Nearly half of people worldwide do not get the recommended daily total water intake, a new report indicates Yet drinking enough water may help to delay the aging process for many. A recent study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published in eBioMedicine suggests as much — though there are caveats to know. SHOULD […]
China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak after U.S. President Joe Biden voiced concern and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths. The WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said on Wednesday that Chinese officials were under-representing data on several fronts, some of the U.N. agency’s most critical […]
Tirzepatide, an injection medication already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Type 2 diabetes, is likely to receive FDA approval for another indication — weight loss — later this year, according to multiple reports. The medication from Eli Lilly has the potential to become a “blockbuster” weight-loss drug, according to reports. Yet […]
The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing’s relaxation of its “zero-COVID” policies. China has not responded to the offer yet, a spokesperson for the European Commission told journalists at a regular briefing. He did not specify the amount of vaccines […]
Belgium will test wastewater from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new steps against the spread of the coronavirus as infections in China surge, the government announced on Monday. “This will be an additional monitoring objective to verify that the data we receive from China is accurate,” Steven Van Gucht […]
Hospital beds were filled and long queues formed at hospitals in Shanghai on Tuesday, as China is urged to share its data on the latest COVID wave spreading throughout the country. Patients were seen flooding the emergency department of the Zhongshan hospital in Shanghai, with hospital beds filling corridors and IV treatments set up in […]
Many Americans, particularly women, are having difficulty paying for their required health care services — especially dental and mental health care needs — despite having health insurance through their employers. That’s according to a recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). “Many Americans get their health insurance coverage through their employers, but […]
Ever since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of the largest shelters in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dr. Brian Elmore has treated about 100 migrants for respiratory viruses and a handful of more serious emergencies, the Associated Press reported. But what worries him most […]
A new modeling study is raising alarm bells after it determined that the number of young people in the United States with diabetes will increase by nearly 700% over the next 40 years. The study, titled “Projections of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Burden in the U.S. Population Aged <20 Years Through 2060: The […]
A measles outbreak in Central Ohio has infected 82 patients under the age of 18 with nearly 40% of the children, 32, needing to be hospitalized, according to reports. The outbreak in Franklin County marks the first time a case has been reported in the area in 20 years, Axios reported. Franklin County’s 82 cases […]
The Biden administration is proposing to partially roll back a Trump-era “conscience” rule that was struck down multiple times in court. The Trump rule would have allowed health care workers to refuse to provide care that conflicted with religious beliefs. In a release Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services said the proposed changes […]
ALL IN THE PREPARATION – A new study found that the way this vegetable is prepared – including what people add to it – is what’s associated with Type 2 diabetes, rather than the veggie itself. Continue reading… DITCHING THE DRINK? – As 2023 approaches, “Dry January” participants may be wondering what will happen if they avoid […]