Red blood cells in the human body are continuously subjected to oxidative stress, in which highly reactive molecules damage cellular components. Blood cells have a mechanism in place to deal with this stress, an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). But in about 400 million people worldwide, G6PD is deficient, leaving […]
fizkes/Shutterstock By Andra Picincu/Aug. 30, 2021 8:17 pm EDT Dry eyes, infections, cataracts, or even diabetes are all potential causes of double vision, according to Stanford Health Care. Also known as diplopia, this condition can affect one or both eyes and may come and go. Since you are seeing two images […]
(HealthDay)— The Biden Administration said Wednesday that a widely used pesticide will be banned because it’s been linked to neurological damage in children. The new rule to block the use of chlorpyrifos on food will take effect in six months, the Environmental Protection Agency said. “Today [the] EPA is taking […]
More than half of the opioid tablets prescribed for patients who underwent orthopaedic or urologic procedures went unused in a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Using an automated text messaging system that regularly checked in with patients on their pain […]
Culture matters more than a leader’s gender in how a nation survives a global pandemic, according to a study I conducted on gender and COVID-19 management, which was published in December in the journal PLOS ONE. My co-authors and I examined COVID-19 cases and deaths in 175 countries, 16 of […]
The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses—mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing—are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a new study co-authored by a Case Western Reserve University researcher. The […]
(HealthDay)—Out-of-network claims were incurred by 12.1 percent of commercially insured patients who underwent elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. James M. Scheiman, M.D., from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and colleagues estimated the prevalence, amount, […]
Young women are the most likely to have experienced high levels of depression, anxiety, and loneliness in lockdown, compared to older adults, according to new research from the UCL Center for Longitudinal Studies (CLS). The study, published today as a briefing paper, also found that young women (aged 30) have […]
It only takes one look at the Social Security Administration’s Top 1,000 Baby Names to make it clear: A lot of today’s parents are picking various versions of the same baby names. But how do they differentiate their little Aidan or Mason from the crowd? By optiong for a different […]
Bony lesions on the lower part of the thigh bone near the knee are a common but benign finding on MRI in young alpine skiers and should not be confused with more serious conditions, according to a study from Switzerland published in the journal Radiology. Routine knee MRI of adolescents […]