Regardless of party affiliation, health is important to us all — but just how important? As the United States presidential elections approach, we take a look at healthcare and its place among voters’ priorities. We also examine how voters’ priorities have shifted from earlier this year.Share on PinterestSince the beginning of the year, the place…
People all around the world have been recounting their experiences with “long COVID” — a state of illness that lasts weeks or months longer than doctors expect. In a recent BMJ webinar, specialists have discussed how best to support people in this situation.Share on PinterestIn a recent BMJ webinar, specialists have discussed long COVID and…
The cold and flu season is starting to rear its ugly head, and we cannot seem to get away from the coughing and sneezing. But why are we more prone to these infections during the colder months?Viral infections that cause the common cold or flu can range from a nuisance to a serious health threat.…
Welcome to the latest edition of our Medical Myths series. Today, to mark World Alzheimer’s Day, we will be tackling myths relating to both Alzheimer’s disease and dementia at large.Today, an estimated 5.8 million people aged 65 years or older in the United States have dementia.Due to the fact that the average lifespan of people…
A new model suggests the warming climate will boost transmission of the West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne viruses in parts of the United States where temperatures are currently below the insects’ optimum range.Share on PinterestNew research looks at global warming’s potential impact on the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses.West Nile virus, which mosquitoes — as…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…