Wall Squats May Help Lower Blood Pressure, Study Finds
A new study points to the humble wall squat as the most effective tool to fight hypertension.
16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
A salmonella outbreak linked to lean ground beef sold in ShopRite stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has left 16 people sick, including six who were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ground beef that was labeled 80 percent lean was the only common food that the people who…
Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct
Within every cancer are molecules that spur deadly, uncontrollable growth. What if scientists could hook those molecules to others that make cells self-destruct? Could the very drivers of a cancer’s survival instead activate the program for its destruction? That idea came as an epiphany to Dr. Gerald Crabtree, a developmental biologist at Stanford, some years…
For healthy older people, aspirin could cause more bleeding.
A new analysis of data from a large clinical trial of healthy older adults found higher rates of brain bleeding among those who took daily low-dose aspirin, and no significant protection against stroke. The analysis, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, is the latest evidence that low-dose aspirin, which slows the clotting action of…
Wastewater Data Mirrored Covid Case Counts During First Omicron Wave
Why It Matters: Case counts have become less reliable. Even if people who are infected with the coronavirus never seek testing or treatment, they shed the virus in their stool. That has made wastewater surveillance a useful way to keep track of how much virus is circulating in a community. At the height of the…
How to Spot False Claims in Your Wellness Products
Dubious claims in product marketing are everywhere. Don’t fall for them.
Tornado at Pfizer Warehouse Likely to Worsen Shortage of Surgical Drugs
Why It Matters: Some of these medicine are not widely produced. The U.S. Pharmacopeia, a nonprofit that examines the drug supply chain, took a close look at the likely effect of the tornado damage. The nonprofit assigns “vulnerability scores” to medications, accounting for factors linked to shortages, like low prices, quality problems at production sites…
The Exercise That Changed My Relationship With My Body
When I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in my early 20s, a local pool helped me find new ways to move.
The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin
On Jan. 11, 2020, in Shanghai, just 11 days after first reports of the outbreak in Wuhan circulated globally, a team of scientists led by Yong-Zhen Zhang of Fudan University released a draft genome sequence of the novel virus through a website called Virological.org. The genome was provided by Edward C. Holmes, a British Australian…
How to Discuss Pain and Advocate For Yourself With Doctors
And ways to advocate for yourself if you’re being ignored.