The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rapid expansion of telehealth use in the U.S. While articles have been published on telehealth and best practices for patient-centered communication during the crisis, none have focused on applying principles of trauma-informed care until now. COVID-19 is traumatizing for many and has a disproportionate…
Cases of ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ Have Increased During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Study Finds
Cases of “broken heart syndrome” have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new, small study. The syndrome, more formally known as takotsubo or stress cardiomyopathy, produces symptoms that feel like a heart attack — weakened heart muscles, shortness of breath and chest pain. But it is instead caused…
Findings set new standard for blood-based biomarkers in prediction of cancer recurrence
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers Milan Radovich, Ph.D., and Bryan Schneider, MD, have discovered that the presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the plasma of women’s blood who have undergone chemotherapy prior to surgery for the treatment of stage 1, 2 or 3…
Pandemic is changing addiction care, for better and worse
(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up America’s approach to addiction treatment, but the fallout hasn’t been all bad, experts say. In-person support meetings either aren’t happening or have been severely curtailed, and addiction centers are facing financial ruin because folks are too afraid of the coronavirus to seek treatment. But…
Desert island discs: Music listened to in younger years defines us forever, research finds
Researchers at the University of Westminster and City University of London analyzing the music record choices of guests on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs program has found that the music we listen to between the age of 10 and 30 define us for the rest of our lives. Music…
States with Major Outbreaks Should ‘Look at Shutting Down’ Says Fauci as New Daily Cases Top 62K
Since that weekend, cases and hospitalizations in several states — especially Texas, California, Arizona and Florida — soared. In the last two days, Texas has hit its highest number of new cases with 10,028 on Tuesday and 9,979 on Wednesday, easily beating the previous record of 8,258, according to The…
“You made a mockery of the dead”: The thinking Corona-Ill on Virus-skeptics
The first Corona-acute phase seems to be in Germany to have survived. Nevertheless, every day, stuck in the world of thousands with the Virus – while other Sars-CoV-trivialize 2 or deny. For seriously ill patients that is hard to deal with. Four Corona-Ill reports. While some people have the feeling…
How to live longer: The herbal supplement that could help boost your life expectancy
Long life expectancy could be achieved by consuming fenugreek. Fenugreek is a herb similar to clover. People use its fresh and dried seeds, leaves, twigs and roots as a spice and supplement. So how can it help you live longer? READ MORE How to live longer: The best drink to…
Black medic creates handbook to show how health conditions look on darker skin
A medical student who was trained to identify how conditions appear on white patients, such as lips turning blue, has written a handbook to highlight how symptoms can look on darker skin. Malone Mukwende, a second-year student at St George’s, University of London, wrote Mind the Gap as guidance for other…
Kidney stones in the summer months, more frequently: you can nature company – natural healing remedies specialist portal
So the risk for kidney stones reduce When the temperatures rise in the summer months, increases the risk of developing kidney stones, even if you’ve never had it. This has to do, among other things, to the fact that we spend more in the summer outside, and with the amount…