Although they are common, allergies can interfere with a person’s ability to complete daily tasks, and symptoms may lead to avoiding social interactions. This article examines the impact of allergies on mental health. What does the research say? Are doctors treating the illness holistically?
Allergies are very widespread. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , more than 50 million people experience...
The Association of American Medical Colleges is rolling out new diversity, equity, and inclusion standards aimed at teaching doctors respectful treatment.
When Melissa Boughton complained to her OB-GYN about dull pelvic pain, the doctor responded by asking about her diet and exercise habits.
The question seemed irrelevant, considering the type of pain she was having, Boughton thought at the time. But it wasn’t unusual coming from...
The Biden administration is setting the stage to hand ultimate control of America’s health care system and U.S. national sovereignty over to the World Health Organization (WHO).
On May 22-28, 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly will convene at United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with delegates from 194 nations, to vote on the Biden administration’s amendments that will hand over national sovereignty and...
Physicians and other health experts have learned a great deal in the fight against COVID-19 over the last two years.
“We made advancements in how we test, how we treat and how we care for patients infected with the virus,” said AMA President Gerald E. Harmon, MD . Researchers developed three safe, highly effective and accessible vaccines for COVID-19 in a remarkably short period of time.
America, however, has fallen...
In celebration of National Nurses Week, we are honoring each and every nomination in the Nurses: The Heart of Health Care program. Be sure to scroll through to see a glimpse into how each of these tireless professionals impacted coworkers, patients and families.
This program is supported by presenting sponsor BJC HealthCare and title sponsors Centene Corporation , Delmar Gardens , Mercy ...
People’s physical and mental health is influenced by a large and diverse array of factors. But how can the attitudes of other people affect individuals’ well-being? In this Special Feature, we examine the impact that microaggressions have on health.
Prof. Derald Wing Sue — a leading psychologist at Columbia University — and his collaborators give the definition of microaggressions as “the...
Mysterious cases of serious liver damage or hepatitis in kids have been reported in a dozen countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Japan, and Canada.
Health officials say there have been nearly 200 cases, 17 liver transplants, and one death.
Health officials report that the outbreak may be linked to adenovirus, a common cold virus.
Any child showing signs of jaundice, a symptom of hepatitis, should be...
(CNN) The United States is "certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase," Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on PBS's "NewsHour" on Tuesday.
"Namely, we don't have 900,000 new infections a day and tens and tens and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths. We are at a low level...
Participation in the tennis-type competition has taken off in recent years, spans generations and holds promises for healthier living.
While Americans have long loved football, basketball and baseball, a sport that's only a half-century old has captured the hearts of boomers and millennials alike and skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The sport is pickleball – a hybrid of tennis,...
Months of confusing messaging, piled onto existing inequities, kneecapped America’s booster campaign before it had really started.
By this point in the pandemic, the benefits of boosters seem pretty darn clear. Boosters continue the immune system’s education on the coronavirus , upping the quantity of defensive fighters available, while expanding the breadth of variants that vaccinated...
Corey Binney spent 10 years in the restaurant industry before hanging up his apron to pursue a career doing electrical work.
Today, Binney, 33, is an apprentice at Kestrel Apprenticeship Training Center , an apprenticeship school at Falcon Electric , a local electrical contracting company.
Binney grew up in restaurants; his grandparents own George's Family Restaurant on Glenstone Avenue. For the last 10...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospital with one, an experimental antibiotic may soon offer a new treatment option -- taken by mouth instead of delivered by IV.
In a clinical trial, researchers found that the pill, called tebipenem HBr, worked as well as a standard IV antibiotic in...