Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades
Millions more Americans are expected to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next few decades, according to projections. Large increases in people with CVD are expected from 2025 to 2060 in line with changing demographics: Ischemic heart disease: 21.9 million to 28.7 million Heart failure: 9.7 million to 12.9 million Myocardial infarction: 12.3 million to […]
How To Find A Therapist Who Focuses On Trans Mental Health
Amid anti-trans legislation, arguments over gender-neutral bathrooms and high levels of violence against the trans community, it’s an extremely challenging time to be trans or queer. And with historical barriers and biases among health care providers, it can be scary for trans folks to pursue mental health treatment. But Jack Bartel, a trans clinical psychologist […]
Opinion | Three Key Strategies for Combatting Nurse Turnover
While we currently have over 3 million registered nurses in the U.S., demand for these professionals will continue to grow by at least 5% over the next 5 years. But according to research, with more than 900,000 nurses expected to permanently leave the profession during that same period due to retirement, burnout, or career change, […]
How blood vessels remember a stroke
Networks adapt over time and in this way form a kind of memory. This is the key finding of a new study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen and the Technical University of Munich. They show that the structure of blood vascular network is dynamic and can adapt […]
Shawn Mendes Is Postponing His Tour After Hitting A ‘Breaking Point’ On The Road
The “Señorita” crooner announced over the weekend that he’s postponing the remaining dates of his “Wonder” world tour in order to focus on himself. “This breaks my heart to have to say this, but unfortunately I’m going to have to postpone the next three weeks of shows through Uncasville, CT until further notice,” the 23-year-old […]
Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows. Scientists studied the behaviour of mute and whooper swans, to see how they used their time and energy. Watching four key behaviours — aggression, foraging, maintenance (preening, cleaning and oiling feathers) and resting — they found a “trade-off” between aggression […]
First-Time Cesarean Deliveries Increased in Recent Years
Cesarean deliveries have increased in the U.S. over the last few years, driven by a rise in patients who underwent first-time C-sections, according to a CDC report. While the rate of primary C-sections fluctuated from 2016 to 2019, it increased from 2019 to 2021 among women in all age groups, reported Michelle Osterman, MHS, of […]
Opinion | ‘Many Doctors Are Involved in These Schemes’: What We Heard This Week
“Many doctors are involved in these schemes. …Oh my god. I mean, I’ve seen it over and over and over again.” — Robert FitzPatrick, a multilevel marketing (MLM) expert, on doctors peddling products to patients as part of an MLM program. “Reinfections are expected, not a failure of vaccines.” — Sarah Long, MD, of St. […]
Germany Study Warns of Increasing Acute Hep C Reinfections in MSM
Although rates of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have declined over the past decade across Europe, a small increase in reinfections was seen among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to a German prospective observational study. Among 161 patients with acute HCV infection, 87% of whom were HIV-positive and 90% of whom […]
Quantum computer programming basics
For would-be quantum programmers scratching their heads over how to jump into the game as quantum computers proliferate and become publicly accessible, a new beginner’s guide provides a thorough introduction to quantum algorithms and their implementation on existing hardware. “Writing quantum algorithms is radically different from writing classical computing programs and requires some understanding of […]