A study looked at COVID-19 long-haulers and found that six months after infection, the most common symptoms included cognitive problems or “brain fog.”Getty Images; Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images Source link
A mob stormed the Capitol on January 6. The effects are still being felt by those who endured the attack and tried to protect lawmakers inside.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Source link
Simone Biles told reporters this week that she was not in the right state of mind to compete. "Put mental health first," she said.Gregory Bull/AP Photo Source link
Fewer than 1 percent of fully immunized people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 — 125,000 out of more than 162 million.iStock Source link
When it comes to gaining a patient’s trust and respect, the traditional white physician’s coat may make a big difference, according to a recent investigation, published July 30 in JAMA Network Open.From a survey of 487 adults, researchers found that respondents rated physicians wearing casual attire (such as fleece jackets and softshell jackets) as less professional and experienced than those wearing a white coat. Results were determined by participant response to photographs of male and female models wearing various types of physician attire (white coat, business clothes, and scrubs).Julie Parsonnet, MD, an infectious diseases specialist and professor of medicine at Stanford University, wasn’t surprised that white coats gained a patient’s respect.“First impressions do matter, but I think patient confidence is much more related to physician demeanor — their self-confidence, listening skills,…
Older adults who eliminated 250 calories a day — about the same amount found in a 20-ounce soda or a candy bar — and paired it with moderate exercise had greater improvement in aortic stiffness, a prognostic marker for cardiovascular risk, compared with people who only exercised or who exercised and cut more than twice as many calories, according to research published on August 2 in the journal Circulation.“This study provides evidence that for older adults who are obese, combining aerobic exercise with a moderate decrease in daily calorie intake may help to reduce aortic stiffness,” says Tina E. Brinkley, PhD, lead author of the study and associate professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest School of Medicine in…