While the scleroses are of inherently different composition and cause, and the prevalence of each types of scleroses is not breaking news, their linkage is beginning to make headlines with the emergence of new research.
Can your joints predict the weather? Well, actually, maybe, explains a bone specialist at Michigan Medicine.
With more people getting tattoos, this important blog addresses the possible health risks that may come along with this practice.
White LEDs contributing to skyglow, satellites impacting astronomical observations, and stars vanishing from sight — the effects of light pollution are revealed thanks to alarming new evidence from Globe at Night, a global citizen science program of NSF’s NOIRLab. The study reveals that indeed the night sky is disappearing, but there is always something we can do. On 13 March 2023, Globe at Night will begin its next campaign, which will last until 22 March and coincides with the launch of a new Globe at Night website that features a revamped and more streamlined user interface.
As the pandemic enters its fourth year, the medical historian whose team's work on the 1918 flu influenced the "flatten the curve" approach in 2020 reflects on what lessons for the future can be drawn by studying recent pandemic history.
Radiologists play a large role in many tumor diagnoses, but rarely get the recognition for it
How concerning is it that teens turn to social media for medical advice? Expert available to comment
Ken Kessler had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor. In April 2022, he had his first procedure at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center to remove as much of the tumor as possible.
As the days got closer, 10-year-old Matthew Ward grew increasingly excited to interview the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball team. He was elated at the chance to be able to talk to his favorite Wolverines one on one.
Winter, in many places, can be cold and icy, making staying active a challenge. But not maintaining physical activity in the winter can result in painful ramifications for the spine during the spring and summer.
In December 2020, the Kolars were taking one of their usual bike rides through Gallup Park in Ann Arbor when they noticed a runner had fallen on a slippery bridge. The pair quickly hit their brakes but proceeded to fall off their bikes. While Candace Kolars was unharmed, Joseph Kolars was in a lot of pain and couldn’t stand up.
Nicknamed the “invisible disease”, lupus is an autoimmune disorder that disproportionately affects women and even more specifically, Black women. It occurs when the immune system begins a pattern of attacking the body’s organs when immune cells are inappropriately activated in the body. It’s difficult to diagnose, and when it is, it’s accompanied by major lifestyle changes to help keep the condition under control.
Before his deep brain stimulation procedure in March, 10-year-old Rylan Moll was experiencing multiple seizures a day, causing disruptions in school, playtime and having a regular childhood.
Eating disorders are “complex medical and psychiatric conditions that patients don’t choose and parents don’t cause.” Two Penn State Health experts describe the conditions and what you can do about them.
As Spring is upon us, Ochsner Health has Allergy and Immunology experts available.
What should you consider when choosing the best kind of artificial tears for your eyes?
Endometriosis can take seven to 10 years to diagnose definitively. But patients don’t have to wait to begin treatment.
A first-person account by the parent of a patient receiving eating disorders treatment at Michigan Medicine; the author's name is withheld to protect privacy. The piece quotes a psychiatrist with the program, who reviewed the piece before publication.
Why putting lip balm on eyelids is bad for your eyes
Expert from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey & RWJBarnabas Health discusses what young people should know about colorectal cancer as the disease continues to rise in those ranging in age from mid-20's to 50's.
A new Cal State Fullerton program, Black CommUnity, aims to create an affirming space for Black communications students to access career mentoring, build professional networks and find communications internships and jobs.
The news that President Jimmy Carter has entered hospice at home offers a chance for more families to understand and plan ahead for end-of-life care - and highlights the shortcomings of the current system.
Cannabis poisoning is soaring among small children as parents inadvertently leave edibles within their kids’ reach. Our expert explains how to childproof your pot. As marijuana has become legal in more states across the U.S., a recent analysis has found that the drug is accidentally ending up in the hands—and mouths—of children.
Less than one year after stepping away from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Here, a neurologist answers key questions about FTD.
Dementia affects millions of Americans — including nearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dementias vary, a 2020 report from a Lancet commission identified several modifiable risk factors that together account for around 40% of dementia worldwide. Neurologists share how you can reduce your risk for dementia and maintain a healthy brain throughout your life.
The second most common reason adults in the United States go to the emergency department is chest pain, yet more than half of those visits have noncardiac
Janice Lee, Chief Scientist at the International Gemini Observatory, leads the JWST Treasury Survey for the PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies) collaboration to study how star formation affects the evolution of galaxies. These observations are providing new insights into how some of the smallest-scale processes in our Universe — the beginnings of star formation — impact the evolution of the largest objects in our cosmos: galaxies.
