By WebMD Watch Your Weight Sometimes all those extra pounds can take a toll on your sex life. If you’re obese, you’re more likely to get high cholesterol levels and diabetes, which can lead to erection problems. One study shows that men with a waist size over 40 inches are more likely to have erectile […]
By WebMD 1. Ants They love crumbs, but it isn’t leftovers that bring ants to your table — it’s the weather. They come in when it’s cold and wet, and also when it’s hot and dry. Crowds of these insects on your counters are a bother, but not a harm — that type of ant […]
NEW YORK (December 14, 2020)— With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is providing tips on how families affected by Alzheimer’s disease can adapt holiday gatherings to make them safe and dementia-friendly during the COVID-19 pandemic. “After the challenges of 2020, many families are really looking forward to some holiday […]
Epidemic concept COVID-19. Coronavirus Test Station. Medical worker in full protective checks the temperature at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site. Checking children before school. (Shutterstock) By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Teachers at P.S. 63 anticipated their Bronx school would shut down last week when they learned from a company conducting […]
The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines is upon us. With the long history of medical racism in the United States, the politicization of the response to the pandemic and the huge numbers of Blacks dead, Black communities’ distrust of health care systems and institutions feels insurmountable. Attorney Brian Figeroux discusses taking the vaccine and the […]
"We let our guards down. Please tell everybody to be careful. This is real, and if you get diagnosed, get help immediately," former Sen. Larry Dixon said.
By Wilson Wong A former Alabama state senator died of Covid-19 last week at age 78, officials said. The former senator, Larry Dixon, a Republican who was also a former executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, died Friday, the board said in a statement. Dr. David Thrasher, a pulmonologist in Montgomery who […]
NYC Health and Hospital mobile Units offers free COVID testing in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. – Bronx, New York: USA – November 20, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Joseph De Avila, MSN New York could implement regionalized shutdowns again if hospitals approach capacity limits, under new measures introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo designed to […]
By Loanne O’Neal, The Undefeated With the Food and Drug Administration likely to authorize two emergency use coronavirus vaccines within weeks, and more drugs in the pipeline, public health officials say 20 million Americans could be vaccinated by the end of 2020, and tens of millions more by spring. The two-dose vaccines represent a potential […]
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards and Nsikan Akpan, National Geographic PEOPLE CAN CATCH COVID-19 twice. That’s the emerging consensus among health experts who are learning more about the possibility that those who’ve recovered from the coronavirus can get it again. So far, the phenomenon doesn’t appear to be widespread—with a few hundred reinfection cases reported worldwide—yet […]
General view of departure hall of Terminal 4 since there are virtually no customers during COVID-19 pandemic at JFK airport. – New York, NY – May 15, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Rebecca Spalding and Manojna Maddipalta, AOL (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it recommends Americans do not travel during the […]