Have ‘Zoom Fatigue?’ Study Finds Way to Lessen It

Aug. 18, 2022 – Making eye contact and picking up on subtle nonverbal cues that show that someone is listening is nearly impossible on a crowded video conference call. It’s hard to know if others on the call are listening or engaged, especially if they have their video turned off. That lack of social connection…

White House Announces New Response Actions

Aug. 18, 2022 – Acknowledging the seriousness of the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, the White House announced today that 1.8 million more vaccine doses will be available to order by local and state jurisdictions that are running low on supply starting next week. At the same time, U.S. officials will send 50,000 more…

No Need to Rip It Off Like a Bandage With This Wound Cover

Aug. 17, 2022 – A new adhesive bandage is being designed to stick twice as well to skin – even hairy parts – but hurt half as much to pull off. Scientists are tapping into the main ingredient in school glue to make this possible. The problem that researchers from Pennsylvania universities set out to…

Maternal Mortality Risks: What You Can Do to Help

The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby? Source link

Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?

Pity the poor leech. For more than a century, it has been a poster child for the once-decrepit state of medicine. Nothing illustrates the relative backwardness of pre-20th century health care than the image of a hapless patient covered in bloodsuckers, or the cringe-inducing curios that draw spectators to medical museums, like the vaginal speculums…

Lead Poisoning, Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids’ Test Scores

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children. The study, of close to 26,000 schoolchildren, found that…

Dermatologists Skeptical of Calamine Lotion TikTok Trend

Aug. 16, 2022 — A growing bandwagon of TikTok influencers has been using and promoting calamine lotion as a makeup primer under foundation. While this may work as a base layer for some people, dermatologists have concerns about this trend, particularly the risk of dryness. As of Aug. 12, the # calamine lotion tag had…

One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main concern, and drivers…

How Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area. But infectious disease experts say there’s no need for families of fully vaccinated children…

Monkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current best practices for naming diseases. “The naming of virus…