Reproductive Justice Groups Frustrated By Democrats’ Modified Bill To Codify Roe
Late Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) filed an updated version of the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. The move is a last-minute attempt to protect abortion rights in the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that revealed the high court […]
Correcting night blindness in dogs
People with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) are unable to distinguish objects in dim-light conditions. This impairment presents challenges, especially where artificial lighting is unavailable or when driving at night. In 2015, researchers from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine learned that dogs could develop a form of inherited night blindness with strong similarities to the […]
Swollen Lymph Nodes Treatment, Causes, Symptoms & Signs
Night sweats are severe hot flashes that occur at night and result in a drenching sweat. The causes of night sweats in most people are not serious, like menopause in women, sleep apnea, medications, alcohol withdrawal, and thyroid problems. However, more serious diseases like cancer and HIV also can cause night sweats. Your doctor will […]
AHA News: The Risks and Rewards of Caregiving for Loved Ones With Dementia
Latest Alzheimer’s News TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Every night before bed, Pat and John Sullivan list at least three things for which they are grateful that day. Their 40 years together, each better than the last. The joy they get from art and music. Their ability to keep loving […]
A Day in the Life of a Doctor: Code Blue Emergency
[embedded content] Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, for a night shift in the intensive care unit. She’ll be caring for critically ill patients, solving medical mysteries, intubating a patient who cannot breathe, and reacting to a code blue emergency. Following is a rough transcript (Note that errors are possible): Siobhan Deshauer, MD: Code blue, […]
Meeting sleep recommendations could lead to smarter snacking
Missing out on the recommended seven or more hours of sleep per night could lead to more opportunities to make poorer snacking choices than those made by people who meet shut-eye guidelines, a new study suggests. The analysis of data on almost 20,000 American adults showed a link between not meeting sleep recommendations and eating […]
Texas Abortion Ban Fallout; K-Pop Group Tests Positive; Anti-Vax Docs on Tour
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Late Thursday night, Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a court request in a district court for a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life in order to stop its abortion providers and health care workers from being sued under the new “sue thy neighbor” abortion ban. […]
Texas Law Banning Abortions at 6 Weeks Goes Into Effect
Update: Late Wednesday night, the Supreme Court refused to block the Texas law in a 5-4 vote. Despite multiple legal challenges by abortion providers and an emergency petition to the Supreme Court, the new Texas law that bans most abortions at or around 6 weeks of pregnancy went into effect at midnight. The bill, known […]
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 283,000 people in the UK Biobank database, and found that […]
Scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoil
For thousands of years, people looked into the night sky with their naked eyes — and told stories about the few visible stars. Then we invented telescopes. In 1840, the philosopher Thomas Carlyle claimed that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Then we started posting on Twitter. Now scientists […]