Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Novartis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, launched “Unblocked,” a movement for heart health, in honor of Cholesterol Education month in September. The initiative aims to bring patients, their loved ones, healthcare professionals and healthcare systems together in a shared mission to “unblock” barriers to heart health and raise awareness of […]
More gay and bisexual men are now able to donate blood, thanks to updated donor guidelines approved by the Food and Drug Administration in late August. Under the new guidelines, donors are asked the same series of screening questions, regardless of sexual orientation. Previously, anyone who reported male-to-male sexual contact had to be abstinent for […]
NSW Health has issued an alert for airline passengers to be alert for symptoms of measles after a person flew into Sydney from overseas with the infection. The adult caught the disease in Africa and was infectious on an international flight into Sydney. Passengers on Qantas flight QF128 from Hong Kong to Sydney, which landed […]
Despite Korea reducing Covid-19 emergency response levels, immunology experts elaborated that the only way to keep the virus under control was through seasonal updated vaccination to adapt to the mutating virus. Professor Noh Ji-yun of Korea of Infectious Diseases at Korea University Guro Hospital speaks at Moderna’s press conference on Thursday at the Westin Josun […]
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HEALTHY LIVING — Know your highs and lows of blood pressure Published 12:18 am Thursday, October 5, 2023 Blood pressure is the measure of the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries, which carry the blood throughout the body. It’s expressed as a measurement with two numbers, […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that enhanced infection prevention and control (IPC) measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a significant decrease in many health care-associated infections (HAIs) and a reduction in respiratory viral infections (RVIs). The findings, […]
In the labyrinth of our minds, health-related anxiety often lurks, casting shadows of unease and worry. For many, these concerns are fleeting, but for some, they morph into something more consuming—an overwhelming obsession with the possibility of harboring a severe, undiagnosed medical condition. This condition is commonly referred to as hypochondria, a psychological challenge recognized […]
A violation of trust. The complexity of betrayal trauma is further underscored by its multifaceted manifestations within different contexts. Familial betrayal, for instance, encompasses a disturbing spectrum of experiences. It can begin in childhood, where caregivers who should provide safety and nurturance become the perpetrators of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. This form of betrayal […]
