A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles
For patients with long COVID, exercise can lead to a worsening of symptoms, a condition called post-exertional malaise. New research shows what’s going on in their muscles. Erik Isakson/Getty Images/Tetra images RF Hit the gym. Get back in shape. That’s what many patients with long COVID are told when they talk of the crushing fatigue […]
Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low
Tuyishimire Primitiva, phlebotomist with the American Red Cross, draws whole blood from Teresa McLeland at the American Red Cross on April 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. Michael Swensen/Getty Images The American Red Cross announced that it is experiencing the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years, in what the organization says […]
Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low
Tuyishimire Primitiva, phlebotomist with the American Red Cross, draws whole blood from Teresa McLeland at the American Red Cross on April 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. Michael Swensen/Getty Images The American Red Cross announced that it is experiencing the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years, in what the organization says […]
Why are more young women getting breast cancer?
Imagine getting a phone call that changes your life. A phone call that says: “You have breast cancer.” One in eight women in the U.S. will get that call at some point. The median age at diagnosis is 62. But breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise for women under 40. And a cancer […]
Why are more young women getting breast cancer?
Imagine getting a phone call that changes your life. A phone call that says: “You have breast cancer.” One in eight women in the U.S. will get that call at some point. The median age at diagnosis is 62. But breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise for women under 40. And a cancer […]
New documentary on Arik Matson, Waseca officer who sustained severe brain injury
CATHY WURZER: It’s Minnesota Now. I’m Cathy Wurzer. It’s been four years since Waseca police officer and the father of two, Arik Matson, was shot while on duty. He survived but sustained severe injuries to his brain. A new documentary follows Arik and his wife, Megan Matson, through the process of healing. It shows how […]
Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds
Five U.S. cities which imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and sales fall by 33 percent, according to a new study. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Sales of sugary drinks fell dramatically across five U.S. cities, after they implemented taxes targeting those drinks – and those changes were sustained over time. That’s according […]
Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds
Five U.S. cities which imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and sales fall by 33 percent, according to a new study. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Sales of sugary drinks fell dramatically across five U.S. cities, after they implemented taxes targeting those drinks – and those changes were sustained over time. That’s according […]
Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs
On Friday, the Supreme Court intervened to allow Idaho’s criminal abortion ban to take effect and agreed to hear an appeal in April. Zach Gibson | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho’s abortion ban to go into effect, for now, and agreed to hear an appeal in the case, scheduling arguments […]
Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs
On Friday, the Supreme Court intervened to allow Idaho’s criminal abortion ban to take effect and agreed to hear an appeal in April. Zach Gibson | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho’s abortion ban to go into effect, for now, and agreed to hear an appeal in the case, scheduling arguments […]