A study published recently in JAMA Network Open, led by Mira Mamtani, MD, MSEd, an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, found vast differences in the feedback given and received by emergency medicine residents. Mamtani draws upon the findings of the study to offer guidance for providing better feedback.
Community awareness is critical to preventing overdoses
Ochsner Health Blog by Dr. Salima Qamruddin and Dr. Nadia Abelhad
Ochsner Health Blog by Dr. Ryan Boehm, cardiologist
A young man with ALS has continued to pursue his passion for music despite losing his ability to move and speak. He uses a device that track his eye movements to build out songs.
Have you ever tried a chocolate tomato or purchased a vibrant pink dragon fruit? These exotic-sounding fruits and vegetables are part of a unique pilot study at two UT Physicians clinics that offers prescriptions for free produce in an effort to improve dietary behaviors in children.
Despite their rarity, it’s important to know the signs and symptoms of bile duct and gallbladder cancers.
The bottom line: before, during and after cancer treatment, heart health is critical. Andrew M. Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, associate director for Clinical Services at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and medical director of the Oncology Service Line at RWJBarnabas Health, is a participating physician in the Cardio-Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s leading cancer program, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, shares more on the topic.
With the aim to address key challenges impacting U.S. and global health care organizations, leaders representing every facet of the industry will converge for the 2023 “The Business of Health Care Conference,” to be held Feb. 24 at the University of Miami Coral Gables Campus.
Careful siting of renewable energy development seems to play a key role in minimizing impacts to wildlife, but this requires detailed knowledge of where animals breed, winter, and migrate. To address this need, BRI established a wildlife and renewable energy program in 2009, which has evolved over the past 12 years into BRI’s Center for Research on Offshore Wind and the Environment (CROWE).
BRI’s field biologists seek out opportunities that put them into close contact with the natural world. In fact, those encounters captivate, awaken, and spark their motivation and passion.
Julia Gulka tackles emerging environmental issues in an office surrounded by photographs, illustrations, and personal watercolor paintings of the birds she studies and the places she has traveled.
On the remote island of Rota, a tiny dot in the vastness of Oceania, a group of field biologists from distant places join forces each year to study threatened and endangered species of bats, indigenous crows, and other wildlife. In 2017, New Zealand native and bat specialist Josh Guilbert started full-time research on the “Friendly Island.” That first year, he met two seasonal volunteers who had previously worked at a wildlife research group in Maine—Biodiversity Research Institute.
A “parade” of atmospheric river storms that have pummeled California since late December is finally ending, and drier days are ahead. But as the Earth’s climate continues to warm, atmospheric rivers will only become more frequent and intense, warns a University of Miami scientist.
A new clinical trial aims to shed light on how to best treat a patent ductus arteriosus in the most fragile infants.
A new program is finding many diagnosed in childhood with antibiotic allergies are no longer allergic after retesting
Susan G. Komen has identified three areas where it will work in the 2023 and 2024 state and federal legislative sessions to enact laws so that where you live does not determine if you live.
More than 250 MITRE employees were awarded over 100 patents in the past five years. These patent holders come from multiple disciplines and underrepresented populations, including 13.4% women.
Now that the pandemic has eased up, and jobs are easier to find, an emergency order regarding Medicaid and CHIP enrollment will end on March 31, 2023. Some people are calling it an “unwinding.” This means that everyone in these programs will have to prove they are still eligible for their coverage if they want to keep it.
Zero-proof cocktails are the perfect alternative for feeling festive as the ball drops without experiencing the next-morning hangover. We’ve rounded up a list of our top picks of Eat Fit-approved zero-proof cocktails for ringing in the new year.
In a video posted to Instagram, Grammy-award-winning singer Celine Dion announced that she has a rare condition called stiff person syndrome. Here, a neuromuscular specialist shares helpful facts about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
“A ZIP code should not determine the life expectancy nor the diseases that we get,” says Alejandro “Alex” Guerrero, Executive Director of the Macedonia Community Development Corporation.
The Quantum Systems Accelerator, a National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Berkeley Lab, is stepping up efforts for quantum education and outreach, especially at the high school level, which traditionally has not been regarded as an entry point to quantum science. The outreach should help fill the increasing number of job vacancies in this fast-growing and developing field.
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