Should You Replace Your Toothbrush After Being Sick? Here’s The Truth.
After you’ve been sick, it’s always a safe bet to clean your home. You can strip your bedsheets, wash your clothes and wipe down surfaces. Doing this may not only provide you with peace of mind, but also get rid of lingering germs. Does that mean replacing your toothbrush, too? After all, it’s possibly the […]
Opinion | ‘It’s a Wonderful Thing That We Did Today’: What We Heard This Week
“I think it’s a wonderful thing that we did today.” — FDA advisor Michael Sprintz, DO, of the Sprintz Center for Pain in Texas, after recommending the agency approve an over-the-counter naloxone (Narcan) product for reversing opioid overdoses. “It’s oftentimes hit or miss, and you have to be very nimble.” — Phil Ayers, PharmD, president-elect […]
‘Permission To Not Be In Survival Mode’: How Rest Liberates Black People
Illustration: Daniel Fishel for HuffPost Rest isn’t unproductive. For the Black community, it’s necessary for survival. The benefits of rest are well-known: It’s rejuvenating, calming and necessary for someone’s mental and physical health. The importance of rest is even more significant for Black people, according to Tricia Hersey, an activist and the founder of the […]
Opinion | ‘It’s a Word Calculator on Steroids’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s a word calculator on steroids.” — Daniel Chow, MD, MBA, of the University of California Irvine, on large language models like ChatGPT being used to plagiarize scientific research. “It’s like gold. This is the reality. It’s crazy.” — Jody Dushay, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, on diabetes patients’ difficulty getting […]
These Quick Hacks Can Snap You Out Of A Bad Mood
Moods are a part of life, and while it’s normal to feel down sometimes, it is never pleasant and likely isn’t how you want to feel for much of the day. While you can’t just tell yourself to feel better, you can change the thoughts and behaviors that help influence your mood, according to Ruth […]
These Quick Hacks Can Snap You Out Of A Bad Mood
Moods are a part of life, and while it’s normal to feel down sometimes, it is never pleasant and likely isn’t how you want to feel for much of the day. While you can’t just tell yourself to feel better, you can change the thoughts and behaviors that help influence your mood, according to Ruth […]
What Is COVID Variant XBB?
The latest strain of coronavirus might be less severe, but it’s more contagious than ever.
Blood-based metabolic signature outperforms standard method for predicting diet, disease risk: The study found that machine learning techniques improved diet prediction by 10-20%
When it comes to studying food and diet, it’s difficult to know what people are eating — let alone their risk of disease caused by what they eat. Doctors and researchers usually ask people to fill out a long-from food frequency questionnaire that estimates caloric intake, food groups and nutrients. That relies on a person’s […]
Can Oncologists Reduce the Suicide Risk in Their Prostate Cancer Patients?
SAN DIEGO — Whether it’s due to the side effects of local and systemic therapies, or the diagnosis itself, men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of mental distress and suicide. The mental health burden associated with a diagnosis and treatment is substantial, pointed out Zachary Klaassen, MD, of the Georgia Cancer Center at […]
Opinion | We Get What We Incentivize
We get what we incentivize. This is a basic rule. I’d love to say it’s a basic rule of humanity, but unfortunately, I have a background in psychology, so I know it goes a lot deeper than that — it’s a basic rule of every living creature. Humans are, in many ways, just very big […]