Too Much Marijuana Can Make You Unpleasantly, Dangerously Sick
Feb. 11, 2022 — At the center of the emerging science on the unintended consequences of daily long-term use of marijuana lies a paradox. For years, medical marijuana has been used to ease nausea from cancer chemotherapy and GI conditions. Now, with greater legalization comes growing awareness that chronic use of marijuana — also known […]
New York City’s Vegan Mayor Eats Fish, and That’s OK
Feb. 11, 2022 — When Eric Adams, New York City’s new mayor and an avowed vegan since 2017, was outed this week for eating fish, the media went wild and the Twitterverse soon deemed the revelation FishGate. After all, if you’re following a plant-only diet, enjoying fish isn’t exactly the definition of pure veganism. But […]
Does Blockchain Tech Have a Future in Health Care?
By Stephen P. Williams Proponents of blockchain technology say we’re on the cusp of a revolution in health care. They envision a future where doctors and institutions share medical records easily, and patients control their personal data rather than letting tech companies harvest our data for free and sell it for profit. If the concept […]
What Can Wordle Do for Our Brains?
Feb. 10, 2022 — Forget morning coffee, stretches, or meditation. There’s a new way to kick-start your brain. Jeanenne Ray, a book editor in Marin County, CA, tackles it first thing in the morning, while still lying in bed. It’s also the first on the to-do list of Shelly Groves, who owns a dog walking […]
Scientists See Hope in New Therapy for COVID Brain Fog Patients
Feb. 10, 2022 — People with long-COVID “brain fog” may be able to recover mental abilities that were dulled or stolen from them by the virus through an approach that has improved the effects of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other post-viral disorders, doctors and scientists say. For a lucky portion of the population, COVID-19 […]
Omicron Death Rate Higher Than During Delta Surge
Feb. 9, 2022 With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths hit 2,600 recently, the highest rate in about a year,The Washington Post reported. That’s higher than the approximately 2,000 daily deaths last autumn during the Delta surge, but less […]
More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers fresh proof that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed cancer diagnoses in the United States, increasing patients’ risk for poor outcomes. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 9 million patients at over 1,200 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Procedures to […]
Mexico Major Source of Fentanyl Entering U.S., Report Says
Feb. 8, 2022 Mexico has replaced China as the “dominant source” of fentanyl and synthetic opioids entering the United States, a new government report says. From 2014 until 2019, most pure fentanyl that U.S. authorities seized came from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), said the report from the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. […]
Ottawa Declares State of Emergency Over Truckers COVID Protest
Feb. 7, 2022 Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital as trucker-led protests over COVID-19 pandemic safety measures spread across the nation. Between 200 and 250 big trucks have been parked on the streets in downtown Ottawa near parliament for more than a week, blocking interactions and paralyzing the […]
Spinal Cord Implant Allows Paraplegics to Walk Again, Scientists Say
Feb. 7, 2022 Three men paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries were able to walk again days after receiving a spinal cord implant that stimulates trunk and leg muscles — a development scientists think could have broad application as a commercial product. Scientists implanted 16-electrode devices into the epidural space on the men’s spines, between […]