The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019. Many of the variants circulating now are partially resistant to some of the antibody-based therapeutics that were developed based on the original virus. As the pandemic continues, more […]
It’s perfectly normal to feel sad and even heartbroken if you lose a pet. Pets are often a member of the family so it makes sense that you would feel sad when they are gone. How do I know if what I am feeling is normal? Some people feel sad […]
Getting an early diagnosis for multiple sclerosis (MS) is important in ensuring better long-term outcomes and quality of life. The challenge, however, is that getting an early diagnosis for MS is challenging and diagnoses are currently made in advanced disease stages. Multiple Sclerosis. Image Credit: Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Current Diagnosis of MS […]
In a June 22nd TIME interview with medical student Malone Mukwende, who is actively trying to reshape the medical industry to be more inclusive, Angelina Jolie discussed with him how her daughter Zahara was treated differently by doctors post-surgery simply because the medical professionals weren't educated enough on how to […]
Although spending time outdoors has many benefits including reducing stress, offering options to be physically active, and access to vitamin D, exposing skin to the harmful rays of the sun can raise the risk of skin cancer. Most types of skin cancers result from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, which […]
India is currently fighting its second wave of COVID-19 while cases of rare and often fatal fungal disease mucormycosis are beginning to soar alongside this second surge of COVID cases. The infection, which has high mortality rates, is threatening the health of those across India where many regions are already […]
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 ) was identified in Wuhan, China. By the 11th of March of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. A year later, more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide have been attributed to infection of the new viral strain […]
A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s recommendation to repay, if finalized, […]
J. Gmerice Hammond, MD, a cardiologist and health policy research fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a Merck Fellowship Research Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists and the American College of Cardiology. Hammond is one of three award recipients […]
As hundreds of thousands of people continue to die each day from this disease, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact almost every aspect of daily life for the global population. Image Credit: Cinemanikor/Shutterstock.com Introduction The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by infection from the previously […]