How to Prevent Tick Bites
Ticks can transmit Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Here are some ways to protect yourself.
Ola de calor: cómo estar fresco y a salvo
Las temperaturas alcanzan niveles récord en Norteamérica y aquí tenemos una guía para enfrentar el calor extremo.
Are masks coming back? The Delta variant has some different officials rethinking precautions.
In May, federal health officials in the United States said that fully vaccinated people no longer needed to mask up, even indoors. The advice set the stage for a national reopening that continues to gain momentum. But that was before the spread of the Delta variant, a highly infectious form of the virus first detected…
Turn Your Phone Into a Fitness Coach
Ready to get outside this summer and get fit? Your smartphone’s hardware, its software and an app store full of programs can help lead the way. Here’s a guide on how to get the most out of your device. Just remember, medical data is sensitive information, so read the privacy policy of any app that’s…
As Covid Rages, Putin Pushes Russians to Get a (Russian) Vaccine
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin urged Russians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus on Wednesday — his most extensive comments on the matter yet — as his country scrambles to contain a vicious new wave of the illness. Speaking at his annual televised call-in show, Mr. Putin spent the opening half-hour trying to convince…
Las vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna podrían generar una inmunidad duradera, según científicos
Las vacunas fabricadas por Pfizer-BioNTech y Moderna generan una reacción inmunitaria persistente en el organismo que puede proteger contra el coronavirus durante años, informó el lunes un grupo de científicos. Los hallazgos se suman a la creciente evidencia de que la mayoría de las personas inmunizadas con las vacunas de ARNm podrían no necesitar refuerzos,…
Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease
IMAGE: The cumulative incidence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) according to index of protection of three proteins, Index=0/3 indicates no protection whereas Index=3/3 indicates full protection. view more Credit: Copyright Joslin Diabetes Center Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in diabetes, according to research from the Joslin…
Knowledge of nurses for pain management of patients on maintenance hemodialysis
In hospitals, we know that the nurses are the first to deal with patients in pain. For any ailment, including patients needing hemodialysis, the knowledge of pain management, the nurses have, allow them to provide optimal pain management. This qualitative study aims to explore the experiences, perceptions, and beliefs of nurses serving in the hemodialysis…
Study finds breast cancer’s response to tumor stiffness may predict bone metastasis
In cases of breast cancer, bone metastasis – when cancer cells spread to new sites in the bone – causes the most breast cancer-related harm and is often incurable in advanced disease. A new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that cancer cells become more aggressive when exposed to tissue stiffening and…
Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life
Directing a meeting, dialing up an old acquaintance, dictating the perfect tuna salad sandwich across a drive-through window. For business and for pleasure, human beings are in constant communication. Our proclivity for socialization is lifelong, equally prominent in the lives of adolescents and adults. A recent study determined key differences in the ways that various…