John Fetterman Describes Deep Depression After Dr. Oz Debate: ‘I Wasn’t Functional’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says his mental health took a sharp turn for the worse last year after he struggled during a nationally televised debate against his opponent in the Senate race, Mehmet Oz. The Pennsylvania politician, 53, opened up about his personal experience with depression in an interview alongside his wife, Gisele Fetterman, published […]
Water arsenic including in public water is linked to higher urinary arsenic totals among the U.S. population: Highest concentrations found in the West and South and among Mexican American and other Hispanic participants
A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water systems. The findings are published in the journal Environmental Research. Long-term exposure to arsenic even at low and […]
Broccoli consumption protects gut lining, reduces disease, in mice: Researchers discover that a certain molecule in broccoli interacts with a receptor in mice to promote gut health
Broccoli is known to be beneficial to our health. For example, research has shown that increased consumption of the cruciferous vegetable decreases incidence of cancer and type 2 diabetes. In a recent study, researchers at Penn State found that broccoli contains certain molecules that bind to a receptor within mice and help to protect the […]
China Health Officials Lash Out At WHO, Defend Search For Source Of COVID-19
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier. The WHO comments were “offensive and disrespectful,” said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
Opinion | Moderna’s Steep COVID Vaccine Price: Corporate Greed or Capitalism?
On May 11, the U.S. public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will end. And with it, many Americans will no longer have access to free, government-sponsored COVID vaccines. Under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, the U.S. government purchased and distributed COVID-19 vaccines for free to its populace, regardless of insurance or citizenship status. The […]
Opinion | Health Inequity Should Be Labeled as a ‘Never Event’
Progress eliminating health inequities is extremely slow. I use health inequities as an overarching term referring to differences between demographics in healthcare treatment or health outcomes, as well as differences in healthcare employee treatment and representation in leadership and governance positions. While increased awareness of disparities has improved our understanding of differences in health outcomes […]
Novel drug makes mice skinny even on sugary, fatty diet: Compound limits magnesium transport in cellular power plants called mitochondria.
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule drug that prevents weight gain and adverse liver changes in mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat Western diet throughout life. “When we give this drug to the mice for a short time, they start losing weight. […]
Twitter Uses Dark Humor To Roast Study That Calls Pandemic Mental Health Crisis ‘Minimal’
A BBC tweet about mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an onslaught of darkly funny lockdown anecdotes. The subject matter of the original tweet was no joke: It linked to a BBC article about research on the mental health consequences of the pandemic. The headline? “Mental-health crisis from Covid pandemic was minimal ― […]
How To Find A Therapist Who Helps With Long COVID
Ilona Titova / EyeEm via Getty Images Mental health support is vital for those who are dealing with a long COVID diagnosis. It’s not easy for anyone to find their ideal therapist. It’s doubly hard for folks who are dealing with stressors that not all therapists are equipped to handle — like folks who have […]
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Sweeping Bill To Codify Federal Abortion Protections
A group of Senate Democrats reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday evening — legislation that aims to codify federal abortion protections since the Supreme Court repealed its landmark 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade. The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), aims to “protect a person’s ability to […]