Tag: health

The Healing Potential of Poetry

Poetry offers a unique outlet for our creativity. It can let us bring expression to beautiful memories, or share something on a more essential level. Magdalena Montagne knows the value of poetry through her own experience as a frequent writer and published author with a degree in literature. Now she’s trying to help the elderly,…


4 Things That Age the Brain and 6 Ways to Reverse Brain Aging

This is a common scenario in life: whenever you forget something, someone will jokingly say, “You’re getting old.” Forgetfulness does not mean old age, but as we grow older, people do become forgetful and even suffer from dementia. However, there are still ways to improve brain health, reverse its degeneration, and make our brain younger….


Will Your Liver Repair Itself After Years of Drinking?

One of the most interesting and well-known facts about one of your body’s most vital organs, the liver, is that it can repair itself. But just how much can it do? If you’ve been drinking for years, let’s say, can your liver just fix itself, so it’s like you never touched the stuff? It really…


Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Does Not Provide Significant Benefit in Patients Under 65: Study

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill helps reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the elderly but provides no strong benefit for those under 65, according to a new study. Researchers in Israel gleaned data from Clalit Health Services, a health care organization that covers over half of the entire population in the country. They analyzed data from the…


Japan Study Shows Women More Likely to Get Skin Rash From Moderna Shot

TOKYO—A study in Japan found that women were significantly more likely than men to develop rash-like side effects after a first dose of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine. The study of 5,893 participants between May and November last year showed that 22.4 percent of women developed delayed skin reactions after the first shot, compared to 5.1…


What the Science Says About Forgiveness

We’ve seen a lot of T-shirts and memes circulating on social media with some version of the words: “Forgive me for anything I said or did during COVID.” The COVID crisis—along with disagreements about the severity of the disease, the safety and necessity of vaccines, and the advisability of lockdowns—has divided families, estranged friendships, and…


Hardening of Heart Valves is a Major Predictor for Mortality, Mayo Clinic Finds

A study by Mayo Clinic has found that a common hardening of valves in the heart, which affected around a quarter of patients checking for heart conditions, increases the risk of mortality as well as cardiovascular disease and valvular disease. “Mitral annulus calcification [hardening of heart valves] has been known to be associated with cardiovascular…


WHO Says Monkeypox May Have Been Spreading Undetected

Officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) say that the sudden rise in monkeypox cases worldwide suggests that it has been spreading in an undetected manner for some time. “We don’t really know whether it’s too late to contain. What WHO and all member states are trying to do is prevent onward spread,” Dr. Rosamund…


These 5 Foods Safely Suppress Your Appetite

Being overweight or obese is the result of a complex set of interactions among genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. And despite the seemingly countless weight-loss diets, strategies, potions, and devices offered to Americans today, it’s important to know that healthy weight loss entails comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a balanced diet. As part of a natural strategy,…


Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for Children Under 5

Pfizer and BioNTech have completed an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a three-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen for children aged 6 months to under 5 years old. Pfizer announced the completion of its EUA application on Wednesday, reported multiple outlets. The companies initially asked the FDA for an EUA…