First long COVID treatment clinical trials from NIH getting underway
[ad_1] Two new clinical trials to test potential treatments for long COVID are now set to launch, the National Institutes of Health said Monday, opening enrollment for the first of an array of federally-funded More...
Why Sherlock Holmes’ razor sharp creator embraced the paranormal | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Image: Getty) Peering through a magnifying glass beneath his signature deerstalker hat, sucking on a blackened clay pipe, Sherlock Holmes remains the world’s greatest literary More...
Steve Cavanagh’s thriller screams revenge is a dish best served bold! | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Author Steve Cavanagh (Image: ) Before you seek revenge, dig two graves, including one for yourself. Or so warns the ancient proverb commonly attributed to Confucius. It’s a cautionary message author More...
“The Forgotten Ones” highlights opioid crisis in Minneapolis’ East African community
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS – It’s a struggle many in the East African community suffer through silently. Opioid addiction is impacting young and old, and now a documentary – “The Forgotten Ones” More...
Sudden explosion of dangerous fungus Candida auris may be because of climate change, scientists say
[ad_1] Candida auris infections have emerged globally as public health threat in recent years, posing a particular risk in health care settings for people who already have serious medical problems. Scientists More...
Up to 450,000 in U.S. have red meat allergies due to alpha-gal syndrome spread by ticks, CDC says
[ad_1] Thousands more Americans are now testing positive each year for alpha-gal syndrome — a condition spread by tick bites that causes allergic reactions to eating red meat. New data released by the Centers More...
What I’ve learned as a healthy 24-year-old living in a care home
[ad_1] Teun Toebes with care home resident and ‘housemate’ Murielle (Image: Marijke Krekels) In Teun Toebes’s small bedroom is a pub-style peanut dispenser, coffee machine, and well-stocked bar. In the More...
Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families and workers
[ad_1] Jim Weaver has had two major surgeries in the past decade: one to remove cancerous tumors from his bladder and another to clear a blocked artery. Weaver, 70, knew that after he emerged from surgery, he’d More...
What a drag it is getting old…unless you’re Mick Jagger | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] The Rolling Stones’ singer Mick Jagger (Image: Getty) What is it with pop stars and ageing? Roger Daltrey sang the immortal line from The Who’s hit My Generation – “Hope I die before I get old” More...
Experts warn of “massive shift” for outdoor sports as extreme heat worsens. How will your workout change?
[ad_1] The days of lacing up your sneakers for a midday run during a summer may be coming to an end. Extreme heat is scorching cities across the world, an issue that is expected to only persist and worsen as More...