In light of Kobe Bryant’s death on January 25, 2020 from a helicopter tragedy, I am compelled to write about the risk profile that many of our heroes and industry titans must face and master on…
The vast majority of nurses supported using educational tools (94.2%) and empathetic communication (92%) to help calm patient fears. Other popular approaches included anxiety medication (66%), family presence (63%), familiarizing patients with the facility (26.8%), and traditional, complementary…
Researchers from the University of Sydney have conducted the first global review of herbal medicines for weight loss in 19 years, finding insufficient evidence to recommend any current treatments.
Senior author Dr Nick Fuller said with overweight and…
Creating a health care plan tailored to our wants and needs is very important to many of us and requires a certain amount of basic knowledge and understanding about medicine in general.
In today’s world,…
Gudmundur Johannsson
A once-weekly injection of the long-acting human growth hormone derivative somapacitan was associated with improvements in truncal and visceral fat and lean body mass that were similar to daily GH treatment among a cohort of…
Jeremy Grady started dealing with chronic pain more than 20 years ago after suffering a devastating shoulder injury.At that time, doctors were heavily relying on opioids for treatment. It was the beginning of what we now know as…
Cannabidiol (CBD) has taken the world by storm after misconceptions have been resolved and lawmakers can distinguish the differences between CBD…
The floor seemed filthy and she could not get rid of the grime. Amie Detzel frantically scrubbed that nursing home floor with cleaning supplies she’d found when no one was looking. On hands and knees, dragging her IV…
Migraines are the second leading cause of disability worldwide, with more than 30 million adults affected. They can be painful, incapacitating and can last up to 72 hours without medication and often require some trial and error…
