I did this 30-minute yoga practice after a five-hour car journey and it provided immediate relief to my stiff neck and shoulders If you’ve spent too much time sitting, try this Fit & Well · Aug 31
Americans Are Flying to Europe for IVF as the Cost of One Cycle at Home Tops $29,000 One US IVF cycle now tops $29,000, and Americans at European clinics rose 37% last year. What the price gap does and does not buy. Medical Daily · Aug 31
How to Support a Loved One Seeking Better Recovery When someone you care about is having a hard time with substance use, it can make everyday life feel upside down. What helps most is staying calm, learning a little, and taking one step at a time. Recovery isn't a magic switch, but support from family and friends can be… Medical Daily · Aug 31
Earthquake Survivors Recorded 60 Seconds of Their Own Laughter and Played It Back Three Times a Day Twenty survivors of the 2023 earthquakes recorded their own laughter and replayed it daily. Well-being scores rose, but there was no control group. Medical Daily · Aug 31
A Yawn Crossed 23 of 32 Faces in the Lab, and Wincing at Someone Else's Pain Crossed Only 15 Italian researchers filmed 32 adults watching others laugh, yawn and wince, then measured exactly which muscles moved when the reaction landed. Medical Daily · Aug 31
He Was Certain His Nose Smelled Like a Dead Mouse and Three Years of Testing Found Nothing For three years, a man believed his nose gave off a dead mouse odor. Every exam came back clean, and the diagnosis turned out to be psychiatric. Medical Daily · Aug 31
Surgeons Fixed the Puppy's Plumbing with a Laser and She Still Would Not Stop Drinking Water Vets lasered a golden retriever puppy's ectopic ureter, but she kept drinking. The real answer was compulsive water seeking, not anatomy. Medical Daily · Aug 31
A 300,000 Metric Ton Beef Import Expansion Begins Tuesday and Every Pound Must Clear the Same Federal Checkpoint A proclamation effective September 1 admits 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings in three tranches, all through one port-of-entry inspection step. Medical Daily · Aug 31
Atlanta Hospitals Improved Hand Hygiene by Sixteen Points and Drug Resistant Germ Detections Did Not Fall Four Atlanta hospitals raised hand hygiene rates sharply, but drug-resistant organism detections did not drop. What the null result means. Medical Daily · Aug 31
Estime de soi : comment se construire quand on a souvent été dévalorisé ? Si la critique peut permettre de se dépasser et de s’améliorer, il faut la différencier de la dévalorisation qui peut, elle, être néfaste. Le fait d’être constamment dévalorisé peut avoir des répercussions importantes sur l’estime de soi et, à terme, sur tous les aspects de la vie : amour, travail,… Radio France Internationale (Français) · Aug 31
The First Cholesterol Pill in the PCSK9 Class Reaches Pharmacy Shelves at 315 Dollars a Month The first oral PCSK9 inhibitor has reached US pharmacies at a $315 monthly list price. Here is what patients should ask before switching. Medical Daily · Aug 31
Graeme Souness to climb UK’s highest peaks for charity The former footballer and manager said he will take on his ‘toughest challenge yet’ to raise cash for those living with rare skin conditions. Evening Standard · Aug 31
Forget the treadmill, boost your cardio fitness at home with these three low-impact bodyweight exercises Hate traditional cardio? Try this instead Fit & Well · Aug 31
A fitness specialist shares how he finally mastered the Romanian deadlift and how he teaches clients to do the same The cue that made all the difference to executing this essential home exercise Fit & Well · Aug 31
Newcastle Herald · Aug 31 Will a not-for-profit takeover of private hospitals cut fees for patients? The truth about Hunter private hospital bids revealed.
AAP · Aug 31 Ex-surgeon referred to tribunal for alleged misconduct Hundreds of patients have contacted lawyers about the treatment they received from a former gynaecologist, who is accused of performing unnecessary surgeries.
Evening Standard · Aug 30 So-called ‘social jet lag’ linked to higher anxiety levels in teenagers – study Lying in on the weekend to catch up on sleep may have a similar effect to jet lag, according to researchers.
AAP · Aug 30 Weight drugs trigger 'cultural body trauma' for women The rise of GLP-1 medications for weight loss might have triggered another "cultural trauma" about women's bodies and who gets to have opinions on them.
Fit & Well · Aug 30 Trying to lose weight? Here’s what you should add to your diet, rather than cut, according to experts The filling and nutritious foods that can help with weight management and leave you feeling satisfied rather than deprived
Medical Daily · Aug 30 Florida Accuses Two of the Nation's Largest Prescription Middlemen of Colluding to Underpay the Pharmacies Filling Prescriptions Florida sued Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics, alleging a price-fixing deal that forced pharmacies to fill prescriptions at a loss.
Medical Daily · Aug 30 Flu Antivirals Started Within Two Days Are Linked to 81 Percent Lower Hospitalization Risk in Children A Pediatrics study of 1,492 children found that antivirals started within 48 hours were linked to an 81 percent lower hospitalization risk.
The Independent UK · Aug 30 UK commits more than £100m from aid budget to cutting-edge health research Exclusive: ‘We’re continuing the UK’s proud track record of supporting science that saves lives,’ development minister Kirsty McNeill tells The Independent
Fit & Well · Aug 30 I average 28,000 steps across a weekend—here’s the stretch I do to avoid tight hips after walking A physical therapist taught me this 45-second move
Fit & Well · Aug 30 The one type of exercise a trainer wants every woman over 40 to try—and you can start sitting down Try impact training in your 40s to build bone density and power
Medical Daily · Aug 29 Nepal Floods May Leave a Psychological Toll as Thousands of Children Face Trauma After Disaster More than 17,000 children have been affected by Nepal's devastating floods, raising concerns about trauma and mental health during recovery.