Month: June 2022

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. View original article Contributor: Knvul Sheikh

I was surprised when my medically savvy friend Jeanne told me she avoids buying frozen meals that contain around 500 mg of sodium. If Jeanne is confused, then I know … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

There is so much pressure to look good, which is especially distressing during this time of high inflation and lower stock prices. Every day, we hear about new products and … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Over six years, many doctors told the patient he had peripheral neuropathy. What they couldn’t tell him was why — or how to treat it. View original article Contributor: Lisa Sanders, M.D.

After Jewell Singletary was diagnosed with lupus, she developed rheumatoid arthritis as well—a common pairing, since both are autoimmune conditions—and had to use a cane to navigate her college campus. When she graduated, the now 38-year-old New Jersey resident decided to be more focused on supporting her health, in an effort to maintain her mobility … Read more

The European Union’s executive branch proposed Wednesday a ban on the sale of flavored heated tobacco products, including some vaping items, as part of its plan to fight cancer. The European Commission said its proposal comes in response to a significant increase in the volume of such products sold across the 27-nation bloc. A recent … Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic. In clinical trials involving some 4,000 participants in South Korea and five other countries, SK Bioscience’s two-dose SKYCovione … Read more

The push for vasectomies comes as some physicians and patients are facing confusion and fear in a post-Roe world. View original article Contributor: Meena Venkataramanan