Category: Education

Health officials in Maryland say that a positive case of “locally acquired” malaria was detected in the National Capital Region. The Maryland Department of Health said it confirmed and reported the malaria case. It said that the individual didn’t recently travel outside the U.S. or to any other state.  Maryland Department of Health Secretary Laura […]

The fastest growing population to try marijuana these days is not rebellious teenagers. Guess again.  New research from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual federal report that began over 50 years ago to provide up-to-date data on the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs as well as mental health in the United […]

The average age at which women experience menopause in the U.S. is 51, when they likely still have decades of living ahead of them — yet for many, that “change of life” is rarely spoken about today. Trista Sutter, who was the first woman to appear on the reality series “The Bachelorette” back in 2003, […]

Women around the world are choosing to freeze their eggs (a process known as oocyte cryopreservation) more frequently. This is especially true among the youngest adult generations. The number of egg-freezing cycles increased from 16,786 in 2020 to 24,558 in 2021, according to a U.S.-based study from the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology, which is […]

World public health agencies are tracking a highly mutated strain of the virus that causes COVID-19. The newly discovered strain, referred to as BA.2.86, has been designated as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO) “due to the large number of mutations it carries.” “More data are needed to understand this COVID-19 […]

A heart drug that combines three medications in one pill — otherwise known as a polypill — has been included in the List of Essential Medicines from the World Health Organization (WHO).  The unique polypill is designed for those who have had a prior heart attack or other heart-related event, with the goal of preventing […]

Having just one alcoholic beverage per day could cause a spike in blood pressure, new research has revealed. The study, which was published in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Hypertension, found that regardless of the amount of alcohol consumed, blood pressure levels are likely to increase. These findings came from an analysis of seven […]

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Reality star Kim Kardashian recently praised the wellness trend of undertaking whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening — saying these screenings save lives.  Many medical experts, however, share a larger context from their point of view and even some caveats when it comes to the health care benefits overall.  “I recently did this @prenuvo scan and had to tell […]