Amos Williams is a typical 9-year-old with a shock of brown hair who can bust out laughing just by saying “banana.” Until the rage comes. Then his pupils dilate as if he is possessed, and he starts swearing and screaming and kicking and punching and biting and spitting. His parents restrain him to prevent him […]
The skies over much of Europe were lit up on Sunday night as far as southern Slovakia, as the northern lights were spotted by stargazers across the continent. A bright red magnetic storm tinged with green and purple was captured by a meteorological camera near the village of Stanča, near Slovakia’s south-eastern border with Hungary, […]
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in civilian midlife women negatively affected their cardiovascular and neurocognitive health. Study: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women. Image Credit: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com Background They conducted a cross-sectional study of American women, incorporating extensive PTSD questionnaires, anthropometric measures, […]
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a critical disease, characterized by long-term persistent respiratory symptoms such as cough, expectoration, chest tightness, and asthma. In later stages, COPD is often complicated with frequent acute exacerbations (AEs) and chronic respiratory failure, which seriously affect quality of life and lead to a worse prognosis. The incidence rate […]
The environmental damage caused more than half a century of oil activity in Ecuador’s Amazon are multiplying yearly without effective remediation by the government or the oil companies responsible. To date, there are 1,107 recorded “environmental liabilities” and another 3,568 sites in the Ecuadorian Amazon labeled by the environment ministry as “sources of contamination.” Although […]
EMBARGOED FOR 12:01 AM MONDAY Hospital-acquired infections, which became substantially more common during the pandemic, have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from a patient safety watchdog group. It’s key to note, researchers say, that infection rates before March 2020 were nothing to celebrate. On top of that moderately good news, the […]
American Red Cross Submitted The TMP Key Club and Kiwanis Club of Hays are proud to partner with each other for this year’s annual fall blood drive on Wednesday, November 8. Nearly 20 spots for donating blood remain. To schedule an appointment, all able community members are encouraged to go to: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time. Enter 67601 for […]
Research Highlights: High blood pressure risk was higher among adolescent girls with a condition associated with irregular menstrual periods called polycystic ovary syndrome, compared to teens without this condition, according to a study of girls between 13-17 years of age. In a separate study of women younger than age 50, those with painful menstrual periods […]
Research Highlights: In a small study of adults living in rural America, those who identified as transgender were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, including tobacco use, obesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance, high cholesterol and/or alcohol use. Study participants with the highest odds of having cardiovascular disease risk […]
Research Highlights: Adults aged 18- to 44-years-old who are long-term tobacco users and have prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels) are at a 3 times greater risk of stroke. The results come from a national study of more than 1 million U.S. hospital admissions among young adult tobacco users without other known cardiovascular risk […]