Why everyone seems to be getting sick

Why everyone seems to be getting sick

PartShare article via FacebookShare article via TwitterShare article via LinkedInShare article by email If it seems like everyone around you is getting sick, you’re not imagining it. Covid precautions led to lower rates of flu-like illness compared to normal pre-pandemic times. But now that much of America has given up on preventive measures like masking, … Read more

Why the flu season is so bad this year

Why the flu season is so bad this year

If it seems like everyone around you is getting sick, you’re not imagining it. The flu season hits the United States unusually early and much harder than usual. “I’m terrified of what’s going to happen this flu season because I don’t think we’ve ever seen a multi-virus coalition like this before,” said Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, … Read more

Healthy infants at significant risk of RSV hospitalization: study

Healthy infants at significant risk of RSV hospitalization: study

Diane Macdonald | Stock byte | Getty Images Even healthy infants are at significant risk of hospitalization from the respiratory syncytial virus, according to a large European study published Thursday. Dutch and British scientists found in a study published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine that 1.8% of healthy babies are hospitalized with RSV before their first … Read more

Why the flu season is so bad this year

Why the flu season is so bad this year

If it seems like everyone around you is getting sick, you’re not imagining it. The flu season hits the United States unusually early and much harder than usual. “I’m terrified of what’s going to happen this flu season because I don’t think we’ve ever seen a multi-virus coalition like this before,” said Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, … Read more

Mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety as much as regular antidepressants: study

Mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety as much as regular antidepressants: study

Mindfulness meditation is as effective at reducing anxiety as a commonly prescribed antidepressant, according to a study published Wednesday in a major journal. The study, led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, is the first randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation with the antidepressant drug escitalopram. The results are published … Read more

Club names that were big winners before

Club names that were big winners before

Strange, but true: According to Yardeni Research, the S&P 500 has been solidly higher 12 months after the midterm elections in every cycle since 1954, regardless of which party won or lost. The average gain of the broad market index over a year in 17 periods after the election was about 15%. Those facts are … Read more

Catching the Killing Nurse | Official teaser | Netflix – Netflix

Catching the Killing Nurse |  Official teaser |  Netflix – Netflix

Catching the Killing Nurse | Official teaser | NetflixNetflix Capturing the Killer Nurse Teaser: Medical Thriller About the Search for a Cruel Killerleisure byte ‘Capturing the Killer Nurse’ Trailer: See the True Story Behind Serial Killer ‘The Good Nurse’IndieWire The Good Nurse’s Noah Emmerich and Nnamdi Asomugha Discuss How They Prepared for Challenging ScenesCollider See … Read more

Lab-grown blood transfused to humans in world’s first clinical trial

Lab-grown blood transfused to humans in world’s first clinical trial

Lab-grown blood has been transfused into humans for the first time in a groundbreaking clinical trial. Future publication | Future publication | Getty Images LONDON — Lab-grown blood has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial that British researchers say could significantly improve the treatment of people with blood … Read more

China posts 6-month high Covid count as it sticks to strategy

China posts 6-month high Covid count as it sticks to strategy

A health worker wears a protective suit near a test booth as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, October 23, 2022. Thomas Peter | Reuters China reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infections in six months on Sunday, a day after health officials said they were adhering to strict coronavirus restrictions, … Read more