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Everyone has a nighttime routine, whether you care to admit it or not. From the beverage you drink before bedtime, to the reading material you might peruse before closing those lids, the things we do prior to sleep are as important for a well-rested night as the sleep itself. Though we pay a lot of […]
Like a stern bodyguard for the central nervous sytem, the blood-brain barrier keeps out anything that could lead to disease and dangerous inflammation–at least when all is functioning normally. That may not be the case in people with schizophrenia and other mental disorders, suggest new findings from a team led by researchers from the School […]
A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that more favorable electronic health record usability scores are associated with lower odds of burnout – and those usability scores have tanked. Researchers found that among 1,285 nurses who responded to a November 2017 survey about usability and burnout the […]
Moderna says a third booster shot for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the United States by the fall. The announcement was made by company CEO Stéphane Bancel, CBS News reported. Studies show that the Moderna vaccine is more than 90 percent effective six months after the second dose, but it is unclear […]
COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection than patients of healthy weight, and they require oxygen and invasive mechanical ventilation more often. There is no increased risk of death . These conclusions, for which more than 7,000 patients were studied, appear from international research in eleven […]
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Pull up a spa menu online and there’s a solid chance you’ll see a lymphatic drainage massage on there claiming to help flush toxins, amp up immunity, and nix water weight and bloat. All the cool kids are doing it: Hailey Biebs and Selena Gomez were spotted getting the treatment, and Meghan Markle once raved […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Physician compensation plummeted in the opening weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April 2020, but earnings had rebounded for many physicians by the end of the year, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins. Almost […]
World Health Organization (WHO) shared the guidelines in a video on Twitter Amid rapid increase in COVID-19 cases daily, health portals and experts are urging people to not let go of their masks besides taking other precautions. World Health Organization (WHO) recently shared some guidelines on wearing medical and fabric masks — who should wear […]
Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly to the risk of falls and hospitalizations. In clinical practice, handgrip measurement is the most widely used method to identify loss of overall muscular strength in older people. Values […]