What’s Happening In Your Body And Brain When You’re Homesick
Melanie Acevedo via Getty Images Feeling homesick is a very normal part of life — and there are ways you can feel better. I remember the day I boarded the plane at John F. Kennedy airport, a one-way boarding pass in hand. I felt a mix of excitement and trepidation as I embarked on a […]
Quarter of Wegovy-Treated Teens With Obesity Return to Normal Weight
Far more teens with obesity treated with 2.4 mg semaglutide (Wegovy) returned to normal weight or dropped below the obesity threshold compared with placebo-treated patient, a secondary analysis of the phase IIIa STEP TEENS trial found. During the 68-week trial, 44.9% of teens with obesity returned to either normal weight or went down to the […]
Is Electrical Duodenal Resurfacing the Next Big Thing for T2D and Obesity?
CHICAGO — A novel approach to revitalizing the duodenal mucosa as a means to restore normal insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes is showing strong promise in early studies, according to results presented here. In two single-arm trials of a system called ReCET, reported at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), patients with either poorly […]
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition
The Stages of Objective Memory Impairment (SOMI) system predicted transitions from normal cognition to incident symptomatic cognitive impairment, longitudinal data showed. Over a mean follow-up of about 6 years, cognitively normal older adults with memory tests scores reflecting moderate retrieval impairment (SOMI-2) were twice as likely to progress to incident cognitive impairment as those whose […]
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 […]
If Your Vaginal Discharge Looks Like This, It’s Time To See A Gyno
Vaginal discharge is a normal part of having a vagina. But sometimes the stuff you see on your underwear can be a sign that something is off with your health. Discharge is a fluid — made up largely of water — that contains good bacteria to maintain the vagina’s pH balance and protect against infection. […]
If Your Vaginal Discharge Looks Like This, It’s Time To See A Gyno
Vaginal discharge is a normal part of having a vagina. But sometimes the stuff you see on your underwear can be a sign that something is off with your health. Discharge is a fluid — made up largely of water — that contains good bacteria to maintain the vagina’s pH balance and protect against infection. […]
Distressing Study On Long COVID-19 Reveals Just How Enduring It Can Be
While most people can recover from COVID-19 and go back to their normal lives, many still have symptoms for months after an initial infection, according to new research from Scotland. A study published Wednesday in the Nature Communications journal followed 33,281 people with recent COVID-19 infections, as well as a control group of 62,957 people […]
Opinion | Medical Education Has ‘Gone Woke’ — That’s a Good Thing
A Black woman whose kidneys only function at 15% of normal wishes to be evaluated for a kidney transplant. Although this is very reasonable, before 2021, many physicians would have said, “I’m sorry, but your kidney function is not bad enough to be referred for a transplant.” This is because the kidney function calculator used […]