recurrence rate of all UTIs — febrile and non-febrile — within 30 days of treatment with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate acid was 2.8% in the short-term group compared with […]
US adults eat a meal’s worth of calories of snacks in a day
Snacks constitute almost a quarter of a day’s calories in U.S. adults and account for about one-third of daily added sugar, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzing data from surveys of over 20,000 people found that Americans averaged about 400 to 500 calories in snacks a day – often more than what they consumed at […]
Here’s How Quickly You Can Get Infected With The Flu After An Exposure
Xavier Lorenzo via Getty Images It takes between 1 and 5 days to show symptoms of the flu after getting infected. Throughout the United States, we are fully in flu season. Cases of influenza are currently increasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and flu hospitalizations are up, too. It’s important to […]
Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19
Intravenous vitamin C did little to increase days free of organ support in adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, two harmonized clinical trials known as LOVIT-COVID and REMAP-CAP found. Among critically ill patients given vitamin C, the median number of organ-support free days was 7 versus 10 in the control group, with an adjusted OR of […]
The Best Hacks To Fix Bad Breath, According To Dentists
id-work via Getty Images Long days away from home — and away from your trusty toothbrush — can make for some serious bad-breath situations. Those long gaps between brushing sessions give halitosis-causing bacteria the opportunity to build up in your mouth as the hours tick by. There can be any number of reasons why someone […]
Fasting can help you lose weight, but you might gain it back quickly
Water fasts — where people consume nothing but water for several days — might help you lose weight, but it’s unclear how long you’ll keep it off, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago. And the other metabolic benefits of water fasts, such as lower blood pressure and improved cholesterol, seem to disappear […]
How To Protect Kids When The Air Quality Is Terrible
In these warm early days of summer, parks are generally filled with kids playing through the long daylight hours. But right now, in a dark echo of the pandemic, schoolyards and playgrounds throughout the Northeastern U.S. sit empty. N-95 masks are again in high demand as air quality remains “unhealthy” and even “hazardous” with the […]