US officials had predicted that Omicron would be the variant to end the pandemic. However, varying degrees of pandemic lockdown measures are still being carried out in recent weeks, while the new variant in the Omicron family–BA.2 has continued to spread to more than 110 countries based on data from outbreak.info. To differentiate them better,…
Cataracts: Causes, Costs, and Possible Cures
Cataracts, the progressive clouding of the eye’s outer lens, are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the World Health Organization’s 2019 World Report on Vision. Their surgical removal, typically an in-office procedure and one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the world, is and has been the only remedy approved by the…
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor’s Office
April 1, 2022
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A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows — in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the painful problem. The study reports on the first 19 patients who’ve had kidney stones treated with the ultrasound “bursts.” So far, it’s been able to…
Why You Should Treat Yourself to Regular Saunas
Want to enjoy many of the same benefits as a bout of vigorous exercise, extend your “healthspan” and protect your brain and heart health—all while relaxing in warm comfort? Treat yourself to a sauna! Could a treat as luxurious as a sauna really be good for your health? It sounds too good to be true,…
What Is Aphasia? an Expert Explains
Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March 30, 2022. In a message posted on Instagram, his daughter, Rumer Willis, said that the condition was “impacting his cognitive abilities.” Swathi Kiran, director of the Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston…
Say Goodbye to Sugar If You Want to Beat Cancer
Breaking up Is Hard to Do, but When You Realize Your Life Is at Stake, Suddenly the Choice Becomes Crystal Clear. There may be no greater contributor to the #2 cause of deaths across the United States (cancer) than the sweet but far-from-innocent ingredient that has found its way into most of the pre-packaged foods…
Bracing for Incontinence
As a woman gets older, she’s more likely to experience certain forms of unintended urination. Incontinence often sneaks up on women, becoming gradually more common with age. And recent numbers suggest that certain types of incontinence are sneaking up more than usual. A study published in the August 2021 issue of the American Journal of…
Is Loneliness the New Smoking?
When Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber released his song “Lonely” in October of 2020, the 28-year-old star sang about the crushing loneliness he felt after becoming so famous at such an early age. Bieber’s song quickly topped the charts in Canada, as well as in countries as diverse as Hungary, Malaysia, and Norway. I’m not…
5 Reasons Your Eyelids Twitch, Explained by a Doctor
There’s a saying that “twitching on the left eyelid forecasts fortune, while twitching on the right eyelid forecasts disaster.” While it’s true that eyelids do occasionally twitch, an abnormally twitching eyelid is a health warning from the body. Why Do Eyelids Keep Twitching? It’s an annoyance—short term twitching is distracting, and long term twitching starts…
Understand Your Risk for Heart Disease
The first step toward heart health is understanding your risk of heart disease. Your risk depends on many factors, some of which are changeable and others that are not. Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. These risk factors may be different for each person. Preventing heart…
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