Following the total solar eclipse raced across North America at a whopping 1,500 mph (2,400 km/h) Monday (April 8), drawing the eager eyes of tens of millions of skywatchers, internet searches for "my eyes hurt" seem to be spiking.So...
One of the most important lessons medical schools teach is one my mom mastered as a teenager left to fill her own mother’s shoes: how to figure out who is really sick and needs immediate attention and who can wait (or what we in...
If you have a headache or eye pain after viewing the solar eclipse—even if you wore eclipse glasses—you’re not alone. But don’t panic. Experts say it’s probably not a sign of serious damage.Looking straight at the eclipse...
For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive "atlas" of the cells in the human ovary and mapped the specific pattern of gene activity required for a healthy egg to develop. The researchers determined which genes...
Women in their early 20s who have been pregnant are "biologically older" than those who have never been pregnant, and by some measures, this age gap seems to widen in people who have had multiple pregnancies, a new study suggests.The...
Pregnancy is a wonder of biology, but new research shows that feat may come at a price. In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists found that women who have been pregnant showed more signs of...
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient – let’s call her Marie – would not stop screaming. Marie landed in the intensive care unit where I am a bedside nurse because she was too agitated and needed more oxygen. We...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives?In a new study, researchers...
One of the latest and surprising findings in the field of physical therapy is that slouching is not as bad as we think it is. Certain researchers have gone so far as to say that the conventional fear mongering regarding poor posture...
Many brands of bandages may contain PFAS chemicals, according to a new report commissioned by Environmental Health News (EHN) and the consumer watchdog site Mamavation. Of the 40 bandages they analyzed in a lab, 65% contained signs...
For years, Carrie Underwood has had one of the most fit figures in all of country music. Fans have wanted to know her exact diet and exercise routine that keeps her in such killer shape, and she’s provided the answers. What Is Carrie...
Scientists may have uncovered an overlooked factor in why asthma attacks happen, and they say it could open up a whole new avenue for treatments.In a laboratory study in mice and human tissues, the researchers revealed how asthma attacks...
COVID-19 became the second leading cause of death globally in the year after it was declared a pandemic, according to a study published in the Lancet.While heart disease remained the top killer, COVID “radically altered” the main...
The Alabama Supreme Court handed down an unprecedented decision in February 2024, holding that stored frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, were “minor children” under a state wrongful death law. The...
The ongoing outbreak of bird flu has infected at least one person in the U.S. and has raised questions about how safe poultry and eggs are to eat right now.So far, there have been no reported cases of spread among people, or of a person...
Published in partnership with The Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to the coverage of women’s issues around the world.Katherine Fitzgerald had just arrived at the party. Before she could even get a drink, she threw...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Eclipse Day 4/8/24: Finally, a nice day! High pressure drives out the stubborn low pressure system that’s plagued us all of April. Just in time for some astrophysics and sacred geometry! It’s...
Regulatory Agencies Approval Can Make Facility’s Belated Christmas Miracle Happen By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photos – Linn Health A belated Christmas miracle may truly happen, if state and federal...
Minibrains grown in the lab may help explain why concussions and other traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) raise people's risk of dementia.In a new study, published Thursday (April 4) in the journal Cell Stem Cell, scientists reported...
Story first appeared in: Nature calls. But what if there is no answer? Colorado’s public outdoor bathrooms are vanishing. Where once there might have been inviting brick-and-mortar restrooms, the public is often finding...
Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight. Research published in the journal Nature Genetics...