What Is Lewy Body Dementia? Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a brain disorder that can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. Visual hallucinations, or seeing things that are not there, are a common symptom, and tend to happen early on. More than 1 million people in the United States are diagnosed with […]
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6 Months to Live or Die: How Long Should an Alcoholic Liver Disease Patient Wait for a Transplant?
6 Months to Live or Die: How Long Should an Alcoholic Liver Disease Patient Wait for a Transplant? Aneri Pattani October 13, 2021 The night before Brian Gorzney planned to check into rehab for alcohol use, he began vomiting blood. First at 2 a.m. Then 5. And again at 11. When he arrived at the […]
Cat Wednesday: 2021-10-13 – Tapeworm Symptoms in Cats
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, is a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – Editorial Team […]
‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence
‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence Bram Sable-Smith and Andy Miller October 11, 2021 The San Leandro Hospital emergency department, where nurse Mawata Kamara works, went into lockdown recently when a visitor, agitated about being barred from seeing a patient due to covid-19 restrictions, threatened to bring […]
NY Reaches Agreement With DOJ Over Vaccine Access for Blind People
2021-10-11 NY Reaches Agreement With DOJ Over Vaccine Access for Blind People Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht Five New York state and local government agencies agreed to fix covid-19 vaccine websites to make them accessible for blind users following a Department of Justice investigation spurred by a KHN story. New York State’s Department of […]
Cyber Bullying – The Clique of Friends Known as The Mean Girls
Cyber Bullying – The Clique of Friends Known as The Mean Girls One type of cyber bullying is referred to as “Mean Girls” this may be a clique of friends (not necessary all girls) who decide it would be fun to publicly humiliate another person. There are several ways in which this humiliation occurs. […]
Gain-of-Function Research: All in the Eye of the Beholder
Gain-of-Function Research: All in the Eye of the Beholder By Charles Schmidt In 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) organized a meeting after two laboratories independently reported eye-opening results. In both labs, researchers had managed to alter the avian H5N1 flu virus so it could spread through the air among ferrets, an animal often […]
Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a Covid Shot or Move Down on Waitlist
2021-10-10 Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a Covid Shot or Move Down on Waitlist JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation’s more than 250 organ […]
Most Americans Ill-Prepared for Natural Disasters. Are You Among Them?
Most Americans Ill-Prepared for Natural Disasters. Are You Among Them? (StatePoint) A time when natural disasters are growing in frequency, most Americans are not physically or financially prepared to handle them. According to a new Wells Fargo & Company survey, 84% of Americans live in areas that have experienced some form of natural disaster […]
Recipe Sunday 2021-2021-10-10
We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking is a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get paid for this). —Editorial Team. A Traditional Breakfast with a Twist (Culinary.net) The same bowl of cereal can get boring […]