Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Canada Canada and most other countries have seen significant rates of ‘excess deaths’ during the pandemic — many more people dying than the average for previous years Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021 • 2 days ago • 5 minute read • 405 Comments According… Read More »
A recent study showed that personalized cancer vaccines designed to fight melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, maintain their effects on the immune system years after inoculation — another step in efforts to harness the immune system as an ally in the fight against cancers of all kinds. The work, led by researchers from… Read More »
Dive Brief: A new study of one the nation’s busiest public hospitals in the Western Journal of Medicine concluded that COVID-19 led to a massive drop-off in emergency department visits during the first few weeks of the pandemic. A second survey by researchers at The Commonwealth Fund found that COVID-19 also interfered with Medicare enrollees’ access… Read More »
Call him the brownstone baritone. “Sometimes there’s a drone [of street noise] as soon as I’m finishing my softest number,” said Peter Clark, 56, who hosts a weekly concert from a stoop on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights. “And don’t get me started on the Fresh Direct trucks.” Despite the hum of garbage trucks, car… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4, 2020 — Women who work outside the home may end up with a sharper memory later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 6,200 U.S. women aged 55 and older, those who’d worked for pay in young adulthood and middle-age were less prone to memory decline, versus those… Read More »
Intermittent fasting (IF) is an approach to eating based on timing. The idea is that fasting for long enough allows insulin levels to fall low enough that our body will use fat for fuel. Growing evidence in animals and humans shows that this approach leads to significant weight loss. When combined with a nutritious, plant-based… Read More »