Category: Health & Wellness

Officials Urge Kids and Adults Resume Wearing Masks as ‘Tripledemic’ Grows

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As the so-called “tripledemic” of flu, RSV and COVID-19 continues across the United States, health officials are encouraging people to wear face masks again, especially children. As ABC News reports, health officials in multiple states, including New York, California and Arizona, are strongly recommending people wear masks because of the ongoing threat of flu, COVID-19 and RSV happening all at once. According to the Centers […]

During the Holiday Covid/RSV/Flu Surge, Amoxicillin is on Short Supply

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Scarcity of several high-profile prescription drugs, such as the antibiotic amoxicillin and the ADHD treatment Adderall, have had some patients searching pharmacies and rationing pills, and now parents in some areas are having to hunt to find over-the-counter pain- and fever-reducing medications for their sick kids. According to experts, this isn’t unusual, because even when demand is not […]

Comedian Amy Schumer Shares her Private Battle with Endometriosis to Help Other Women Suffering in Silence

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Amy Schumer is opening about her private battle with endometriosis. In a clip of the latest episode of the new docuseries The Checkup with Dr. Davis Agus, which is available to stream Tuesday on Paramount+, the comedian discussed the painful symptoms she faced while dealing with the disorder as well as the subsequent procedures she’s undergone to […]

Are we entering a new COVID wave? How to stay protected this holiday season

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After what seemed a relatively stable fall season, COVID-19 is on the rise once again all across the United States, just before Americans prepare to celebrate the holidays. In the past two weeks – since Thanksgiving, actually – COVID cases and hospitalizations have jumped more than 25%. Test positivity rates, ICU admissions and the levels of […]

Celine Dion Postpones Tour to focus on Health and Family as she Battles “Stiff Person” Syndrome

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Last week, International Superstar Celine Dion cancelled her tour and revealed she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. The French Canadian singer told her 5.2m Instagram followers the condition makes her muscles spasm uncontrollably. Dion said it has led to difficulties walking and […]

FDA gives first-ever Approval to Fecal Transplant Therapy

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ fecal transplant-based therapy to reduce the recurrence of a bacterial infection, making it the first therapy of its kind to be cleared in the United States. The therapy, “Rebyota,” targets Clostridium difficile, or C. difficile, which is a superbug responsible for infections that can […]

Just When We Thought it Was Over: Welcome to Tripledemic 2022

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Public health officials’ warnings of a “tripledemic” are intensifying as Americans head into the holiday season. Across the country, hospitals, especially those specializing in children, are being overrun, namely due to cases of infectious respiratory illnesses, like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19, which together make a nasty “tripledemic.” “This is a unique situation […]

New Research Shows Some Hair Regrowth Supplements Actually Work

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If you, like millions of people around the globe, suffer from hair loss and are wondering if those natural nutritional supplements actually work, it’s your lucky day. A new research paper published in JAMA Dermatology says that nutritional-supplement brands such as Viviscal, Nourkrin, Nutrafol, Lamdapil and Pantogar, as well as natural supplements including zinc, capsaicin (an active […]

Cases of Gonorrhea are Skyrocketing in the US. Here’s What You Need to Know

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Cases of gonorrhea are skyrocketing in the U.S. after hitting a historic low in 2009. In 2020 (the most recent year data is available), more than 675,000 gonorrhea cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is a 111% increase since 2009. But despite its prevalence, many people don’t know a lot […]

How Long Do You Really Need to Hold a Plank?

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It’s the golden age of plank challenges, folks. But is it really necessary to hold a plank for the length of a full Billie Eilish song? Here, a Shape magazine expert breaks down how long to hold a plank to score all of the exercise’s benefits and shares common form mistakes that could make the move less […]