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Tyler James Williams’ Crohn’s Disease

In a recent interview in Men’s Health, actor Tyler James Williams, 30, revealed that he had nearly died 5 years ago from Crohn’s disease. Williams, who originally came to fame playing the adolescent Chris Rock in “Everybody Hates Chris,” went on to play roles in “Criminal Minds,” “Detroit,” and most recently “Abbott Elementary,” for which […]

World Health Organization Appeals To China To Release More COVID-19 Information

BEIJING (AP) — The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. The announcement Saturday was the first official death toll since […]

23 Tiny Ways To Improve Your Mental Health In 2023

With a new year often comes a renewed focus on health. For most people, that usually means diet and exercise. However, your mental health should be a big (if not the biggest) part of any wellness journey. If you’re looking to improve your well-being in 2023, make a resolution to prioritize your mind. We spoke […]

Time-restricted eating reshapes gene expression throughout the body: Salk researchers find that timing calorie intake synchronizes circadian rhythms across multiple systems in mice

Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies, making practices like intermittent fasting a hot topic in the wellness industry. However, exactly how it affects the body on the molecular level, and how those changes interact across multiple organ systems, has not been well understood. Now, […]

Physician Wants Hospital CEO Pay Capped at $800K

A former physician at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland has called for a cap on CEO pay after the health system’s top executive allegedly awarded himself and others more than $2.2 million in unauthorized bonuses last year. Kenneth Frisof, MD, a retired family medicine doctor, wrote in a letter to the editor of Cleveland.com that […]

WHO ‘Very Concerned’ About Reports Of Severe COVID In China

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of vulnerable people getting infected. At a press briefing on […]

Opinion | A Rough Road Ahead for Healthcare Providers

After weathering the immense difficulties of COVID-19 for the past few years, medical groups and health systems leaders will not receive any respite in 2023. Huge challenges await these leaders in the coming year in many areas — finance, operations, clinical practice, and workforce. Yet, progress is possible as some will leverage the numerous strengths […]

CDC Details Rabies Death After Boy Goes Untreated Following Bat Bite

Public health officials released details on how a 7-year-old boy from Texas died from a rare rabies infection last year. Although the boy had informed his parents he had been bitten by a bat while playing outside his apartment home, there were no visible bite marks, so the parents did not seek rabies postexposure prophylaxis […]

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